CE O ) ▁or ▁mayor . ▁A ▁village ▁council ▁may ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁higher ▁odd ▁number ▁if ▁council ▁passes ▁a ▁by law ▁alter ing ▁its ▁size . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 7 ▁term , ▁ 3 9 ▁villages ▁have ▁a ▁council ▁of ▁three , ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁have ▁a ▁council ▁of ▁five . ▁ ▁Village ▁coun c ils ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁mayor ▁and ▁an ▁even ▁number ▁of ▁coun c ill ors ▁that ▁are ▁elected ▁by ▁popular ▁vote , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁odd ▁number ▁of ▁coun c ill ors ▁to ▁avoid ▁tie ▁votes ▁on ▁council ▁matters . ▁All ▁council ▁members ▁are ▁elected ▁under ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Local ▁Author ities ▁E lection ▁Act ▁( LA E A ). ▁May oral ▁or ▁coun c ill or ▁candidates ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁residents ▁of ▁their ▁municipality ▁for ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁six ▁consecutive ▁months ▁prior ▁to ▁nom ination ▁day . ▁The ▁last ▁municipal ▁election ▁was ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Al berta ▁Municipal ▁Affairs , ▁a ▁min istry ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Al berta , ▁is ▁charged ▁with ▁coord ination ▁of ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁local ▁government . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁duties ▁of ▁villages ▁include ▁public ▁safety , ▁local ▁trans it , ▁roads , ▁water ▁service , ▁d rain age ▁and ▁waste ▁collection , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁coord ination ▁of ▁infrastr ucture ▁with ▁provincial ▁and ▁regional ▁authorities ▁( including ▁road ▁construction , ▁education , ▁and ▁health ). ▁