{"id":348,"date":"2013-11-20T20:10:45","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T20:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:16:20","slug":"council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/en\/municipality\/council\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">North Hatley\u2019s Municipal Council<\/h2>\n<p>North Hatley\u2019s Municipal Council consists of seven members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mayor :<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/en\/mayor\/\"> Marcella DAVIS GERRISH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Seat 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/en\/councillor-no-1\/\">Michel DESROSIERS<\/a>, Councillor<\/li>\n<li>Seat 2: VACANCY<\/li>\n<li>Seat 3: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/en\/councillor-no-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danielle DUPR\u00c9<\/a>, Councillor<\/li>\n<li>Seat 4: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/en\/councillor-no-4\/\">Elizabeth FEE<\/a>, Councillor<\/li>\n<li>Seat 5: VACANCY<\/li>\n<li>Seat 6: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/en\/councillor-no-6\/\">Andrew J. PELLETIER<\/a>, Councillor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Training<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each council member has completed the following training :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8221;Ethical behaviour&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8221;The roles and responsibilties of elected officials&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;HOW TO DEAL WITH THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HARASSMENT IN THE MUNICIPAL ENVIRONMENT&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The roles of elected representatives<br \/>\n<\/strong>Elected representatives play mainly two roles: first as representatives of the citizens, and second as legislators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citizens\u2019 Representatives<\/strong><br \/>\nElected representatives must express as faithfully as possible the ideas and opinions of the citizens they represent, since they are often asked by citizens to look into certain matters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legislators<\/strong><br \/>\nElected representatives are responsible for establishing policies and regulations in the best interest of the citizens, within the competencies of the Municipal Council. They also take decisions about hiring staff and awarding contracts, with an eye to the effective use of the Municipality\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The responsibilities of elected officials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mayor\u2019s major responsibilities include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Preside over meetings and work with other elected members.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Exercise the right to monitor and control municipal services.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Ensure that municipal revenues are collected and disbursed according to the law.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Represent the Municipality and its population in the meetings of the Regional County Municipality (RCM).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">In case of an emergency, take the necessary decisions to ensure the safety and security of the citizens.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Apply the regulations and resolutions adopted by the Council.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Participate in other democratic bodies as necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The responsibilities of the elected councillors consist of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend municipal meetings and represent the interests of the population.<\/li>\n<li>Vote.<\/li>\n<li>Sit on other committees established by the Council.<\/li>\n<li>Fill in as Deputy Mayor, if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For the Municipal Council meetings page\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/en\/municipality\/council\/municipal-council-meetings\/\">click here<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] North Hatley\u2019s Municipal Council North Hatley\u2019s Municipal Council consists of seven members: Mayor : Marcella DAVIS GERRISH Seat 1: Michel DESROSIERS, Councillor Seat 2: VACANCY Seat 3: Danielle DUPR\u00c9, Councillor Seat 4: Elizabeth FEE, Councillor Seat 5: VACANCY Seat 6: Andrew J. PELLETIER, Councillor Training Each council member has completed the following training :<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":17,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-348","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Municipal Council - Village de North Hatley<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.northhatley.org\/en\/municipality\/council\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Municipal Council - Village de North Hatley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] North Hatley\u2019s Municipal Council North Hatley\u2019s Municipal Council consists of seven members: Mayor : Marcella DAVIS GERRISH Seat 1: Michel DESROSIERS, Councillor Seat 2: VACANCY Seat 3: Danielle DUPR\u00c9, Councillor Seat 4: Elizabeth FEE, Councillor Seat 5: VACANCY Seat 6: Andrew J. 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