Council Highlights November 3, 2025

This summary provides a brief overview of City Council meetings and does not reflect all discussion and debate. For full details, download the agenda package or watch the full meeting on the City of Medicine Hat’s YouTube channel.  

The swearing-in ceremony commenced with Mayor Clark signing the Oath of Office, followed by each new member of Council as follows: 

• Councillor Ted Clugston 

• Councillor Bill Cocks 

• Councillor Chris Hellman 

• Councillor Yusuf Mohammed 

• Councillor Cheryl Phaff 

• Councillor Dan Reynish 

• Councillor Brian Varga 

• Councillor Stuart Young 

Following the swearing-in ceremony, Mayor Clark began the annual organization meeting to confirm appointments to standing/special committees and external boards, committees and commissions. City Council approved a motion confirming the appointments as follows: 

Administrative and Legislative Committee
Chair - Councillor Young
Vice Chair - Councillor Clugston
Councillor Mohammed
Mayor Clark ex officio 

The following motions were approved: 

• The Deputy Mayor and Acting Mayor schedule for the period of November 4, 2025, to December 31, 2026.  

• To accept the 2026 Council Meeting and Provisional Consolidated Meeting Schedules.  

• To amend the 2025 meeting schedules to add a meeting on November 10, 2025, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. for budget discussion, and a Closed Council Committee of the Whole Meeting on November 24 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

•          To move the December 1, 2025, Regular Meeting of City Council to December 8, 2025.

 
Mayor Clark provided her inaugural address for the new City Council term: 

In her address, Mayor Clark highlighted the vital role of trust - “the machinery humming quietly underneath everything we do” - as the foundation of community and civilization. She noted that civic engagement is declining, economic inequality is growing, and social media often distorts real human interaction, contributing to polarization and distrust in governments. To rebuild this trust, she emphasized transparency, local decision-making, institutional memory, responsible use of digital platforms, and strengthening our shared community stories and traditions. She also underscored the importance of principle-based leadership, noting that by keeping our promises, communities can restore cooperation, justice, and a shared sense of civic responsibility.

Committee Meeting Agendas and Minutes
medicinehat.ca/AgendasMinutes

Watch City Council meetings live at:
youtube.com/citymedicinehat

Next City Council meeting to be held in Council Chambers in City Hall on  
Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.