Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain held Wednesday, October 19th, 2018 in the R.M. of Mountain council chambers in Birch River, Manitoba.


Members Present:
Reeve: Marvin Kovachik
Councillors: 1 – Wilmer Malcolm
2 – Stephen Nadolney
3 – Nestor Rizok
4 – Connie Forbes
5 – Jesse Larocque
6 – Brad Wyatt

CAO Paige Larocque was present and acted as secretary.
Finance Officer Kim Paterson was also present.

The meeting was called to order at 10:00 A.M. by Reeve Marvin Kovachik, quorum being present.

Forbes
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the October 19th, 2018 Regular Meeting of Council be adopted as presented.
CARRIED.

Councillor Malcolm joined the meeting.

Wyatt
Forbes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of the regular meeting of Council held October 10th, 2018 be adopted as presented, all requirements having been complied with.
CARRIED.

Forbes
Wyatt
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby adopt the Municipal Asset Management Policy as per Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Forbes
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby adopt the Tax Sale Agreement Policy as per Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Forbes
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the transfer from the Mafeking Utility Reserve fund for the 2018 Mafeking Utility Well Repairs in the amount of $8,442.66 per Invoice #11372.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Forbes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the transfers of $76,025.24 to the Bridge Replacement Reserve Fund.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Forbes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the transfer from the Road Maintenance Reserve fund for the 2018 Road Maintenance Projects in the amount of $33,000.00;
Ward 1 $14,000.00
Ward 2 $19,000.00
CARRIED.

Forbes
Nadolney
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the transfer from reserve funds for the 2018 CDI Projects in the amount of $77,308.81.
CARRIED.

Forbes
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve the 2018 Swan Valley Doctor Recruitment Fund levy of $16.00 per capita for a total of $15, 648.00;
AND THAT the RM of Mountain request the overpayment to the Swan Valley Health Facilities Foundation in the amount of $1, 894.56 be returned.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby accept the terms and conditions of the Farmland Beaver Damage Control funding agreement as per Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto;
AND THAT the CAO be authorized to sign on behalf of the Municipality.
CARRIED.

Nadolney
Wyatt
WHEREAS Fire Department Purchasing Policy states that all purchases of the Fire Department must be authorized by Council in advance;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain approve the purchase requests as per Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Larocque
Malcolm
RESOLVED THAT Cheque Nos. 20181234 to 20181295 amounting to $92,256.63, including Direct Deposit Payroll in the amount of $4,482.22, attached hereto as Schedule ‘A’, be approved for payment.
CARRIED.

Malcolm
Larocque
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby remove the culvert from Ward 3 Inventory in the amount of $620.13.
CARRIED.

Larocque
Forbes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby approve work orders #108/18 to #110/18 attached hereto.
CARRIED.

Larocque
Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain hereby accept Request for Proposals for a surplus asset advertised by the RM of Mountain and award the bids as follows:
1977 GMC Fire Truck: Gerry Stevenson $1,500.00
CARRIED.

Rizok
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council of the Rural Municipality of Mountain be adjourned to meet again on October 29th, 2018
Meeting adjourned at 2:30 P.M.
CARRIED.