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Yellowhead County Council

Governs Yellowhead County

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At a glance

What it's for

An Alberta municipal council governs its municipality: it provides services, facilities and other things it considers necessary or desirable, and passes bylaws on matters such as safety, public places, nuisances and transportation. The law sets its purposes as good government, safe and viable communities, the environment, economic development and working with neighbouring municipalities.

Municipal Government Act, ss. 3 and 7 · Applies to every Alberta municipal council (not improvement districts or the Special Areas)

What it can't do

A bylaw has no effect to the extent it conflicts or is inconsistent with the Municipal Government Act or another law.

Municipal Government Act, s. 13 · Applies to every Alberta municipal council (not improvement districts or the Special Areas)

Who it answers to

Voters elect council every four years, on the third Monday in October except in summer villages, which set their own election day. If the minister considers a municipality is managed in an irregular, improper or improvident manner, the minister can direct it to act and, as a last resort, suspend its bylaw powers or dismiss council members.

Local Authorities Election Act, ss. 10, 11 and 12; Municipal Government Act, s. 574 · Applies to every Alberta municipal council (not improvement districts or the Special Areas)

Where its money comes from

Mostly property tax, which each council must set by bylaw every year, plus other taxes allowed under Part 10 of the Municipal Government Act.

Municipal Government Act, s. 353 and Part 10 · Applies to every Alberta municipal council (not improvement districts or the Special Areas)

Shares responsibility with

Works with neighbouring municipalities, with which the law expects it to plan, deliver and fund intermunicipal services, and with the provincial government.

Municipal Government Act, s. 3(d) · Applies to every Alberta municipal council (not improvement districts or the Special Areas)

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What it can do

  • Municipal purposes

    Provides good government; services, facilities or other things council considers necessary or desirable; safe and viable communities; the well-being of the environment; economic development; and works with neighbouring municipalities on intermunicipal services (Municipal Government Act s.3). A municipality has natural person powers (s.6).

  • Bylaws

    Passes and enforces bylaws on the safety, health and welfare of people and protection of people and property; people, activities and things in or near public places; nuisances, including unsightly property; wild and domestic animals; and the enforcement of bylaws, with fines of up to $10,000 or imprisonment of up to one year (Municipal Government Act s.7(a)-(c), (h), (i)).

  • Business licensing

    Regulates businesses, business activities and persons engaged in business, including by licences and permits (Municipal Government Act s.7(e), s.8).

  • Property tax

    Sets the property tax: council must pass a property tax bylaw every year to raise the revenue its budget needs (Municipal Government Act s.353).

  • Roads

    Has the direction, control and management of all roads within the municipality, subject to other Acts (Municipal Government Act s.18); bylaws on transport and transportation systems (s.7(d)).

  • Public utilities

    May provide and regulate public utilities: water, sewage disposal, public transportation operated by or for the municipality, irrigation, drainage, fuel, electric power, heat, waste management and street lighting (Municipal Government Act s.1(1)(y), s.7(g)).

  • Municipal services

    Provides and regulates services delivered by or on behalf of the municipality (Municipal Government Act s.3(b), s.7(f)).

  • Land use planning and development

    Adopts a municipal development plan and a land use bylaw that regulates the use and development of land and buildings (Municipal Government Act s.632, s.640); decides development permits and subdivisions under Part 17.

  • Policing

    Cities, and towns, villages and summer villages with more than 5,000 people, must arrange their own policing: a municipal or regional police service, or an agreement such as with the provincial police service. Municipal districts, specialized municipalities (outside urban service areas over 5,000) and towns, villages and summer villages of 5,000 or fewer receive provincial policing and may choose their own service instead (Police Act s.4).

