Public hearings provide an opportunity for members of the public to speak to Council on advertised planning and development matters and other matters as determined by Council.

Next Public Hearing

Date: Monday, June 23, 2025

Time: 5 p.m.

Location: Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall

Meeting: Public Hearing to consider proposed MCC Business Plan

Comment Submission Deadline: 4:00 p.m., Friday June 13, 2025

Red Deer City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall to consider an Electric Utility MCC Business Plan which proposes to establish a municipally controlled corporation (MCC) for the Electric Utility (EU).

City Council invites the community to share their thoughts about the proposed MCC during the Public Hearing. Council Chambers is Open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend in-person. Public may also participate in this Public Hearing by submitting written comments in accordance with Schedule E of the Procedure Bylaw.

The MCC Business Plan will be made available to the public at least 30 days prior to the Public Hearing, so those wishing to provide feedback may want to wait until it is available to ensure they have full details before providing their feedback.

The Business Plan and other information will be publicly available at reddeer.ca/UtilitiesModel. Additionally, anyone may instead request that these materials may be mailed or emailed to them. Please contact Community and Public Relations by email communications@reddeer.ca, or phone 403-342-8147 to make this request. 

Written Submission
Members of public wishing to submit written comments on this Public Hearing matter may do so by:

• Completing and submitting the Public Hearing Submission Form;
• Emailing your comments to publichearings@reddeer.ca;
• Dropping off a written copy of your submission at City Hall (4914 48 Avenue) during business hours to the attention of Red Deer City Council c/o Clerk, Legal & Legislative Services; or
• Mailing your submission to Red Deer City Council c/o Clerk, Legal & Legislative Services, Box 5008, Red Deer, AB T4N 3T4.

Deadline to submit written comments is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025.

Late submissions will not be included in the published Council Agenda. Written comments must be received by the Clerk, Legal & Legislative Services by the deadline in order to be included in the published Council Agenda.

Material(s) submitted for Council’s consideration at the Public Hearing must form part of the public record and will appear on the Council Agenda in the same format that they are received by the Clerk. Personal information will not be redacted. The Clerk may withhold a public submission from the Council Agenda if the Clerk, after consulting legal counsel, concludes the submission contains: hate speech; discriminatory language; or defamatory language.

If you miss the deadline to submit written comments, have additional information to share, or wish to speak directly to Council, you may still participate and provide your comments directly to Council at the Public Hearing.

Effective May 9, 2022, new Public Hearing procedures are in effect (Schedule E of Procedure Bylaw). Any person who wishes to address Council on this Public Hearing matter may do so for a period of five (5) minutes. The five (5) minutes does not include the time required to answer questions from City Council. Persons addressing Council shall limit their comments to this Public Hearing matter and the recommendations being discussed.

For more information on participation visit the Participation in Public Hearings page.

View the Public Hearing
The Public Hearing and Council’s debate will be live streamed at https://meeting.reddeer.ca.

 Questions

If you have questions regarding the use of your submission, participation, or Public Hearing procedures, contact the Clerk at 403-342-8132 or email publichearings@reddeer.ca