Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Red Deer. City Commissioners
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Red Deer became an unincorporated town in 1894, and a village in 1898, under the ordinances of the then Northwest Territories. It was incorporated as a town in 1901; and incorporated as a city in 1913. In 1907, the town adopted the commission form of municipal government. Council was advised by a Commission, which consisted of the current Mayor and the Secretary-Treasurer (appointed by by-law.) The Commissioners were responsible for the day-to-day administration of all aspects of the town's operations. The Commission system remained in place even after the town became a city. In 1995, influenced by the Carver policy model of governance, Commissioner system was replaced by the Office of City Manager. The following persons have served as the City Commissioners: L.C. Fulmer (1907-1908), A.T. Stephenson (1908-1935), R.S. Gillespie (1935-1953), J.A. Beveridge (1953-1956), E. Newman (1957-1960), J.G. Gamble (1960-1962), F.A. Amy (1963, acting), Denis Cole (1963-1971), M.H. Rogers (1971-1974), Thomas Suchy (1974-1975), and Michael Day (1976-1995).