Regular Meeting of the Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West, held in the Council Chambers at 216 Main Street West, Swan River, Manitoba this 22nd day of October, 2019 at 7:04 pm.
Present:
Reeve: William Galloway
Councillors: Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
Bill Gade
Matt Wills
Tyler Kushniryk
Darryl Pierrepont
Interim-Acting CAO: Cheryle Zbirun
Delegation:
7:15 pm – Chamber of Commerce: Stacy Grindle & Patty Henkelman
1. CARRIE BLOSHA
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
RESOLVED that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council held this 22nd day of October, 2019 shall be adopted as amended.
Carried.
2. DARRYL PIERREPONT
MATT WILLS
RESOLVED that Minutes from the Regular Council Meeting held on September 24th, 2019 shall be approved as circulated.
Wills – Yes
Gade – No
Foster – Yes
Kushniryk – Yes
Blosha – Yes
Pierrepont – Yes
Galloway – Yes
Carried.
3. GLEN FOSTER
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that the Minutes for the Regular Meeting of the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West held on October 8th, 2019 shall be adopted as amended.
Carried.
4. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
DARRYL PIERREPONT
RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby approved the following payments:
General Cheques #15603 to #15621 in the amount of $109,081.97
Payroll Cheques #2812 to #2827 in the amount of $20,503.91
Council Indemnity Payments #2828 to #2837 in the amount of $9,953.50
For a Grand Total of $139,539.38
Carried.
5. MATT WILLS
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
WHEREAS a Recommendation has been brought forth by the Safety Committee of the Municipality of Swan Valley West to appoint a Safety Coordinator and employee members to replace those who have stepped down;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED Donna Potts shall be appointed to the position of Safety Coordinator and Jody Lyons and Mark Prieston shall be appointed as employee representatives.
Carried.
6. TYLER KUSHNIRYK
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall show appreciation to their volunteers and employees by hosting a Christmas Supper on December 7th, 2019 and shall appoint the following members of council to organize this year’s event:
-Carrie Blosha
Carried.
7. DARRYL PIERREPONT
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
RESOLVED that Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West shall hereby repeal Resolution No. 6 of the September 10th, 2019 meeting.
Wills – Yes
Kushniryk – Yes
Foster – Yes
Pierrepont – Yes
Blosha – Yes
Gade – No
Galloway – Yes
Carried.
8. BILL GADE
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
WHEREAS Councillor Gade has requested an amendment to the resolution detailing the attendees to the AMM Convention in Brandon, MB, November 25th to 27th, 2019 and has also requested a recorded vote for said resolution;
BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West has verbally denied this request.
Foster – No
Wills – No
Blosha – No
Kushniryk – No
Pierrepont – No
Gade – Yes
Galloway – No
Carried.
9. MATT WILLS
DARRYL PIERREPONT
RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby approve the attendance of the following persons at the AMM Convention in Brandon, MB to be held on November 25th, 2019 to November 27th, 2019;
-Foster
-Galloway
-Pierrepont
-Kushniryk
-Wills
-CAO
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all applicable expenses shall be paid in accordance with current municipal policies and by-laws.
Foster – Yes
Galloway – Yes
Gade – No
Pierrepont – Yes
Kushniryk – Yes
Wills – Yes
Blosha – Yes
Carried.
10. GLEN FOSTER
CARRIE BLOSHA
WHEREAS Council has received and reviewed the 2019-2020 Swan Lake Watershed Conservation District budget;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West accepts said budget as received.
Carried.
11. BILL GADE
CARRIE BLOSHA
RESOLVED that we do hereby accept the following verbal reports regarding Council Committees and Communications:
T. Kushniryk – AMM Meeting, Safety Meeting, Building Meeting
C. Blosha – AMM Meeting, Employee Interviews, Safety Meeting
M. Wills – AMM Meeting, Building Meeting
D. Pierrepont – SV Settlement Services Meeting
B. Gade – AMM Meeting, 150 Meeting, Concerns with Benito Res.
G. Foster – Employee Interviews, Building Meeting, AMM Meeting
Reeve, Galloway – Employee Interviews, AMM Meeting, Building Meeting
Carried.
12. GLEN FOSTER
MATT WILLS
RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 152(3) of The Municipal Act, the Council as a whole shall go into camera and close the meeting to continue discussions regarding employee matters and contracts.
Carried.
13. DARRYL PIERREPONT
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 152(4) of The Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re-opened to the public.
Carried.
14. CARRIE BLOSHA
GLEN FOSTER
WHEREAS it has been agreed by Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West and the Benito LUD Committee that there is a need to fill the recently vacated Office position at the Benito Satellite Office, and;
WHEREAS the selection committee has reviewed the qualifications and experience of the applications submitted for the position;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Jackie Mayuk shall be hired as Office Clerk for the Municipality of Swan Valley West, Benito Satellite Office, with a start date as soon as can be mutually agreed, and;
BE IT RESOLVED that the terms and conditions of said appointment shall be agreed to by the Municipality and Jackie Mayuk as set out in the Employment Contract dated October 29th, 2019.
Blosha – Yes
Wills – Yes
Galloway – Yes
Gade – No
Kushniryk – Yes
Foster – Yes
Pierrepont – No
Carried.
15. GLEN FOSTER
BILL GADE
RESOLVED that, in accordance with Clause 8.5 of By-Law No. 0002-15, the council shall extend the curfew by up to one-half hour in order to complete discussions regarding financials.
Carried.
Notice of Motion To Review and / or Reverse a Decision of Council
I, Councillor Glen Foster do hereby give written notice that I will, at the next regular meeting of council, introduce a motion to reconsider Resolution No. 13, dated October 8th, 2019 regarding appointment and removal of members to Committees.
16. GLEN FOSTER
TYLER KUSHNIRYK
RESOLVED that this meeting shall now adjourn at 11:07 p.m.
Carried.