Battle River School Division trustees vote to reduce board size
The Battle River School Division (BRSD) Board of Trustees passed a motion at their October meeting to reduce the overall number of trustees on the board from eight to five for the future.
In a series of public consultations held this spring in each ward, consultant David Steele presented the results of a review of the electoral ward representation and boundaries.
Last May, Board Chair Norman Erickson told participants in Sedgewick, “It’s been 25 years since those boundaries were set. The population has changed since then, and we thought it was prudent to review.”
Steele noted in his presentation that from 1981 to 2016, population trends have seen more people move into larger communities.
The present system has four wards within the Division: City of Camrose, County of Camrose, Beaver County, and Flagstaff County. From each ward, two trustees were elected, giving each ward 25 per cent say on the board. Alberta Education has regulations requiring that board representation fairly represent population figures, allowing a variance of 25 per cent higher or lower. . . . contd.
