Rural council clips - Jan. 15
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- Published on Thursday, January 15, 2015
RM of Daly, Dec. 9: Public works supervisor Craige Madden reported that the mower needs repairs and he discussed bridges. Correspondence from Manitoba Infrastructure informed council that funding is not available.
A Christmas turkey or ham will be presented to all staff in appreciation of the past year’s service to the RM. Council approved the proposal to subdivide approximately 25.83 acres from NE 10-12-20WPM with the condition that the subdivision be reduced by seven acres to only include the yard site and that Sherman Myrah enter into a development agreement and costs of the agreement be his expense.
Finances: Cheques of $877,528.08 were approved; accounts of $205,892.46 were paid. CAO Lorne Green was paid $480 to prepare tax certificates. Grant funding of $1,481.72 received from Rivers & Area Community Foundation will be transferred to the recipient, Rivers Agricultural Society. Council approve the transfer of $5,000 from the Fire Reserve to Rivers-Daly Fire Department to cover the cost of a new tank, pumper and tanker inspections/repairs, and the shortfall of four sets of turnout gear (with the understanding that $8,000 is being funded directly by the fire department fundraising efforts); further resolved that the transfer is made in conjunction with the Town of Rivers providing $5,000 as well. Council authorized the expenditure of up to $7,000 for renovations and painting of offices necessary to accommodate staff in the Town of Rivers building.
RM of Daly, Dec. 18: Daly has received monies which were held by the former Daly-Saskatchewan Recreation Commission; therefore, $12,769.61 was transferred from the General Fund to the Recreation Reserve Fund, to be used for an appropriate purpose in the future.
Daly has received advance funding for EMO repairs due to flooding in the municipality; not all repairs have been completed; there is a surplus of funding which must be put aside for those future repairs and for any liability which may arise from EMO overpayment: therefore, $186,308.54 was transferred from the General Fund to the General Reserve Fund to be used for the appropriate purpose. Whereas this council meeting marks the historically significant last meeting of council; whereas Reeve Evan Smith and Councillors Rod Veitch, Shane McLeod, Larry Fast, Ian Dyer, Sam Wurtz and Dave Falkevitch have sat as a council for the last time and will forever be recorded as the last council of Daly; therefore, council commits to the hands of Riverdale Municipality the task of serving the area for the years to come.
RM of Oakview, Jan. 6: Council authorized Councillor Ken Hyndman to participate in meetings via satellite for January and February. Council will hold meetings the second Tuesday of every month at 9 a.m. and the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in Oak River. Kaye Wolstenholme was appointed deputy reeve. Jim Kuculym was appointed Oak River fire department chief and Morley Cornish Rapid City fire department chief. Walter Froese was appointed council representative on the LUD of Oak River; Neil Wilson was appointed council representative on the LUD of Rapid City.
A proposal from TransCanada PipeLines to subdivide part of NW 3-13-19 WPM was approved on condition that a joint Access Agreement be entered into for the continued use of the driveway to both the new parcel and the residual property.
Tom English, Brent Haggarty and Jim Kuculym were authorized to attend a Manitoba Water and Wastewater Association conference and trade show in Brandon on Jan. 11 with mileage, hotel rooms and meals to be paid by the municipality.
Car wash parts for Oak River are to be in on Wednesday; a quote for a new door is to be obtained. Rapid City cemetery rates for plots and services will be reviewed with LUD of Rapid City and discussed at the next meeting.
Letters of intent to belong to the following districts were sent to: Midwest Weed District, Midwest Planning District, Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District, Minnedosa and Shoal Lake vet districts, Midwest Recreation District. Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba announced a new funding agreement.
A request from Prairie Mountain Health for a donation for renovations of inpatient care areas will be discussed during budget deliberations. A request from Manitoba Crime Stoppers for a 10-cents per resident donation for 2015 was tabled until the next meeting.
A request from Federation of Canadian Municipalities for membership was tabled until next meeting. A request from Rolling River Festival of the Arts for a donation was tabled until next meeting. A request from STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society) for support was tabled until next meeting. Finances: Provisional funding estimates were adopted: general government, $150,000; protective services, $75,000; transportation, $150,000; environmental health, $30,000; public health and welfare, $15,000; environmental development, $15,000; economic development, $20,000; recreation/cultural, $15,000; fiscal, $5,000; (all capital services borne by reserves, $200,000); Oak River utility, $50,000; Rapid City utility, $75,000; (utility capital borne by reserves, $15,000).
