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Recorded votes on EC2026-0687

Amendment at the Regular Meeting of Council, July 28, 2026. Defeated 2–13.

Result
Defeated 2–13
Margin -11
Absent
0
Meeting
Jul 28, 2026
Regular Meeting of Council
Topic
Governance & council
Keyword-derived
Kind
Amendment

Resolution

Council and Committee Votes. Source

That with respect to Notice of Motion EC2026-0687, the following amendment be adopted: That Notice of Motion EC2026-0687 be amended by deleting the BE IT RESOLVED clause in its entirety and replacing it with the following: "BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct that, at all Meetings of Council and Meetings of Committees of Council held in the Council Chamber: (a) seating at the Council horseshoe be limited to Members of Council and, in the case of a Committee meeting, any other appointed voting members of that Committee; (b) the Chief Administrative Officer and all other members of City Administration be seated at the Administration tables, with the Chief Administrative Officer positioned centrally at those tables; (c) the City Clerk and the Clerk's staff may be seated at the Clerk's table for the purpose of recording the proceedings and providing procedural support to the presiding officer; and (d) where the Mayor or other presiding officer vacates the chair, the Member of Council then serving as Deputy Mayor, or the Member otherwise assuming the chair, occupy the presiding officer's position for the duration; and further BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct the City Clerk to implement the foregoing including nameplates, microphone and voting-station assignments, and the Chamber seating record effective with the first Meeting of Council held on or after 2026 September 01, and to advise Council by memorandum once complete."

Seats
YesNoAbsent (recorded)No vote recorded
Seats run Mayor, then Wards 1–14. Text as published in the City's vote record.

How each member voted

SeatMemberVote
MayorJeromy FarkasYes
Ward 1Kim TyersNo
Ward 2Jennifer WynessNo
Ward 3Andrew YuleNo
Ward 4DJ KellyNo
Ward 5Raj DhaliwalNo
Ward 6John PantazopoulosNo
Ward 7Myke AtkinsonNo
Ward 8Nathaniel SchmidtNo
Ward 9Harrison ClarkNo
Ward 10Andre ChabotNo
Ward 11Rob WardNo
Ward 12Mike JamiesonNo
Ward 13Dan McLeanNo
Ward 14Landon JohnstonYes
Committee meetings can include citizen members, who have no seat.

Recorded votes on EC2026-0687

2 votes
MeetingMotionResult
Jul 28, 2026 (this vote)
Regular Meeting of Council
Amendment
That Notice of Motion EC2026-0687 be amended by deleting the BE IT RESOLVED clause in its entirety and replacing it with the following: "BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct that, at all Meetings of…
Defeated 2–13
Jul 28, 2026
Regular Meeting of Council
Main motion
Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to explore the standard Council Chamber seating arrangements of other Canadian municipalities and alternative options for Calgary Council Chambers to…
Carried 8–7
Amendments, referrals and the main motion on the same report, oldest first.