How are Bylaws Developed?
- Step 1 – Identify a need
- Step 2 – Get council support
- Step 3 – Is a bylaw the best solution?
- In making this decision, administration may take into account the following information:
- What are other cities doing?
- Is the subject matter and content within the bylaw-making power of city council?
- Are there other laws in place to address this?
- Who will this affect, and how will they be affected?
- Is it in the general interest of citizens as a whole?
- What are the risks?
- What are the benefits?
- What else should be considered?
- In making this decision, administration may take into account the following information:
- Step 4 – Draft bylaw
- Step 5 – Committee presentation
- Step 6 – Committee Support
- Step 7 – Final draft
- Step 8 – Council approval
Services, A. &. (2010, November 08). How are bylaws developed? Retrieved from