Special 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 7 day of September, 2021 at 7:00 pm.


Present: Reeve: William Galloway
Councillors: Carrie Blosha
Bill Gade
Matt Wills
Darryl Pierrepont
Tyler Kushniryk
Glen Foster

CAO: James Webb

1. OPEN MEETING

2. ADOPT AGENDA

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Tyler Kushniryk
Glen Foster
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Agenda for the Special Meeting of Council held this 7 day of September, 2021 shall be adopted as presented.
CARRIED

3. IN CAMERA

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Matt Wills
Carrie Blosha
BE IT RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Section 152(3) of The Municipal Act, Council shall meet as a committee of the whole to close the meeting and continue discussions in-camera regarding:
• Negotiations/Preliminary Discussions;
• Unresolved Legal Matters;
• Investigation or Enforcement of an Act or By-Law
CARRIED

4. OUT OF CAMERA/RE-OPEN TO PUBLIC

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Darryl Pierrepont
Matt Wills
BE IT RESOLVED THAT pursuant to Section 152(4) of The Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re-opened to the public.
CARRIED

5. RESOLUTIONS ARISING FROM IN CAMERA DISCUSSIONS

5.1 Shared Services – Fire Protection

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Tyler Kushniryk
Matt Wills
WHEREAS the Town of Swan River has not accepted our latest offer for a four-year agreement in the amount of $358,000 1st yr, $383,000 2nd yr, $383,000 3rd yr and $408,000 4th yr. and:
WHEREAS the Town of Swan River has provided a letter to the Municipality of Swan Valley West stating that the negotiations for shared/purchased services have come to an impasse and fire protection services will be terminated as well other service will be on tier basis for the residence of the Municipality.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West, in order to continue fire protection services to the rate payers of the municipality, will expand the current Municipal fire department to cover all areas of Swan Valley West by establishing a second fire hall including all required equipment and volunteers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the council approves the purchase of a fire truck suit to our needs as a municipality as per the quote provide at the Sep 7, 2021 special council meeting.

Carrie Blosha – yes
Glen Foster – yes
William Gade – no
William Galloway – yes
Tyler Kushniryk – yes
Darryl Pierrepont – yes
Matt Wills – yes
CARRIED

5.2 Fire Hall Expansion

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Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
WHEREAS Council has past a resolution to expand the Municipal fire department
BE IT RESOLVED that Council request quotes for the upgrade of the current Municipal Shed to accommodate the new fire hall.
CARRIED

5.3 Bridge Repairs

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Darryl Pierrepont
Matt Wills
WHEREAS council wishes to continue to repair the bridges in the municipality
BE IT RESOLVED that we request the three vendors update their quotes including their current timelines
CARRIED

Council Member Kushniryk declared a conflict and left the meeting at 9:35 pm

5.4 Drainage Application

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Carrie Blosha
Glen Foster
WHEREAS consent is required from affected landowners on an application for drainage works;
AND WHEREAS a drainage application will be made affecting municipal road allowance(s) and drainage on Rd #161 adjacent to NE 6-36-27 and SE 7-36-27
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West hereby grants consent for the proposed drainage works involving municipal road allowances as specified above.
CARRIED

Council Member Kushniryk returned to the meeting

5.5 Code of Conduct Appeal

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Darryl Pierrepont
Tyler Kushniryk
WHEREAS a Council Member has appealed Code of Conduct Sanctions imposed by Council of the Municipality of Swan Valley West re: Wills to Gade;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize the CAO to provide the information requested by the Municipal Code of Conduct Appeals Director, including but not limited to:
• Investigation Report;
• Resolution of Council sanctioning Council Member;
• Written submission of Council. (Code of Conduct Complaint);
• Municipal Code of Conduct By-Law; and
• Resolution past by Council authorizing CAO to provide
documents to Appeal Director
CARRIED

Council Members Wills and Gade abstained from voting

6. ADJOURNMENT

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Glen Foster
Tyler Kushniryk
BE IT RESOLVED THAT this meeting shall now adjourn at 9:40 p.m.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the next regular meeting of Council is Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
CARRIED