The Council of the County of Vermilion River is comprised of seven Councillors who are elected for three year terms:

Council oversees all municipal activities, including:

• Municipal planning and zoning by-laws
• Land development
• Property taxes
• The borrowing of money for capital expenditures
• By-law Enforcement
• Fire protection
• Recreation programs and facilities
• Building standards
• Transportation/traffic
• Storm sewer, sidewalk, road maintenance and improvement
• Water & sewage
• Disposal of garbage

All of these powers are delegated to the municipality from the Government of Alberta through legislative Acts and Regulations.

Council meetings are held in the Council Chambers at the County Office on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9:00 A.M. and are open to the public.

Any person who wishes to speak at a Council meeting may do so provided that notice is first given to the County Administrator at (780) 846-2244, no later than 12:00 noon on the Tuesday preceding the Council meeting.

The meetings of Council and its Committees are regulated by the rules contained in the Council Procedures Bylaw. Procedures have evolved over the years and are intended to facilitate efficient handling of Council business. The provisions of the Procedures Bylaw are observed both by Council and by its Committees.

The Councillors for the 2007 - 2010 term are:

Division 1 - Murray King
Division 2 - Daryl Watt (Deputy Reeve)
Division 3 - Richard Van Ee (Reeve)
Division 4 - David Gamracy
Division 5 - Miles Latimer
Division 6 - Don Whittaker
Division 7 - Brent Romanchuk