Rocky View County Council Elects Mayor and Deputy Mayor, Along With Boards and Committees Appointments
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Rocky View County’s new council was sworn in Tuesday by Judge Margaret Keelaghan, QC, and then conducted the first orders of business with more than 40 appointments to various County boards and committees.
The meeting began with the selection by council of Division 2 Councillor Don Kochan as Mayor and Division 3 Councillor Crystal Kissel as Deputy Mayor. The Mayor serves as head of council, and chairs council meetings. The Mayor appointment is for two years and Deputy Mayor appointment is for one year.
County councillors received applications for board and committee membership in advance, and reviewed the merits of each applicant before voting on the appointments during Tuesday’s meeting. These appointments are from one to four years, and the list of appointees confirmed during the meeting includes:
Internal Boards and Committees
- Subdivision & Development Appeal Board / Enforcement Review Committee
Council Member: Crystal Kissel
Public Members: Robert Doherty, Moire Dunn, Nicholas Wiebe (Alternate)
Chair: Deputy Mayor Crystal Kissel
- Assessment Review Board
Public Member: Nicholas Wiebe
- Agriculture Service Board / ALUS Partnership Advisory Committee
Council Members: Greg Boehlke, Sunny Samra, Samanntha Wright
Public Member: Trevor Birchall, Leisa Gallelli
Chair: Councillor Greg Boehlke
- Family and Community Support Services Board
Council Members: Al Schule, Samanntha Wright
Public Members: Beverly Copithorne, Kara Eklund, Jung-Suk Ryu
Chair: Councillor Samanntha Wright
- Bragg Creek FireSmart Committee
Council Member: Kevin Hanson
Chair: Councillor Kevin Hanson
- Municipal Planning Commission
Council Members: Greg Boehlke, Don Kochan, Kevin Hanson, Sunny Samra, Al Schule, Samanntha Wright
Chair: Councillor Kevin Hanson
- Recreation Governance Committee
Council Members: Greg Boehlke, Kevin Hanson, Crystal Kissel, Don Kochan, Sunny Samra, Al Schule, Samanntha Wright
Chair: Councillor Sunny Samra
- Emergency Advisory Committee
The Chief Administrative Officer is the designated Chair of the Emergency Advisory Committee without the need for appointment, and the Mayor is the designated Vice-Chair without the need for appointment.
Council Members: Greg Boehlke; Kevin Hanson, Crystal Kissel; Al Schule, Samanntha Wright
External Boards and Committees
- Calgary Metropolitan Region Board
Councillor Kevin Hanson
Alternate Councillor Representative: Don Kochan
- Marigold Library Board
Public Member: Nicholas Wiebe
- Aqua 7 Water Commission
Council Member: Greg Boehlke
- Intermunicipal Committee - Municipal District of Bighorn
Council Members: Crystal Kissel; Samanntha Wright
- Intermunicipal Committee - Kneehill County
Council Member: Greg Boehlke
Alternate Councillor Representative: Sunny Samra
- Intermunicipal Committee - Mountain View County
Council Members: Greg Boehlke, Crystal Kissel, Samanntha Wright
- Intermunicipal Committee - Wheatland County
Council Members: Greg Boehlke, Sunny Samra
- Spray Lake Sawmills Recreation Parks Society
Council Member: Kevin Hanson
- Springbank Park for All Seasons Agricultural Society
Council Member: Kevin Hanson
- Chestermere Regional Community Association
Council Member: Sunny Samra
- K.I.B.A. Beiseker Seed Cleaning Plant
Council Member: Greg Boehlke
- Rocky View Foundation
Council Members: Kevin Hanson, Al Schule
- Calgary Rural Primary Care Network - Chestermere Physician Recruitment Committee
Council Members: Sunny Samra
Note that public members may include residents who are appointed to represent a specific geographic area or community, or to represent a partnering agency in the board or committee.
For more information on any Rocky View County board or committee, visit the Boards and Committees section.
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