Minutes of the Cypress County Council Meeting held May 20, 2008

 

PRESENT:                            Darcy Geigle, Reeve

                                                LeRay Pahl, Deputy Reeve

                                                George Russill

                                                Herb Scott

                                                Jerry Clark

                                                Floyd Haas

                                                Garry Lentz

                                                Peter Konosky                       

                                                Lutz Perschon, Manager

                                                Doug Henderson, Assistant Manager

                                                Rick Bleau, Public Works Supervisor

                                                Jeffrey Dowling, Planning Advisor

                                                Kelsey Bachmeier, Treasurer/Recording Secretary

                                               

                                               

ABSENT:                              Brad Betcker

 

CALL TO ORDER:             11:16 A.M.

 

AGENDA:                             Resolution No. 2008/140

 

George Russill moved to accept the agenda as amended.

 

                                                                                                Carried

 

MINUTES:                            Resolution No. 2008/141

 

Herb Scott moved to approve the minutes of the May 6, 2008 Regular Council Meeting and Public Hearing.

 

                                                                                                Carried

 

ACCOUNTS FOR

PAYMENT:                          Resolution No. 2008/142

 

George Russill moved to approve the Accounts for Payment in the amount of $618,599.23.

 

Carried

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CASH STATEMENT:         Resolution No. 2008/143

 

George Russill moved to receive for information the Cash Statement for the month ending April 30, 2008.

 

                                                                                                Carried

 

BUSINESS ARISING:

Bylaw 2008/12 – Land Use

Amendment

(Pt SE 21-11-6-W4)               A Public Hearing on the proposed bylaw was held prior to the meeting. 

 

Resolution No. 2008/144

 

George Russill moved second reading of Bylaw 2008/12.

 

                                                Carried

 

Resolution No. 2008/145

 

Jerry Clark moved third reading of Bylaw 2008/12.

 

                                                Carried

 

Bylaw 2008/13 – Land Use

Amendment

(Pt SW 9-12-6-W4)                A Public Hearing on the proposed bylaw was held prior to the meeting.

 

Resolution No. 2008/146

 

Jerry Clark moved second reading of Bylaw 2008/13.

 

                                                Defeated

 

Benefit Coverage Review     Staff has conducted an extensive review of the employees’ current benefit carrier including an analysis of the current coverage, rates and premium costs compared with other benefit carriers.  Council requested clarification on some of the enhancements being recommended by staff.  After some discussion, Council decided that the Personnel Committee should review and discuss the benefit coverage options with Staff and provide a recommendation to Council.

 

                                                Resolution No. 2008/147

 

                                                LeRay Pahl moved that the Personnel Committee review and discuss the benefit coverage options with Staff and provide a recommendation to Council.

 

                                                                                                            Carried

 

RECESS:                               12:10 P.M.

 

RECONVENE:                     12:45 P.M.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Appointment of Weed

Inspectors                               A resolution to appoint weed inspectors pursuant to the Weed Control Act.

 

Resolution No. 2008/148

 

Floyd Haas moved to appoint Glen Klaiber, Cindy Organ, Caleb Giesbrecht and Geoff Brotherton as weed inspectors pursuant to the Weed Control Act.

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                                                            Carried

 

Appointment of Pest

Inspector & Soil

Conservation Officer            A resolution to appoint a Pest Control Inspector pursuant to the Agricultural Pests Act and appoint a Soil Conservation Officer under the Soil Conservation Act.

 

Resolution No. 2008/149

 

Garry Lentz moved to appoint Geoff Brotherton as a Pest Control Inspector pursuant to the Agricultural Pests Act and a Soil Conservation Officer under the Soil Conservation Act.

 

                                                            Carried

 

Bylaw 2008/18 – Boulevard

and Lane Maintenance         A bylaw to put the onus on property owners to maintain boulevards and lanes adjacent to their properties in Hamlets and Country Residential Subdivisions with the intent to reduce or even eliminate the need to contract out services for that purpose. 

 

                                                Resolution No. 2008/150

 

                                                Floyd Haas moved first reading of Bylaw 2008/18.

 

                                                                                                Defeated

 

Municipal Heritage

Program                                 Councillor Garry Lentz proposed the Feldman Lake School as a potential building for the Municipal Heritage Program.  He explained that the school would require a few renovations to be restored.  Questions regarding the original furnishings and whether they still remained in the building were raised.  Council requested that Staff find out more information about the program before deciding to proceed.

 

Fire Guardian

Appointment                          A resolution to appoint additional fire guardians pursuant to the Forest and Prairie Protection Act.

 

                                                Resolution No. 2008/151

 

                                                Jerry Clark moved to appoint the following personnel as additional fire guardians pursuant to the Forest and Prairie Protection Act:

                                                O’Brien Tarnasky and Randy Woolsey (Elkwater Fire Department), Ross Straub and Laverne Roth (Hilda Fire Department), Mike Hammerton and Lynette Reidlinger (Irvine Fire Department), Tim Krassman and Andrew McLean (Schuler Fire Department), Lyle Freimark and Jack Zieffle (Walsh Fire Department), Deputy Chief Ray Gradwell and Candida Herrada.

 

                                                                                                Carried

 

REPORTS:

Public Work’s Report           The Public Work’s Report was presented and accepted for information.

 

Manager’s Report                 The Manager’s Report was presented and accepted for information.

 

Assistant Manager’s

Report                                    The Assistant Manager’s Report was presented and accepted for information.

 

COMMITTEE

SESSION:                              Due to conflict of interest, Peter Konosky left the meeting.

 

                                                Resolution No. 2008/152

 

                                                Jerry Clark moved to go into Committee of the Whole.

 

                                                                                                Carried

 

                                               

                                                Resolution No. 2008/153

 

                                                Herb Scott moved to come out of Committee of the Whole.           

 

                                                                                                Carried

 

                                                Peter Konosky returned to the meeting.

 

ADJOURN:                          2:44 P.M.