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"twitter:title": "One Delta on governance | Delta 2026" --- One Delta · Delta 2026 # Citizen committees, recorded votes and a ban on patronage hiring One Delta's platform promises to restore citizen-led committees, to publish how each councillor votes on each item, public timelines for development applications, competitive hiring with no patronage appointments, no extra pay for regional board seats, and the mayor's return to the Delta Police Board. It also asks the Province for an auditor general for local government and a smaller elected council over Metro Vancouver, TransLink and E-Comm. [Compare all parties on this ](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/issues/governance) [All four issues](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/one-delta/platform) [**7**Candidates](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/one-delta/candidates) [**4/4**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/one-delta/platform) [**22**Sources on file](https://voche.me/bc/delta-2026/parties/one-delta/money) **6**Questions answered HOW THE CITY IS GOVERNED ## One Delta on governance The accountability part of the platform promises to restore citizen-led committees, naming the Delta Heritage Commission, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Design Advisory Panel. It promises to record each councillor's vote on each agenda item in the published minutes, and transparent tracking and timelines for development and planning applications. The platform promises public, competitive hiring with no patronage appointments, and that One Delta elected officials appointed to Metro Vancouver would take no stipend or honorarium beyond their municipal salary. It says the mayor would sit on the Delta Police Board; it says Mayor Harvie stepped down from that board, which is the organization's own account. On the region, the platform supports an auditor general for local government or a wider mandate for BC's Auditor General, an independent core services review of Metro Vancouver within 90 days, a full independent review of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, and a smaller, directly elected regional council of mayors with a Tsawwassen First Nation representative to oversee Metro Vancouver, TransLink and E-Comm. Those changes would need the Province. 6 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS ## What they say they will do - ### Restore citizen-led committees The platform promises to restore citizen-led committees, including the Delta Heritage Commission, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Design Advisory Panel. [One Delta](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform) [North Delta Reporter](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/05/27/kruger-running-for-delta-mayor-announces-full-slate-for-council-school-board/) - ### Record each councillor's vote in the minutes The platform promises that each councillor's vote on each agenda item is recorded and attached to the published minutes of Council meetings. [One Delta](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform) - ### Public timelines for development applications The platform promises transparent tracking and concrete timelines for development and planning applications. [One Delta](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform) - ### No patronage appointments and no extra pay for regional seats The platform promises public, competitive hiring processes, and that One Delta officials appointed to Metro Vancouver would take only their base municipal salary. [One Delta](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform) - ### The mayor sits on the Delta Police Board The platform says Dylan Kruger, as mayor, would sit on the Delta Police Board. Kruger was not elected mayor. [One Delta](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform) [City of Delta](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Declaration%20of%20Official%20Election%20Results%20for%202026%20General%20Local%20%26%20School%20Elections.pdf) - ### An auditor general and a core services review for Metro Vancouver The platform supports an Auditor General for Local Government or a wider mandate for BC's Auditor General, and an independent core services review of Metro Vancouver within 90 days of the election. Both need the Province or the regional district to act. [One Delta](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform) ### What is not published - Several regional promises need action by the Province or Metro Vancouver, and the platform does not say what One Delta would do if they refuse. - The platform's statements about the mayor's office and about travel spending are the organization's own view. ## Sources A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. 1. [Register of Elector Organizations by Jurisdiction, as of October 30, 2026 ](https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/List-of-elector-organizations-by-jurisdiction.pdf)Elections BC · published October 30, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 2. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 3. [Financial Reports and Political Contributions System: local elections scanned reports search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked October 30, 2026 4. [Candidates, 2026 General Local and School Elections ](https://www.delta.ca/elections/candidates)City of Delta · checked October 30, 2026 5. [Declaration of Official Election Results, October 21, 2026 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2026-10/Declaration%20of%20Official%20Election%20Results%20for%202026%20General%20Local%20%26%20School%20Elections.pdf)City of Delta · published October 21, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 6. [2022 General Local Elections: Declaration of Official Results, October 19, 2022 ](https://www.delta.ca/sites/default/files/2022-10/2022%20Election%20Results%20-%20Declaration%20of%20Official%20Results.pdf)City of Delta · published October 19, 2022 · checked October 30, 2026 7. [One Delta: home page ](https://www.onedelta.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFOne Delta · checked October 30, 2026 8. [One Delta: Our Platform (Mayor and Council) ](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform)SAYS SO ITSELFOne Delta · checked October 30, 2026 9. [One Delta: Our Plan for Delta Schools ](https://www.onedelta.ca/platform/school-board)SAYS SO ITSELFOne Delta · checked October 30, 2026 10. [One Delta: Why We're Running ](https://www.onedelta.ca/why-were-running)SAYS SO ITSELFOne Delta · checked October 30, 2026 11. [One Delta: Meet Your Team ](https://www.onedelta.ca/meet-our-team)SAYS SO ITSELFOne Delta · checked October 30, 2026 12. [One Delta: Debate Shows Kruger as Only Candidate Committed to No New Taxes ](https://www.onedelta.ca/news/kruger-committed-to-no-new-taxes)SAYS SO ITSELFOne Delta · published September 28, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 13. [Nasty fight between Delta mayor and several councillors gets more heated ](https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/nasty-fight-between-delta-mayor-and-several-councillors-gets-more-heated-11576309)Delta Optimist · published December 3, 2025 · checked October 30, 2026 14. [Delta First announces mayor, council candidates ahead of fall election ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/03/11/delta-first-announces-mayor-council-candidates-ahead-of-fall-election/)North Delta Reporter · published March 11, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 15. [Councillors unite as One Delta to run in next civic election ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/04/07/councillors-unite-as-one-delta-to-run-in-next-civic-election/)North Delta Reporter · published April 7, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 16. [Three incumbent school trustees join One Delta slate ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/04/28/three-incumbent-school-trustees-join-one-delta-slate/)North Delta Reporter · published April 28, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 17. [Former councillor Sylvia Bishop running with One Delta slate ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/05/21/former-councillor-sylvia-bishop-running-with-one-delta-slate/)North Delta Reporter · published May 21, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 18. [Kruger running for Delta mayor, announces full slate for council, school board ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/05/27/kruger-running-for-delta-mayor-announces-full-slate-for-council-school-board/)North Delta Reporter · published May 27, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 19. [Kruger, One Delta promise no new taxes, levies or fees if elected ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/04/kruger-one-delta-promise-no-new-taxes-levies-or-fees-if-elected/)North Delta Reporter · published September 4, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 20. [One Delta candidate Surj Uppal drops out of school board race ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/08/one-delta-candidate-surj-uppal-drops-out-of-school-board-race/)North Delta Reporter · published September 8, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 21. [One Delta unveils full council, school board platforms ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/09/29/one-delta-unveils-full-council-school-board-platforms/)North Delta Reporter · published September 29, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 22. [Melissa Granum is Delta’s new mayor ](https://northdeltareporter.com/2026/10/18/melissa-granum-deltas-new-mayor/)North Delta Reporter · published October 18, 2026 · checked October 30, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/delta-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.