35.12. The city council may, by by-law, establish the application formalities for forming a ward council, in particular, the procedure for the calling and holding of the public meeting to decide on the establishment of the ward council and the duration of and procedure for the polling.
The by-law must at least provide for the publication, once a week for two consecutive weeks, in a newspaper circulated in the city’s territory, of a notice indicating the day, time and place of the holding of the public meeting to decide on the establishment of the ward council.