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A Regular Meeting of Council of the Village of Benito was called to order at 7:00 pm on Tuesday January 14, 2014 in the Village Council Chambers. <\/p>\nA Regular Meeting of Council of the Village of Benito was called to order at 7:00 pm on Tuesday January 14, 2014 in the Village Council Chambers. <\/p>\n
Present: Mayor Meadows;
\nDeputy Mayor Scouten; <\/p>\n
Councilor Zebinski; Councilor Offenberger; Councilor Schneider<\/p>\n
Chief Administrative Officer ~ Pat Ellingson.<\/p>\n
\t \tMayor Meadows called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm<\/p>\n
1. \tZEBINSKI
\n \t\t\tSCOUTEN
\n \tRESOLVED that the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on December 10, 2013 be adopted as presented.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
2. \t\tSCHNEIDER
\n OFFENBERGER
\n RESOLVED that the agenda for the Regular meeting held on January 14, 2014 be adopted as presented.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
3.\t \tSCOUTEN
\n \t\t\tSCHNEIDER
\nRESOLVED that the accounts numbered 25096 to 25195 in the amount totaling $67,032.98 be ratified as paid.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
4. \tSCOUTEN
\n \t\t\tZEBINSKI
\nWHEREAS the Village\u2019s Animal Control Officer has on numerous occasions, been contacted by Village residents to remove problem dogs from their properties; and
\nWHEREAS the Village of Benito has incurred costs when the Animal Control Officer has to respond to complaints regarding these dogs, which belong to rural residents, being at large in the Village;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the CAO be authorized to invoice the respective dog owners for the costs incurred.
\nCarried. \t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n
\t 5. \tOFFENBURGER
\n \t\t\tSCOUTEN
\nWHEREAS the Village of Benito and the Village of Arran entered into an agreement, signed by both municipalities in 2001, whereby the Benito Fire Department provided protection and assistance to the Village of Arran in the prevention and suppression of fires; and
\nWHEREAS the Village of Benito has deemed that the Fire Agreement has become outdated and in need of updating; and
\nWHEREAS the updated agreement was forwarded to the Village of Arran and has subsequently received approval and has been signed, sealed and dated by the authorized signatories of the Village of Arran;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Benito authorized the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer of the Village of Benito to sign, date and affix the seal of the Village of Benito to the aforementioned agreement to provide fire protection to the Village of Arran.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
6. \tSCHNEIDER
\n \t\t\tOFFENBERGER<\/p>\n
WHEREAS the Village of Benito and the R.M. of Livingston entered into an agreement, signed by both municipalities in 2001, whereby the Benito Fire Department provided protection and assistance to the to the R.M. of Livingston in the prevention and suppression of fires; and
\nWHEREAS the Village of Benito has deemed that the Fire Agreement has become outdated and in need of updating; and
\nWHEREAS the updated agreement was forwarded to the R.M. of Livingston and has subsequently received approval and has been signed, sealed and dated by the authorized signatories of the R.M. of Livingston;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Benito authorized the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer of the Village of Benito to sign, date and affix the seal of the Village of Benito to the aforementioned agreement to provide fire protection to the R.M. of Livingston.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
7. \tZEBINSKI
\n\t \t\t\tSCOUTEN
\nWHEREAS Bill 33, The Municipal Modernization Act, has been passed by the Legislative Assembly; and
\nWHEREAS The Municipal Modernization Act requires municipalities with fewer than 1,000 residents to develop an amalgamation plan jointly with their amalgamation partners; and
\nWHEREAS the Village of Benito has a population of less than 1,000 residents; and therefore must partner with the Rural Municipality of Swan River per the requirements of The Municipal Modernization Act; and
\nWHEREAS the councils of the Village of Benito and the Rual Municipality of Swan have met jointly to discuss and negotiate amalgamation issues; and
\nWHEREAS the two municipalities have prepared an amalgamation plan and the said amalgamation plan has met the requirements of The Municipal Modernization Act;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the council of the Village of Benito forward the attached amalgamation plan, along with the cover letter stating our strong objection to Forced Amalgamation, to the Department of Municipal Government for Final review and approval as legally required by Bill 33, The Municipal Modernization Act
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
\t 8. \t\tSCOUTEN
\n\t\tZEBINSKI
\nBE IT RESOLVED that the Village appoint Bernice Bowley of Winnipeg, Manitoba as the Village Solicitor for the Year 2014; and
\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that payment for service will be as per Schedule \u201cA\u201d attached hereto.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
9.\t\tSCHNEIDER
\n\t\t\tSCOUTEN
\nRESOLVED that the Village of Benito authorize payment of the balance of 2013 School Tax Levies as follows:
\n\t\tSwan Valley School Division Levy\t\t$7,851.84
\n\t\tProvincial Education Support Levy\t\t$1,836.00
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
\t10.\t\tZEBINSKI
\n\t\t\tSCOUTEN
\nRESOLVED that the year 2013 be the designated year with regards to the Village of Benito 2014 Tax Sale; and
\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT all properties with taxes owing for any portion of the year 2012 or prior shall be offered for sale by public auction at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday November 13, 2014 in order to recover tax arrears and all associated costs; and
\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Taxervice is hereby authorized to conduct the 2014 Tax Sale on behalf of the Village of Benito.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
11.\t\tOFFENBERGER
\n\t\t\tSCHNEIDER
\nRESOLVED that the Village of Benito make application to the Department of Transportation and Government Services for a 50\/50 Grant-In-Aid towards shaping and application of road stabilizer on Government Road Allowance from Highway 83 East to Main Street for an estimated cost of $1000.00.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
\t12. \t\tZEBINSKI
\n\t\t\tSCOUTEN
\nRESOLVED that the Village of Benito shall authorize the CAO to apply for two Summer Student positions under the Hometown Green Team Program for the period of May 1st, 2014 to August 31, 2014.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
13.\t\tSCHNEIDER
\n\t\t\tOFFENBERGER
\nRESOLVED that the Village of Benito authorize payment of invoices attached hereto as Schedule \u201cA\u201d.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
14.\t\tSCOUTEN
\n\t\tZEBINSKI
\nRESOLVED that the Village of Benito accept the quote attached hereto as Schedule \u201cA\u201d for repairs for the Ford C-600 Compactor truck.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
15.\t\tSCHNEIDER
\n\t\t\tSCOUTEN
\nRESOLVED that the annual Village of Benito ad be authorized for publication in the January Bundles of Joy supplement of the Star & Times.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
16. \t\tOFFENBERGER
\n\t\t\tZEBINSKI
\nWHEREAS the December employee overtime reports have been received and reviewed by council;
\nBE IT RESOLVED that the overtime hours recorded be accepted as presented and be approved for payment as attached hereto.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n
17.\t\tZEBINSKI
\n\t\t\tSCHNEIDER
\nRESOLVED that we do adjourn the Regular Meeting of Council at 10:30 pm.
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarried.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A Regular Meeting of Council of the Village of Benito was called to order at 7:00 pm on Tuesday January 14, 2014 in the Village Council Chambers. Present: Mayor Meadows; Deputy Mayor Scouten; Councilor Zebinski; Councilor Offenberger; Councilor Schneider Chief Administrative Officer ~ Pat Ellingson. Mayor Meadows called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-22793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-minutes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22793\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}