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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 27th day of October, 2020 at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\nRegular 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 27th day of October, 2020 at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n
Present:
\nReeve: William Galloway
\nCouncillors: Carrie Blosha
\nGlen Foster
\nBill Gade
\nMatt Wills
\nTyler Kushniryk (Via phone)
\nDarryl Pierrepont
\nAdmin: Donna Potts Newspaper: Jeremy Bergen<\/p>\n
Delegations: 7:15 pm RM of Livingston \u2013 Fire Protection (Mark Maga & Kelly Ray)
\nAdditions to the Agenda: Added to Discussion: 9.4 Trick or Treat Notice regarding COVID and ; 9.5 LUD Committee Meeting ;
\nAdded to In Camera – 13.3 Water<\/p>\n
1. BILL GADE
\nDARRYL PIERREPONT
\nRESOLVED that the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council held this 27th day of October, 2020 shall be adopted as amended.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
2. CARRIE BLOSHA
\nDARRYL PIERREPONT
\nRESOLVED that the minutes for the Regular Council Meeting and Public Hearing of Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West held on October 13th, 2020 shall be approved as circulated.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
3. DARRYL PIERREPONT
\nGLEN FOSTER
\nRESOLVED that we do hereby agree to promote and approve the new Working Alone Policy, as attached and bring awareness of said policy to the employees;
\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we shall make every effort to support the Working Along Policy as adopted by the members of Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
4. DARRYL PIERREPONT
\nMATT WILLS
\nRESOLVED that we do hereby agree to promote and approve the new Safety Inspection Policy.
\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we shall make every effort to support the Safety Inspection Policy as adopted by the members of Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
5. MATT WILLS
\nGLEN FOSTER
\nWHEREAS the Safety Committee doesn\u2019t have enough \u2013 staff to manager ratio to sustain having a Committee;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we do hereby approve the closing of the Safety Committee, and support that the Safety Coordinator will send all recommendations through the CAO, to then be forwarded to Council as required.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
6. GLEN FOSTER
\nDARRYL PIERREPONT
\nWHEREAS the Council members\u2019 Code of Conduct was passed by Resolution of Council Number 14 on January 5, 2015;
\nAND WHEREAS the Code of Conduct applies to all members of Council;
\nAND WHEREAS Council believes that Councillor Bill Gade has breached Article 4.2 under Article 4 \u2013 Rules of Conduct with his Face Book comments on or about October 14, 2020 which reads in part as follows:
\n\u201cIn my opinion the other members of Council simply aren\u2019t qualified to ensure the municipality follows the rules and stops wasting money by making simple mistakes that could be avoided with good management practices. Council\u2019s decision appears to in essence be to cut off their nose to spite their face. I fear that level of competence will continue under the new rules \u2013 with council having the green light to remove me from council for three months at a time to prevent me from telling the public what council has been up to with your tax dollars.\u201d
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council censure Councillor Gade for disrespectful comments and conduct;
\nAND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council request Councillor Gade to resign under Section 104(1) of the Municipal Act.
\nReeve \u2013 yes
\nKushniryk \u2013 yes
\nBlosha \u2013 yes
\nWills \u2013 yes
\nPierrepont \u2013 yes
\nFoster – yes<\/p>\n
7. MATT WILLS
\nCARRIE BLOSHA
\nWHEREAS Council deems it necessary and in the best interest of the municipality to enact a Code of Conduct By Law under the provisions of Section 84.1(1) of The Municipal Act;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By law Number 0083-20; being a By-Law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West to establish and regulate a code of conduct for members of Council be hereby given the second reading.
