Public Hearings
Public hearings are structured so that all who wish to participate will have the right to hear all discussions and speak for or against the subject matter. If you provide your input to a Public Hearing you are consenting to the public release and distribution of your written or verbal submission as part of the public record.
For information regarding the public participation process and how to provide input on matters:
The County currently has two upcoming Public Hearings:
REPEALING BYLAW HEARING
Beaver County will be holding an in-person public hearing to give residents an opportunity to provide input on the proposed Repealing Bylaw. The purpose of this Bylaw is to repeal bylaws that are either no longer relevant, the County no longer has jurisdiction over the matter, they need updating, they were not repealed when they were replaced, etc.
The proposed bylaw and the bylaws which may be repealed can be viewed here or obtained at the Beaver County Office (5120 – 50 Street, Ryley).
- Repealing Bylaw (2025) #25-1168
- Bylaws which may be repealed:
- Bylaw #6 - Publication and Distribution of Meeting Minutes via Newspaper: Bylaw is no longer relevant.
- Bylaw #83 - Appointment of Assessor: Bylaw is no longer relevant.
- Bylaw #145 - Employee Pension Plan: County Policy replaces bylaw.
- Bylaw #646 - Councillor Pension Plan: Section 12 of County Policy #HR-006 – County Policy replaces bylaw.
Details of the public hearing are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Time: 10:15 a.m.
Location: Beaver County Service Centre, 5120 – 50 Street, Ryley
Contact: Meagan Walsh - 780-663-3730 ext. 1023 or mwalsh@beaver.ab.ca
To Speak or submit written comments: Please register/submit to Kady McKinney (kmckinney@beaver.ab.ca) no later than 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Written submissions will not be accepted during the public hearing.
COMMUNITY STANDARDS BYLAW HEARING
Beaver County will be holding a public hearing to give residents an opportunity to provide input on the proposed Community Standards Bylaw. The purpose of this Bylaw is to set standards for community safety, residential property maintenance and use, protect public spaces, prevent disputes between neighbours by providing guidance on issues that affect relationships between neighbours, establish fines for contraventions of the Bylaw, and enable enforcement of contraventions of the Bylaw.
The proposed bylaw and the bylaws which may be repealed can be viewed here or obtained at the Beaver County Office (5120 – 50 Street, Ryley).
Details of the public hearing are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Ryley Community Centre, 5102-49 St, Ryley
Contact: Meagan Walsh - 780-663-3730 ext. 1023 or mwalsh@beaver.ab.ca
To Speak or submit written comments: Please register/submit to Kady McKinney (kmckinney@beaver.ab.ca) no later than 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Written submissions will not be accepted during the public hearing.
If you submit written comments regarding the proposed bylaw, the information you provide may be made public subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act.