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  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000 c M-26 (consolidated to 2026-09-01). Each municipality is governed by a council (s.142). For: Yellowhead County Council
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). Municipal code 0482, Municipal District. For: Yellowhead County Council
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c. M-26 (current as of September 1, 2026): Municipal Government Act, ss. 3 and 7. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: What it's for
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c. M-26 (current as of September 1, 2026): Municipal Government Act, s. 13. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: What it can't do
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c. M-26 (current as of September 1, 2026): Local Authorities Election Act, ss. 10 and 11; Municipal Government Act, s. 574. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Who it answers to
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Local Authorities Election Act, RSA 2000, c. L-21: Local Authorities Election Act, ss. 10 and 11; Municipal Government Act, s. 574. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Who it answers to
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c. M-26 (current as of September 1, 2026): Municipal Government Act, s. 353 and Part 10. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Where its money comes from
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c. M-26 (current as of September 1, 2026): Municipal Government Act, s. 3(d). Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Shares responsibility with
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). Organization address, phone, email and website. For: Yellowhead County office
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000 c M-26 (consolidated to 2026-09-01). For: Municipal purposes, Bylaws, Business licensing, Property tax, Roads and 3 more
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Police Act, RSA 2000 c P-17 (consolidated to 2026-04-16), s.4. For: Policing
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000 c M-26 (consolidated to 2026-09-01). Election or appointment of chief elected official, s.150; council size, s.143. For: Mayor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Ward/Division Information 2025, Election History; read 2026-10-11. 2025 general election: chief elected official elected. For: Mayor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). Head of council title: Mayor. For: Mayor
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000 c M-26 (consolidated to 2026-09-01). Number of councillors, s.143; wards and divisions, s.148. For: Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). For: Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Ward/Division Information 2025, Election History; read 2026-10-11. 2025 council positions: 9 including the head of council elected at large. For: Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Elected 2025-10-20, 1457 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-29. For: Wade Phillip Williams as Mayor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). Listed as Mayor. For: Wade Phillip Williams as Mayor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2025-10-20 in Division Wildwood and Area; organizational meeting 2025-10-29. For: Anthony J. Giezen as Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Officials Search (published weekly; table dated 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-11 Pacific from the SAS Visual Analytics report 41a37e88-38b3-4c10-b685-50ee51675369). Listed as Councillor. For: Anthony J. Giezen as Councillor, Brigitte Lemieux as Councillor, David Russell as Councillor, Jack Williams as Councillor, Jo-Ann Sobon as Councillor and 3 more
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2025-10-20 in Division Edson Area; organizational meeting 2025-10-29. For: Brigitte Lemieux as Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2025-10-20 in Division Peers/Rosevear/Shiningbank Area; organizational meeting 2025-10-29. For: David Russell as Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Elected 2025-10-20 in Division Hinton/Cadomin/Robb Area, 174 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-29. For: Jack Williams as Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Elected 2025-10-20 in Division Edson West Area, 134 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-29. For: Jo-Ann Sobon as Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Acclaimed 2025-10-20 in Division Evansburg and Area; organizational meeting 2025-10-29. For: Patrick Soroka as Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Elected 2025-10-20 in Division Niton Junction/Carrot Creek Area, 145 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-29. For: Penny Lowe as Councillor
  • alberta.ca · checked Alberta Municipal Affairs, Municipal Elections dashboard (SAS Visual Analytics report 6eca308f-e78b-4b5b-99ea-11b3025518ae): Municipal Candidates 2025 and 2026, Election History; read 2026-10-11. Elected 2025-10-20 in Division Wolf Creek/Pinedale Area, 173 votes; organizational meeting 2025-10-29. For: Shallen Erickson as Councillor
  • kings-printer.alberta.ca · checked Local Authorities Election Act, RSA 2000 c L-21 (consolidated to 2025-12-18): s.10 general election every 4th year from 2013; s.11(1)(a) election day the 3rd Monday in October; s.11(2) council may choose the preceding Saturday by bylaw passed before June 30 of the election year; s.12 summer villages: election day 4 weeks after a nomination day in June or July set by council. For: General election, October 15, 2029

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