Regular Meeting of the members of Council of the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman held in Council Chambers, in Minitonas, Manitoba this 18th day of August, 2015 A.D. at 7:00 p.m.


Present:
Councillors: G. Bartel, J. Caruk, C. Densen, L. Hutman, L. Mychalchuk & S. Walmsley
Assistant C.A.O. – P. Simpson

Delegations:
7:30 pm – Stevo Potkanjak – Bowsman Fire Dept.
8:00 pm – Garry Foster – Tax increase concerns

Additions to Agenda:
4.6 – Invitation for Audit services
4.7 – MTS Municipal Right of Way Application
7.5 – Robert Davies
7.6 – Fed Gas Tax 1st payment
8.1 – AMM 2015 in Memoriam
Delegation – Garry Foster

1. L. Mychalchuk – L. Hutman
RESOLVED THAT the Agenda be adopted as amended.
Carried.

2. S. Walmsley – J. Caruk
RESOLVED THAT Larry Mychalchuk shall be appointed as Finance Chair for this council meeting.
Carried.

3. J. Caruk – G. Bartel
RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on August 4th, 2015 shall be adopted as circulated.
Carried.

4. L. Mychalchuk – C. Densen
RESOLVED THAT we do hereby authorize payment of the List of Accounts numbered 771 to 905 inclusive, amounting to $261,806.84 including voided cheques 901-903 due to printing error.
Carried.

5. S. Walmsley – G. Bartel
RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman does hereby approve the Staff Expense Report as submitted.
Carried.

6. J. Caruk – L. Mychalchuk
RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman does hereby approve the Staff overtime reports as submitted,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the aforementioned overtime shall be banked for future use or paid out with the next regular payroll as indicated on the employee’s report.
Carried.

7. L. Hutman – C. Densen
RESOLVED THAT – the Lion’s Club “Bull-A-Rama” fundraiser being held on October 3, 2015 at the Bowsman Skating & Curling Rinks be declared a community event and open to the public.
Carried.

8. L. Mychalchuk – S. Walmsley
RESOLVED THAT the members of the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman Council do hereby agree to go ‘In Camera’ as a Committee of the Whole in accordance with Subsection 152 (3)(b)(ii) of The Municipal Act, and with respect to employee matters.
Carried.

9. G. Bartel – J. Caruk
RESOLVED THAT we do agree to return to reopen the meeting to the public in accordance with Subsection 152(4) of the Municipal Act.
Carried.

10. L. Mychalchuk – L. Hutman
RESOLVED THAT the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman does hereby agree to place the attached “Tender for Bowsman Shop” ad in the Star & Times and on ValleyBiz for a period of 2 weeks.
Carried

11. G. Bartel – J. Caruk
RESOLVED THAT we do advertise for Audit Proposals for the 2015-2018 Fiscal Years, with a deadline for proposals to be set at 4:00 p.m., Sept 14th, 2015.
Carried.

12. S. Walmsley – J. Caruk
WHEREAS the Council of the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman has reviewed the Municipal Right-of-Way Application submitted by MTS regarding file No.9127675 and has no objections to said application;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do hereby authorize the CAO to sigh in approval of said application with a request for MTS to provide 48 hours notice to the municipality prior to commencement of any works on Municipal Rights-of-Way.
Carried.

13. G. Bartel – L. Hutman
RESOLVED THAT the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman does hereby agree to send a letter of support for the SVSD proposal for a Building Trades Centre.
Carried.

14. L. Hutman – S. Walmsley
RESOLVED THAT the Council for the Municipality of Minitonas-Bowsman does hereby agree to continue past curfew by majority of council in accordance with the current Procedures By-Law.
Carried.

15. J. Caruk – G. Bartel
RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 11:55 p.m. to meet again on September 1st, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for the next regular meeting of council.
Carried.