November 8, 2011 Regular Council Meeting

Rural Municipality of Daly
Minutes: Regular Council Meeting
November 8th, 2011

The Regular Meeting of the Council for the month of November was held in the Council Chambers of the RM of Daly at Rivers, Manitoba on Tuesday, November 8th, 2011.

Members Present:
Reeve: Evan Smith;
Councillors: Dave Falkevitch; Sam Wurtz; Shane McLeod; Ian Dyer; Larry Fast:
CAO Lorne Green
Absent: Councillor Rod Veitch;

1. CALL TO ORDER

Reeve Evan Smith called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.

2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

RESOLUTION NO. 11-172
Wurtz - Dyer
Be It Resolved That the Agenda for the meeting be adopted.
CARRIED

3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES

a) Regular Meeting – October 11th, 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-173
Fast - McLeod
Be It Resolved that the minutes of the October 11th, 2011Regular meeting of Council be adopted.
CARRIED

10. COMMITTEE & COUNCIL REPORTS

a) Public Works – Byron McMurachy

Public Works Forman Byron McMurachy attended the meeting and reported on the following:
- Extensions on culverts will be completed at Ralph Mawer’s.
- He is waiting on cable locates before changing culverts on Carnegie road.
- Byron feels the pickup truck needs to be replaced.
- Richard has been out doing some final mowing.

4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

No items

5. DELEGATIONS

No delegations present


6. ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE

a) Financial Statement –October 31th, 2011

RESOLUTION NO. 11-174
Falkevitch - Wurtz
Be It Resolved That the Financial Statement to October 31th, 2011 be adopted as presented.
CARRIED

b) Cheques for Approval

RESOLUTION NO. 11-175
Falkevitch - Fast
Be It Resolved That the List of Cheques Issued, as represented by cheque numbers 1656 to 1706 plus direct payroll withdrawals for a total amount of $142,342.60 be approved.
CARRIED

c) Accounts Payable

RESOLUTION NO. 11-176
Falkevitch - Wurtz
Be It Resolved That Council authorize the list of proposed payments in the amount of $182,318.16 plus indemnities of $2654.40 for a total payment of $184,972.56.
CARRIED

d) Draft of Audited 2010 Financial Statement

RESOLUTION NO. 11-177
Dyer - Fast
Be It Resolved That Council of the RM of Daly hereby approve the draft audited financial statements and take full responsibility for the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.
CARRIED

10. COMMITTEE & COUNCIL REPORTS (continued)

a) AMHC – Donna Morken

Donna Morken attended the meeting to update council on the Assiniboine Municipal Health Committee. Donna reported that the formation of a Medical School at Brandon University is still a priority and a feasibility study is currently being undertaken. Community meetings will be held to receive local input for the study. Donna presented council with an Executive summary of the study.

7. COMMUNICATIONS

a) General Correspondence Folder
b) ARHA minutes October 19, 2011
c) MHCA training opportunities
d) Minister of Local Government - Planning Excellence Awards
e) Provincial Appointee Update - September 2011
f) Rivers & Area Foundation - Ag Society approval
g) LSRCD September 7 2011 report minutes tech report
h) Water Stewardship - cancellation of license

8. GENERAL BUSINESS

a) Royal Canadian Legion – Remembrance Day
d) Committee Appointments

RESOLUTION NO. 11-178
Fast - Wurtz
Be It Resolved That the following Members of Council and Residents at Large be appointed to the following Council Committees, Community Boards and Committees:

Protective Services:
Rivers-Daly Fire District Board: S. Wurtz; I. Dyer; L. Fast;
Emergency Measures: S. McLeod; L. Fast;

Transportation Services:
Machinery: R. Veitch; S. Wurtz; L. Fast;

Human Resources: D. Falkevitch; R. Veitch

Environmental / Health Services:
Waste Disposal Site / Recycling: S. Wurtz; L. Fast;
Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District
– Sub district 72B
Council representative D. Falkevitch
Ratepayer representative R. Sprenger
Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District
– Sub district 82B
Council representative E. Smith
Ratepayer representative E. McKay

