Under the Community Charter, local governments such as the City of Vernon may use an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to directly engage citizens about a proposed bylaw or other matter requiring elector approval.
Under the Community Charter, local governments such as the City of Vernon may use an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) to directly engage citizens about a proposed bylaw or other matter requiring elector approval. An AAP can be used for various initiatives to undertake long-term borrowing, a boundary extension, to establish a new service, entering into partnering agreements, disposing of parkland, seeking a boundary extension and other matters requiring approval of the electorate.