The province is reviewing the Municipal Act in an effort to strengthen the Municipal Code of Conduct and improve council member relations.
They are consulting with both the Association of Manitoba Municipalities and the Manitoba Municipal Administrators Association through a series of roundtable discussions across the province.
Minister of Municipal Relations, Jeff Wharton, tells 730 CKDM it’s important for the province to hear options from all across Manitoba.
“The important thing is to listen and learn from the stakeholders that are on the ground. Coming from the municipal level I understand the importance of listening to the folks, I call them the closest thing to constituents, because they are the grass roots of our communities. The more communities we reach out to over the summer, the input we are going to have to ensure that when we do open the Municipal Act we get this legislation right.”
Meetings are planned for June 8th in Swan River and June 15th in Neepawa, among other locations.
