Mayor, City Council and Administration
City Council consists of a Mayor and eight Councillors, elected for a term of four years.
The positions of Mayor and Councillor are at-large elected officials, meaning that each person elected represents the City as a whole and not a particular ward or section of the City.
The Municipal Government Act sets out the powers of municipal governments. The Mayor is the Chief Elected Official of the municipality and has duties as both Councillor and Mayor. The Chief Administrative Officer (City Manager) of the City is in charge of day-to-day City operations and employees.
City Council meets the first and third Monday of each month, unless otherwise stated.
Learn more about the nine members of City Council.
Learn more about the City's administrative team.
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Council Code of Conduct
On September 16, 2024, City Council passed a new Council Code of Conduct, Bylaw 4805. This updated bylaw allows members of the public to submit complaints regarding members of City Council. To submit a complaint, please note the following:
A “Complainant” can be a member of City Council, an employee of the municipality or a member of the public who has experienced, or witnessed behaviour or an activity by a member of City Council that they reasonably believe, in good faith, is in contravention of this Bylaw. Any individual who meets at least one of the criteria below is eligible to submit a complaint.
- resides in Medicine Hat;
- is an employee of the Municipality;
- is a Member of City Council;
- owns land in Medicine Hat;
- owns a business in Medicine Hat; or
- works in Medicine Hat.
For further details, please consult the full bylaw.
Council Code of Conduct (Bylaw 4805)
To submit a complaint, please email the City of Medicine Hat’s external Integrity Commissioner at integritycomm@medicinehat.ca
This email account is currently unmonitored while the City of Medicine Hat secures a third-party Integrity Commissioner. Please be assured that your submission has been received and will be reviewed once this external service is in place.
Complaints regarding Code of Conduct contraventions must be related to incidents that occurred on or after September 17, 2024, the day Bylaw 4805 came into force.
Strategic Priorities
The 2023-2026 Strategic Plan outlines Council’s strategic priorities and is intended to communicate Council’s vision and goals to our community, and partners, and provide strategic direction to City Administration. The City Manager is responsible for executing on Council’s strategic priorities and establishing and reporting on metrics to measure Administration’s success in delivering on Council’s strategic priorities. Council is then responsible for evaluating this success and refining this Strategic Plan, as required.
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Innovation |
| The City’s organizational culture will encourage and celebrate innovation, creativity, and multidisciplinary collaboration. We will empower individuals in our organization and community to present solutions to problems. |
| Economic Evolution |
| We will have a strong, diversified regional economy and an economic ecosystem that encourages entrepreneurship. |
| Service Orientation |
| We will be intentional and proactive. We will understand and be responsive to our community and changing circumstances and people will find it easy to deal with the City. |
| Partnerships & Governance |
| We will succeed through collaboration with our community and government partners and be a trusted partner in our community and region. |
| Community Wellness |
| People will love living and being in our City. Our community will be vibrant and lifelong residents and newcomers alike, from all walks of life, will feel a sense of security and belonging in Medicine Hat. |
| Resilience & Sustainability |
| We understand the importance and interdependency of the success of our people, partnerships, environment, economy, and organization to accomplishing our goal of being a vibrant, sustainable, enduring community. |
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