Ryley councillor disqualified, Village of Ryley ponders by-election
This past Friday, Feb. 19 the Village of Ryley received an affirmative response to their application for an order declaring that councillor Nik Lee has been disqualified from serving as a councillor and that his position is therefore vacant.
“We might have to hold a by-election because there’s still eight months to the elections this year, but we will seek the advice of Ric McIver, Alberta’s Municipal Affairs Minister and go from there,” said CAO Glen Hamilton-Brown.
According to the Court Order, the Village’s position was that following his election, Lee became disqualified from remaining on the council due to his failure to pay Village taxes and utilities. This is in adherence to Section 22 of the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA).
The hearing was scheduled on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 by Webex with the Village being represented by Edmund Picard, Alberta Counsel, and Lee representing himself. . . . contd.