Public Health and Welfare Services:
Rivers Cemetery Board: D. Falkevitch;
Seniors for Seniors Services Board: E. Smith;
Riverdale Health Action Committee: R. Veitch; E. Smith;
Rollingdale Dale Enterprises: E. Smith;

Economic Development Services:
Midwest Weed District Board: I. Dyer; L. Fast;
Community Development Corporation: L. Fast; I Dyer; E. Smith
Ratepayer representatives; E. MacKay; Ralph Sprenger
Riverdale Planning District: R. Veitch; D. Falkevitch; Alternate: L. Fast;

Recreation and Cultural Services:
Daly/Saskatchewan Recreation District Board: D. Falkevitch; H. Fast;
Daly Beach Park: S. McLeod; L. Fast;
Prairie Crocus Regional Library Board: S. McLeod;
2 Resident Appointments: B. Eisler, B. McCullough
Recreation Facilities Committee: E. Smith; R. Veitch

Board of Revision
E. Smith; S. McLeod; S. Wurtz; D. Falkevitch; R. Veitch; I. Dyer; L. Fast
And Be It Further Resolved That each Councillor be the Fire Guardian of their respective Ward;
And Be It Further Resolved That the Reeve shall be “ex officeo” a member of all standing Committees, with the privilege of voting thereon.
CARRIED

e) Council Meeting Dates

RESOLUTION NO. 11-179
Dyer - Wurtz
Be It Resolved That the Council of the Rural Municipality of Daly shall meet in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Office at Rivers, Manitoba on the following days and at the times stated:
December 13th, 2011 @ 10:00 a.m. June 12th, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
January 10th, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. July 10th, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
February 14th, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. August 14th, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
March 13th, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. September 11th, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
April 10th, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. October 09th, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m.
May 8th, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.; November 13th, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m.
CARRIED

f) Christmas Turkey

RESOLUTION NO. 11-180
Fast - Falkevitch
Be It Resolved That council authorize the purchase of a Christmas turkey or ham to be presented to all staff in appreciation for the past year’s service to the R. M. of Daly.
CARRIED

g) Christmas Party

RESOLUTION NO. 11-181
Dyer - McLeod
Be It Resolved That council hold the annual Christmas party at the discretion of the committee of Ian Dyer and staff.
CARRIED

b) Donation Policy

RESOLUTION NO. 11-182
Falkevitch - Wurtz
Be It Resolved That Council adopt RM of Daly Policy #08 being a policy to set out the criteria for receiving and accepting a donation request.
CARRIED

c) Computer Policy

RESOLUTION NO. 11-183
Fast - McLeod
Be It Resolved That Council adopt RM of Daly Policy #09 being a policy to set out the use of municipal computers supplied to council.
CARRIED

9. BY-LAWS

No By-Laws were presented

10. COMMITTEE & COUNCIL REPORTS

Councillor Falkevitch
- Reported on the Recreation Commission meeting. He recommended that council consider an increase in our grant for 2012.

Councillor Wurtz
- Culvert work at Hackenschmits will take place next week. Most flood projects have been completed but some work on Spring Valley Road is needed.

Councillor Dyer
- Reported that the Lions club would like the Reeve to attend the annual seniors supper and bring greetings from the RM.

Councillor McLeod
- Reported that he attended the Library meeting and that they will be celebrating 40 years soon.
- He has had some comments on old culverts lying around the municipality and we should be cleaning them up.

Councillor Fast
- Reported that he met with some concerned ratepayers at Daly Beach and heard their concerns.

Reeve Smith
- Reported that the Health Action Committee met and there is some interest in providing an area for dining and therapy at the hospital. They have not yet determined the committee’s role in this venture.

11. CAO REPORT

- Reminded Council of the AMM convention November 21 to 24 in Brandon
- EMO has sent out their list of project approvals.
- Ground force training will be offering courses in our area again.

12. ADJOURNMENT

RESOLUTION NO. 11-184
Wurtz - Dyer
Be It Resolved That the meeting be adjourned at 2:40 pm:
CARRIED

All of the above resolutions were passed unanimously unless otherwise stated.