Council Structure & Ward Boundary Review

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Consultation has concluded

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On Monday, December 7th, Council approved the Review of the Town’s Council composition and ward boundaries. The Review is being undertaken to ensure that Grimsby’s ward boundaries, electoral structure, and Council structure provide an effective and equitable system of representation with particular reference to projected growth within the municipality through the 2022, 2026, and 2030 elections.

The review will consider the following principles:

  1. Consideration of representation by population;
  2. Protection of communities of interest and neighbourhoods;
  3. Consideration of present and future population trends;
  4. Consideration of physical features as natural boundaries; and
  5. The overriding principle of “effective representation.”

This Review is being conducted by StrategyCorp, an arms-length consultant selected in a competitive bidding process. The review process, work plan and engagement strategy does not assume a predetermined number of Councillors, wards or ward boundaries for the Town of Grimsby.

In January, we conducted the first round of consultation to get public feedback on the size of Council, electoral structure, the effectiveness of current boundaries and the factors that are most important to designing new ward boundaries. The findings and recommendations coming out of that report are available in the Interim Report.

The second round of consultation in March and April asked residents for their comments and feedback on how the following six draft boundary maps would or would not deliver "effective representation.” The Options presented are for potential Councils with either 6 or 8 Councilors elected either 1 or 2 per ward, plus the Mayor elected at large.

Click on the images* below to view the preliminary options:

*These materials are available in alternative formats, upon request. Please contact wardboundary@grimsby.ca.

An interactive version of the boundary maps can be accessed here. You can select the "Proposed Ward Option" you would like to view from the layers list which can be accessed in the top right corner of the screen under the follow icon:


DID YOU KNOW?

The next election will be held on October 24, 2022.

This Ward Boundary Review will set the wards for the election.



For updates on the current status of this project, please scroll down to the News Feed.

On Monday, December 7th, Council approved the Review of the Town’s Council composition and ward boundaries. The Review is being undertaken to ensure that Grimsby’s ward boundaries, electoral structure, and Council structure provide an effective and equitable system of representation with particular reference to projected growth within the municipality through the 2022, 2026, and 2030 elections.

The review will consider the following principles:

  1. Consideration of representation by population;
  2. Protection of communities of interest and neighbourhoods;
  3. Consideration of present and future population trends;
  4. Consideration of physical features as natural boundaries; and
  5. The overriding principle of “effective representation.”

This Review is being conducted by StrategyCorp, an arms-length consultant selected in a competitive bidding process. The review process, work plan and engagement strategy does not assume a predetermined number of Councillors, wards or ward boundaries for the Town of Grimsby.

In January, we conducted the first round of consultation to get public feedback on the size of Council, electoral structure, the effectiveness of current boundaries and the factors that are most important to designing new ward boundaries. The findings and recommendations coming out of that report are available in the Interim Report.

The second round of consultation in March and April asked residents for their comments and feedback on how the following six draft boundary maps would or would not deliver "effective representation.” The Options presented are for potential Councils with either 6 or 8 Councilors elected either 1 or 2 per ward, plus the Mayor elected at large.

Click on the images* below to view the preliminary options:

*These materials are available in alternative formats, upon request. Please contact wardboundary@grimsby.ca.

An interactive version of the boundary maps can be accessed here. You can select the "Proposed Ward Option" you would like to view from the layers list which can be accessed in the top right corner of the screen under the follow icon:


DID YOU KNOW?

The next election will be held on October 24, 2022.

This Ward Boundary Review will set the wards for the election.



Consultation has concluded
  • Notice of Bylaw Passing

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    TAKE NOTICE THAT on Monday, June 7, 2021, the Council of the Town of Grimsby passed by-law 21-38 pursuant to Section 222 of the Municipal Act, 2001, with respect to the re-division of ward boundaries. The purpose of this by-law is to re-align the wards according to the continuous population growth.

    Under subsection 222(4) of the Municipal Act, 2001, any person or agency may appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) if they have any objection to the by-law passed by the municipality.

    Appeals must be filed with the Town Clerk, 160 Livingston Avenue, Grimsby, ON, L3M 4G3. The Appellant or Applicant must set out the objections to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objections along with a cheque or money order in the amount of $1,100.00 made payable to the Minister of Finance. The appeal form (Appellant Form A1) is available online through LPAT’s website. (Appellant/Applicant Forms - Tribunals Ontario - Environment & Land Division (gov.on.ca)) Appeals must be filed within 45 days of the by-law being passed. The last day for filing an appeal is July 22, 2021.

    The personal information accompanying your submission is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, and can form part of the public record which may be released to the public.

    For more information on the Ward Boundary review and the new ward boundaries can be found on https://www.grimsby.ca/en/town-hall/ward-boundary-review.aspx.

    Further information can be made available by contacting the Clerk’s department at (905) 945-9637.


  • Council Recommendation

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    On Tuesday May 25, Committee of the Whole passed a resolution to approve ‘Option 8’ for the Ward Boundary Review.

    This resolution is scheduled to be finally approved through a By-law at a Council meeting on Monday, June 7.

    Full report


  • Final Report

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    The Final Report for the Ward Boundary Review has been completed. The consultant will be presenting the report before Committee of the Whole (Town Council) on Monday, May 17, 2021, where they will discuss and approve a recommendation as to how to proceed. The Committee of the Whole meeting will be live streamed.

    Read the Final Report

    Committee of the Whole Agenda - Monday, May 17, 2021

    Webpage with live stream link

  • Interim Report Now Available

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    On Tuesday, February 16th, StrategyCorp presented its interim report to Council. The report presented the findings of the first round of consultations, and our preliminary recommendations to Council.

    Coming out of this report, Council approved the following recommendations:

    1. That the next phase of the Review be limited to options considering a Council of nine of a Council of seven;
    2. That the review will no longer consider “at-large” methods of election;
    3. That in the next phase of the review, analysis will be limited to options including three, four, five, six, seven and eight wards;
    4. That in the next phase of the review, options relating to the number of councillors per ward will be limited to one and two per ward; and
    5. That the review may consider the desirability assigning different numbers of council members to wards, and nothwithstanding, may propose up to a third member per ward, where doing so would achieve goals related to “Effective Representation”.

    A copy of the full Interim Report can be found here or downloaded from the documents section.