Municipal board searches for new leader after chair resigns
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WINNIPEG — The head of the Manitoba Municipal Board has resigned.
Lori Lavoie, who has been a member of the arm’s-length provincial branch that hears property assessment and planning appeals since at least 2015, will step down as chair on May 31.
Municipal Relations Minister Glen Simard learned of Lavoie’s resignation last week. He said he wasn’t given a reason for her departure.
“Lori was a dedicated and passionate and expert board chair,” Simard said. “I’m very thankful for her service.”
The shakeup comes as Manitoba prepares to tweak the Municipal Board’s responsibilities. A bill before legislators would require a 120-day turnaround for board reviews on certain secondary plan or zoning bylaw cases.
The legislation would also remove a requirement for municipalities to pass bylaws to follow board recommendations when their decisions were appealed.
Winnipeg and other jurisdictions have opposed that practice, saying it undermines their autonomy.
Lavoie, during a public presentation Wednesday, said allowing municipalities to have the final say makes sense. She was not available for an interview Thursday.
The provincial government is in talks with candidates to take the leadership position, Simard said.
Her exit isn’t expected to impact wait times for board reviews — an acting chair will fill in, and there are other board members, noted Andrea Doyle, who teaches administrative law at the University of Manitoba.
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