Prince Albert Daily Herald
Following a vote of the membership, Municipalities of Saskatchewan will be transitioning back to the name SUMA.
“As a member-focused association, our members will always have the final say on important decisions,” Naicam Mayor Rodger Hayward, the President of Municipalities of Saskatchewan explained in a release.
“We respect the decision that has been reached through an open and transparent membership vote.”
The membership vote was held electronically from June 1 to June 3. As per the association’s bylaws, each municipality was afforded a number of voting delegates based on population, to vote on their municipality’s behalf.
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Gordon Barnhart can enjoy the rest of his vacation in Hawaii, free of the burden of leading the organization that represents Saskatchewan’s urban municipalities.
Barnhart soundly lost his attempt for a second term as president of Municipalities of Saskatchewan this week.
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The province’s former lieutenant-governor attended the organization’s annual convention from Hawaii an almost certain guarantee that his holiday during a time of outrage over travel by public officials would ensure defeat.
Naicam Mayor Rodger Hayward has been given another title.
Hayward was elected president of the Municipalities of Saskatchewan (MOS) on Monday, defeating incumbent Gordon Barnhart during a virtual election.
Barnhart, the mayor of Saltcoats, had been under fire recently for travelling to Hawaii during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It is an honour to be elected Municipalities of Saskatchewan president,” Hayward said in a media release. “I look forward to continuing to work with Municipalities of Saskatchewan’s Board of Directors as president, and our member municipalities, to ensure our hometowns have the resources we need. We are stronger when we work together.”