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Regular Meeting of the members of Council of the Town of Minitonas, held in the Council Chambers, Minitonas, Manitoba this 20th day of March, 2013 A.D. at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\nRegular Meeting of the members of Council of the Town of Minitonas, held in the Council Chambers, Minitonas, Manitoba this 20th day of March, 2013 A.D. at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Present: Mayor Barkowski
\n<\/br>
\nCouncillors: Robb, Bartel, Caruk & Windsor
\n\t CAO: Carolyn Gordon<\/p>\n
Delegations:<\/p>\n
7:00 pm\tCliff McKay, Swan River RCMP\tre: 2012 Review & 2013 Plans
\nRM of Minitonas Council joined in the presentation.
\n8:30 pm\tGary Thiessen re: Town Public Works Position<\/p>\n
1. \tW. Robb – D. Bartel
\n\tRESOLVED THAT the Agenda be adopted as presented.
\n\t Carried.\t<\/p>\n
2.\tJ. Caruk \u2013 W. Robb
\n\tRESOLVED THAT the Bank Reconciliation and the Financial Statement for the period ending February 28th, 2013 shall be approved as presented.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
3.\tW. Robb \u2013 D. Bartel
\n\tRESOLVED THAT approval of payment be made for the List of Accounts numbered 5255 to 5288 inclusive, amounting to $509,886.65.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
4.\tJ. Caruk – D. Bartel
\n\tRESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Minitonas does hereby accept receipt of the 2011 Audited Financial Statement for the Swan Valley Planning District.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
5.\tJ. Caruk \u2013 W. Robb
\n\tRESOLVED THAT the quote for dust control received from Fort Distributors Ltd. shall be approved as attached hereto.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
6.\tW. Robb- D. Bartel
\n\tRESOLVED THAT the Minitonas Town Council does hereby approve the 2013 Budget for the Swan Valley Emergency Measures District as attached hereto.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
7.\tD. Bartel \u2013 J. Caruk
\n\tRESOLVED THAT the Organizational Meeting for the new Minitonas Town Hall Committee shall be set for Monday, April 15th, 2013 and letters of invitation shall be sent to all local community groups and organizations for their consideration.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
8.\tD. Bartel \u2013 J. Caruk
\n\tWHEREAS the Council of the Town of Minitonas has accepted the written notice of retirement from Public Works Foreman Merv Leslie effective April 30th, 2013;
\n\tTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do hereby agree to promote the Assistant Town Foreman, Gary Thiessen, to the position of Public Works Foreman under the attached terms and conditions effective May 1st, 2013, and;
\n\tBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the position of Assistant Public Works Foreman shall be advertised immediately, with a deadline for applications to be set \tat noon on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
9.\tW. Robb \u2013 D. Bartel
\n\tRESOLVED THAT the Minitonas Town Council does hereby agree to purchase a Rear Clean Up Bucket for the Backhoe from SMS Equipment for a cost of $3360 plus taxes and shipping, and;
\n\tBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the funds shall be withdrawn from the municipality\u2019s Equipment Replacement Reserve.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
10.\tD. Bartel – W. Robb
\n\tWHEREAS the Minitonas Library Committee was created primarily for the purpose of planning and fundraising for the renovations to the building that is now the Minitonas Library;
\n\tAND WHEREAS the final phase of the renovations was completed in 2010, and the committee has not met for several years;
\n\tTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Minitonas Library Committee shall hereby be dissolved, a letter of thanks provided to each committee member, and a plaque displayed in the Minitonas Library commemorating the efforts of the committee members.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
11.\tJ. Caruk \u2013 W. Robb
\n\tWHEREAS the attached offer to purchase was received by the Town of Minitonas, \tand;
\n\tWHEREAS the municipality intends to sell the property known as Lot 30, Plan 3131;
\n\tTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Minitonas Town Council does \thereby approve the sale of the aforementioned lot under the terms and conditions attached hereto as Schedule \u2018A\u2019.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
12.\tS. Windsor – D. Bartel
\n\tWHEREAS the Minitonas Town Council has made a review of the Water\/Sewer Connections being held in an Accounts Receivable for the municipality, and;
\n\tWHEREAS it has been determined that there are properties listed that will not be developed or have been previously developed and the funds will therefore not be collected in future years;
\n\t THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do hereby intend to write off these accounts in the Utility Operating Budget for 2013 as indicated on the attached list.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
13.\tW. Robb \u2013 S. Windsor
\n\tWHEREAS the Minitonas Town Council has established an award to recognize special volunteer efforts in the Town of Minitonas;
\n\tTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council shall make available \tapplications for nominations for the \u2018Town of Minitonas Volunteer Award\u2019 beginning April 1st, 2013;
\n\tBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the deadline for submission shall be set at June 14th, 2013 and shall be presented at the July 1st \u2018Canada Day\u2019 Pancake Breakfast.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
14.\tD. Bartel \u2013 J. Caruk
\n\tWHEREAS the Town Council has received notice that the delegation from MTS Allstream Inc. was not able to attend this evening\u2019s meeting, and;
\n\tWHEREAS the state of local wireless service is an important issue for our municipality;
\n\tTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do hereby agree to receive a delegation from representatives of MTS Allstream Inc. on April 3rd, 2013 at 7:00 \tpm and invite the Council of the RM of Minitonas to join the Town Council for the presentation.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
15.\tS. Windsor \u2013 W. Robb
\n\tWHEREAS the Council of the Town of Minitonas has reviewed and is in agreement with the contents of the proposed Code of Conduct for Council as \tpresented by the CAO;
\n\tTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do hereby agree to adopt the attached \u2018Town of Minitonas-Council Code of Conduct\u2019;
\n\tBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the aforementioned document shall be presented to each member of council to be signed and held on file at the Municipal Office.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n
16.\tS. Windsor \u2013 D. Bartel
\n\tRESOLVED THAT the RCMP Report for 2013-2014 presented by Detachment Commander, Clifford McKay to the Minitonas Town Council shall be approved as submitted, and;
\n\tBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and CAO shall be authorized to sign the Acknowledgement of Consultation on behalf of the municipality.
\n\tCarried. <\/p>\n
17.\tW. Robb \u2013 S. Windsor
\n\tRESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 10:30pm to meet again for the next regular meeting of Council to be held on the 3rd day of April, 2013 AD at 7:00 pm.
\n\tCarried.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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