At the first full regular meeting of the new Yorkton Council the position of depty mayor was defined for the next four years.
In accordance with Procedures Bylaw, Council shall at the first Regular Meeting of Council, following the Inaugural meeting, by resolution, appoint each Member of Council, other than the Mayor as a Deputy Mayor, each to serve a term of two, four month periods within their four year Council office term, explained Jessica Matsalla City Clerk with the City at the meeting Monday.
If the Mayor, for any reason, is unable to perform the duties of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall have all the powers ofthe Mayor during the inability.
If for any reason, neither the Mayor nor the Deputy Mayor are able to perform their duties, in their absence, the Member of Council previously designated to be Deputy Mayor shall be the Acting Deputy Mayor. The Acting Deputy Mayor shall have all the powers of the Mayor or Deputy Mayor during the inability, explained Matsalla.
When it is resolved that Council go into Committee of the Whole Council Meetings, the Deputy Mayor, or in his absence the Acting Deputy Mayor, shall be the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole Council Meeting, who shall maintain order in the Committee.
Council approved a schedule as follows;
*November, 2020 - February, 2021 – Councillor Randy Goulden;
*March – June, 2021 – Councillor Dustin Brears,
*July – October, 2021 Councillor Quinn Haider;
*November, 2021 – February, 2022 Councillor Ken Chyz;
*March – June, 2022 Councillor Chris Wyatt;
*July – October, 2022 Councillor Darcy Zaharia;
*November, 2022 - February, 2023 – Councillor Randy Goulden;
*March – June, 2023 – Councillor Dustin Brears;
*July – October, 2023 – Councillor Quinn Haider;
*November, 2023– February, 2024 – Councillor;
*March – June, 2024 – Councillor Chris Wyatt;
*July – October, 2024 – Councillor Darcy Zaharia