\nReeve Galloway \u2013 yes
\nTyler Kushniryk \u2013 yes
\nCarrie Blosha \u2013 yes
\nDarryl Pierrepont \u2013 yes
\nBill Gade \u2013 No
\nMatt Wills \u2013 yes
\nGlen Foster – yes
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
8. CARRIE BLOSHA
\nGLEN FOSTER
\nWHEREAS Council deems it necessary and in the best interest of the municipality to enact a Code of Conduct By Law under the provisions of Section 84.1(1) of The Municipal Act;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT By law Number 0083-20; being a By-Law of the Municipality of Swan Valley West to establish and regulate a code of conduct for members of Council be hereby given the third reading, signed by Reeve Galloway, and signed & sealed by the CAO.
\nReeve Galloway \u2013 yes
\nTyler Kushniryk \u2013 yes
\nCarrie Blosha \u2013 yes
\nDarryl Pierrepont \u2013 yes
\nBill Gade \u2013 Abstain
\nMatt Wills \u2013 yes
\nGlen Foster – yes
\nCarried.
\nReason for Abstaining: \u201cI don\u2019t believe that a woman who has been sexually harassed should be required to ask, what could potentially be an all male council, for permission to complain about her harasser.\u201d<\/p>\n
9. GLEN FOSTER
\nCARRIE FOSTER
\nWHEREAS the Municipality of Swan Valley West has received the amendments to the Emergency Plan;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we do hereby approve these Amendments submitted by Prairie Mountain Security, Stan Anderson.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
10. DARRYL PIERREPONT
\nCARRIE BLOSHA
\nWHEREAS the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #39 has requested Council\u2019s support for its application to the Community Foundation of Swan Valley Inc. for the purchase of a Sea Can for the storage of its annual Remembrance Day Ceremony goods and materials;
\nAND WHEREAS Council believes it to be in the best interest of the community to support the Legion\u2019s request;
\nTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize Reeve Galloway to send a letter of support to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #39 for the Legion\u2019s application to the Community Foundation of Swan Valley Inc. for the above noted purpose.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
11. MATT WILLS
\nBILL GADE
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West
\ndoes hereby approve the following payments:
\nGeneral Cheques #16437 to #16453
\nin the amount of $1,787,318.77
\nFor a Grand Total of $1,787,318.77
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
12. CARRIE BLOSHA
\nMATT WILLS
\nRESOLVED that the Council for the Municipality of Swan Valley West does hereby approve the following payments:
\nPayroll Payments #3347 to #3362
\nin the amount of $20,808.61
\nFor a Grand Total of $20,808.61
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
13. GLEN FOSTER
\nDARRYL PIERREPONT
\nRESOLVED that we do hereby accept the following verbal reports regarding Council Committees and Communications;
\n– T. Kushniryk: HR Mtg, Safety Mtg, Library Mtg, GPS Mtg
\n– C. Blosha: LUD Mtg, Safety Mtg
\n– M. Wills: HR Mtg, Safety Mtg, GPS Mtg
\n– D. Pierrepont: Settlement Services Mtg, HR Mtg
\n– B. Gade: LUD Mtg, Fire Dept Grant
\n– G. Foster: N\/A
\n– Reeve, Galloway: HR Mtg, SV Business Consortium
\n– ACAO\/FO, James Webb: N\/A (absent)
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
14. MATT WILLS
\nBILL GADE
\nRESOLVED 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;
\n13.1 Staffing
\n12.2 Crestview Bridge
\n12.3 Water
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
15. CARRIE BLOSHA
\nDARRYL PIERREPONT
\nRESOLVED that pursuant to Section 152(4) of The Municipal Act, this meeting shall be re-opened to the public.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
16. GLEN FOSTER
\nBILL GADE
\nRESOLVED 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 agenda items.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
17. GLEN FOSTER
\nCARRIE BLOSHA
\nBE IT RESOLVED that the Municipality of Swan Valley West instruct staff to apply for funding from the province for the Fire Protection Grant offered by the Province of Manitoba.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n
18. GLEN FOSTER
\nCARRIE BLOSHA
\nRESOLVED that this meeting shall now adjourn at 11:20 p.m.
\nBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the next meeting is Tuesday, November 10th, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
\nCarried.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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