General Politics Discussion

[Chris]

Completely ignorant of city policy: is it up to Berry to decide how to fill it?

I think the whole council decides how to fill it, it's not solely up to Barry so I'd guess it's a vote after a short dicussion? But I don't know the exact details, I never found a policy on the city site when I did a quick search.


Found this from a CBC article posted in May 2023.

What happens if a councillor wins?

If a councillor wins the byelection, they have to step down from their council seat. Under Ontario's Municipal Act, they can't hold both seats at the same time.

Fusco says she would bring a report to council and council would declare the seat vacant.

Then one of two things would happen:

• Council would appoint someone to the seat.
  
• A byelection would be held.
  

Fusco says the city has done both in the past when councillors have left their posts.