City of Yorkton
PO Box 400
Yorkton, SK S3N 2W3
Fax: (306) 786-6880

City Council

City Council consists of a Mayor and six Councillors, elected for a term of three years.  To be eligible to run for Mayor or Councillor of Yorkton, a person must be a Canadian citizen, at least eighteen years of age, and have lived in the City of Yorkton for at least three months and in the Province of Saskatchewan for six months immediately preceding the day of the election.  The only people not allowed to run for Office are judges of a court or an auditor or solicitor of a municipality.

The Province of Saskatchewan, through The Cities Act and, to a lesser extent, The Planning and Development Act, 2007 sets out the powers of municipal governments.

City Council has no powers regarding education, other than collecting taxes on behalf of the Public and Separate School Boards.

The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the City.  The City Manager is the Chief Administrative Officer of the City and is in day-to-day charge of City operations and employees.

City Council meets every second Monday at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall.  All decisions of Council are by majority vote.

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The next Regular Meeting of Council will be held on Monday, September 13, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.