By rdnewsNOW Staff

Five Year Project Completed

Lacombe council rescinds outdated policies and bylaws

Sep 16, 2021 | 4:04 PM

Lacombe city council has rescinded historical policies identified as inoperative, obsolete, expired, spent, superseded, or otherwise ineffective.

City officials say the data integrity project for governance documents has been ongoing for five years, with 1,024 Bylaws (2017-2018) and 1,142 Policies (2020-2021) removed. The latest round of eliminations includes an additional 140 outdated policies.

“Council is encouraged to see another round of obsolete policies removed from our books,” said Mayor Grant Creasey, in a press release. “This project streamlines our operations and removes any confusion within our bylaws and policies. Additionally, it eliminates potential red tape for our residents.”

Officials say the project was initially given the go-ahead in 2016 to organize and index City bylaws. Through the process, it was discovered many governing documents were inoperative, obsolete, or expired. In many cases, prior bylaws or policies were not repealed or rescinded when a new or amended governing document was passed.

According to City officials, the process of rescinding bylaws and policies carries no direct costs and is completed using existing municipal staff. The project also aligns with council’s strategic goals to have user-friendly, relevant and accessible council documents.

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The elimination of these policies is said to be the last large batch of removals expected by the City of Lacombe.