Rural Council Clips - Feb. 6
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- Published on Friday, February 6, 2015
LUD Rapid City, Jan. 7: Orest Woloski was appointed chairman, Bonnie Wright was appointed secretary. Monthly indemnity will be $150, which includes one regular meeting per month; special meetings will be $18 per hour; mileage will be reimbursed at the provincial rate. Rapid City Cemetery rates were discussed and tabled for further discussion. The financial plan will be discussed at the next meeting, which will be held at the call of the chair.
LUD of Oak River, Jan. 13: Walter Froese was welcomed to the meeting as the newly-appointed Oakview councillor. One newly-made Christmas decoration was well received, hopefully money can be put in the financial plan to make more. Oak River car wash is up and running. Councillor’s indemnity will be $400 per year and $15 per hour while carrying out duties other than attending meetings, which are to be held the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. The current dog bylaw for Blanshard was reviewed, as was a draft bylaw used by Altona. A new bylaw to be drafted for the villages in RM of Oakview was discussed. A copy of Rapid City’s dog bylaw will be obtained. The next meeting is Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
RM of Oakview, Jan. 27: Another building inspector will be hired for Midwest Planning District; Brent Fortune and Kaye Wolstenholme were appointed as our directors to Midwest Planning District. The road committee reported on a cave-in around a culvert on Centreview Road (Ward 2); it has been marked and will be repaired. Councillor Walt Froese reported on the LUD of Oak River meeting he attended on Jan. 13; passing an animal control bylaw for Oakview was discussed. Councillor Neil Wilson reported on a water break that occurred in Rapid City and costs incurred for same. Ken Bayes was appointed to Rapid City Community Legion Gardens. The following representatives were appointed to Little Saskatchewan River Conservation District: Kaye Wolstenholme and John Thompson, subdistrict 72A, Upper Oak River; Gordon Paddock and Gary Stewart, subdistrict 72B, Lower Oak River; Gail Bridgeman and Ewan Common, subdistrict 82B, Lower Little Saskatchewan River; Larry Cardy and Jay Woloski, subdistrict 81B, Lower Central Little Saskatchewan River. The following gravel pits were registered for 2015 and fees paid: Krahn and McIntyre pits, Ward 3; NE 25-14-19, NE 13-13-20, SE 34-13-19 and NW 13-13-20, Ward 2. A local improvement plan has been drafted which involves the expending and borrowing of funds to repay Manitoba Water Services Board (MWSB) for deficits incurred at Oak River treatment plant for improvements that were charged to MWSB; therefore, a public hearing will be held at the Oakview office on Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. to present the plan for upgrades and MWSB operating deficits. Following a concern with soil borne diseases from snow-plow ridging, employees were authorized to ridge on private property only after written consent is received from the land owner and a waiver signed. Manitoba Association of Fire Chiefs membership for Jim Kuculym and Morley Cornish were paid. A phone line and Internet line will be installed at Rapid City fire hall. A policy is to be drafted for rates for services/snow removal at schools. Grant in aid for 2015 in Rapid City was applied for calcium chloride application on gravel roads in that town. A special service levy will be drafted for garbage pick-up in Oak River, Cardale and Rapid City. Council agreed to donate four two-night Rapid City Camping Passes to the 10th annual Rapid City fishing derby on Feb. 7 and to Rapid City and District Library’s 16th annual pie social rainbow auction on Feb. 8 (two passes for each event). Reeve Brent Fortune and CAO Diane Kuculym were authorized to attend a reeves and mayors meeting in Winnipeg on March 16. Wage recommendations from the personnel committee for casual/relief employees Morley Cornish and Ron Campbell and contract workers were accepted. Concern regarding property standards in Ward 2 was brought to the attention of council and will be discussed with our property standards inspector. Rolling River School Division will have a presentation of its budget on Feb. 25.
Finances: Morley Cornish will be paid $600 for being fire chief at Rapid City. Charges for a tax certificate will be $15. Rapid City Agricultural Society was granted $1,000. Cardale Community Rink Association was given $50 for mixed bonspiel prizes on Feb. 5-8. Town of Rapid City’s general account of $39,645.38 and utility account of $12,032.56 were passed for payment. RM of Saskatchewan’s account of $35,649.33 was passed for payment. RM of Blanshard’s account of $229,015.48 was passed for payment. RM of Oakview’s account of $25,016.93 and unpaid invoices of $4,907.40 were passed for payment. The next meeting is Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. in Oak River.
