Request Appears To Fall Within Act Guidelines

Councilor Carl Killen's request to be relieved of his council duties during the provincial election campaign appears to fall within guidelines in the Municipalities Act.
The section of the Act dealing with council vacancies reads a vacancy occurs "when a member is absent from four or more consecutive regular meetings of the council - except in the case of illness or by leave of the council."
The Act requires council to pass a motion indicating it has approved the absence from four or more consecutive meetings.