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AGENDA M D OF KNEEHILL ANNUAL MEETING APRIL 6TH, 1992
9.00 A M to 12 Noon Open House - Office and Shop
Shop Display
Public Works Machinery,
Ambulance and Fire Truck
A.S.B. Conservation and Rental Equipment
Costs to run Gravel Truck, Snow
Plow, Grader, Paving Machine, etc
office-
Assessment Information - Edward Dunay
Financial Statement Review
Organizational Policies - John C Jeffery
A S B Slide - Art Thomas
12.00 Noon
Light Lunch at Three Hills Community Center
1.30 P.M
Call to Order by Municipal Administrator
1.35 P M
Election of Chairman
1.40 P M.
Introduction of Officials
Reeve and Councillors Reports
3.00 P M
FCSS Report from Family Resource Workers
3.10 P M
Other reports - School Division
3.30 P M
General Questions
4.30 P M
Reeve's Concluding Remarks and Adjournment
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The 1992 annual meeting was held on Monday, April 6th,
1992, commencing at 1.30 P M
It is to be noted the Council held an open house in the
morning to provide interested ratepayers with the
opportunity of touring both the office and the main shop
and the opportunity of discussing with M D employees and
councillors any facet of the M.D. operation
A light lunch was served to interested ratepayers at noon
in the Three Hills Community Center and the Councillors
provided the lunch at their personal expense
The following were present for the annual meeting in the
afternoon.
Reeve Richard A Marz
Councillors J Finlay Code, Otto Hoff, Robert E. Boake,
Harold Mueller, Richard M Vickery and Lawrence Hogg.
John C Jeffery, C.L.G M , Municipal Administrator
Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Assistant Administrator was present
and recorded the minutes
James Ablett, from the firm of Kangas, Ablett, Auditors for
the M D of Kneehill
Various other employees of the M D of Kneehill including
Oris Rodger, Lonnie McCook, Alex Cunningham, Art Thomas,
Edward Dunay and Herman Martens.
Mrs Maureen Kubenic, Chairperson for the Three Hills
School Division, and Stan Price, Trustee for the School
Division, Bert Adrian, Administrator and Ed Skuba, School
Superintendent
Former Councillors, Gilbert A Berdahl, Ralph W. Brown,
Ralph Loosmore and Bruce Hastie
Various ratepayers as per the register filed with these
minutes
Tim Shearlaw and Judy Watson, Representatives from the
Three Hills Capital
Mr Jeffery called the meeting to order and requested
nominations for a chairperson for the meeting
Bruce Hastie nominated Ralph Brown as Chairman
As no further nominations were forthcoming, Mr Brown was
declared elected as Chairman for the meeting by acclamation
and he took charge of the meeting
Mr Brown expressed thanks to the council members for
providing such a good lunch for the ratepayers
Mr Brown called on Reeve Marz to introduce the councillors
and administrative staft
Reeve Marz did so and he also extended a welcome to the
School Division Chairperson Mrs Kubenic and Trustee Stan
Price
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Reeve Marz advised the meeting that Mrs Kubenic and her
husband are moving to Westlock soon, and noted the M D 's
loss will be Westlock's gain
Mr Marz gave a report to the meeting as follows
Been a honour to serve as Reeve for the last five months
Reviewed the added responsibility and noted Council had
undertaken an ambitious road program in the past two years
in order to capitalize on the Provincial Government
secondary road program The M D has completed 70% of its
secondary roads under the provincial program which is the
highest percentage in Alberta
Discussed the actual costs for road construction undertaken
by the M D as compared to government rates and noted our
crews operate at 66% of government rate
Reviewed the proposed 1992 road program and noted if the
negotiations with Alberta Transportation regarding
completion of SR 836 are successful, this program may be
put off for a year or so
Noted the M D. has been impacted by having to assume
responsibility for bridge inspections, the loss of the
utility officer grant program, and by the G S T. With
these added costs it has been difficult to maintain the
mill rate
Reviewed the tax arrears situation and noted the Council
had passed an early incentive payment bylaw for 1993 and
changed the amount of the penalty rates for 1992
Noted the direction from the last annual meeting was to
donate to Stars - this was done - $1500 00 and for the M.D
to put up township road signs This was not done due to
the high cost - about $200,000.00. Perhaps this could be
looked at later if requested again by the ratepayers
Mr Marz then moved adoption of his report
Vote was taken - and the motion carried
The councillors then gave reports about the committees they
are responsible for and work they have done over the past
year
J Finlay Code - One priority was to develop SR 836 - and
hope this will be done Gravel a problem - have stocked
piled enough to last for about six years at a site near the
Kneehill Creek Sit on the Drumheller Hospital Board -
working on the new hospital plans - cost abour $35 million
- built in two phases - 110 beds should be built in about 2
years Drumheller Health Unit has budgetary problems,
funding cutbacks, good home care program - about 400 on the
program Provide a good service for the money and staff
available.
Otto Hoff - Chairman for the A S B and gave a report
about the activities of the Service Board Noted there is
no D H E in our area and have asked the Province to look
at filling that position
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Sit on the Parks and Cemteries Committee, reviewed Keivers
Lake and Swalwell Dam and noted the cemeteries which are
looked after by the M D
Sit on the Palliser Regional Planning Commission Board and
reviewed his duties for the commission.
Is a member of the M D road committee to review completed
road projects and complaints received
As Deputy Reeve is a member of the M D disaster service
committee
Obtain backsloping agreements for road projects in his area
Sit on the M D executive committee and has been appointed
by the Province to the Alberta Agricultural Development
Corporation Appeal Board.
Sit on the Kneehill Community Resource Board, and is a
member of the M.D. Development Appeal Board
Mr Hoff advised the ratepayers it is his intention to step
down this year but if there is no nominations received he
would likely let his name stand
Robert E Boake - reviewed his involvement with the
Drumheller and District Solid Waste Association - when
the association was set up, the costs incurred and
population served
Harold Mueller - Introduced the three workers who have been
hired to work as community resource workers under the area
Family and Community Support Services program - Chris
Voki.ns, Shelley Jackson and Wanda Moar
Reviewed the reasons the service was set up
Noted he sits on the Golden Hills Lodge Board, as well as
the M D Community Tourism Action Committee, Big Country
Tourist Association
Have been successful in getting the Bleriot Hill road
project done, and last year the Orkney Hill road project
was done This road is a vital link for the south east
area of the M D The balance of the SR 837 hopefully will
be done in 1992 These road projects were funded by the
Province.
Sit on the Three Hills Recreation Board
Noted as he is moving to Drumheller soon, will not seek
re- election this fall. Has been a privilege to serve
the best area in the M D and the easiest people to
satisfy
Has been able to have the alignment of SR 836 changed on
SR 583 to 1 mile east of the Ghost Pine Store Also
hopefully SR 583 will be based coursed this year to Hugo's
corner, as well as SR 837
Richard M Vickery - Worked for M D for 17 years before
being elected as councillor Nice to see some faces he
recognizes Works on the Budget committee, the capital
committee, is a member of the Torrington Recreation Board,
M D of Kneehill Municipal Planning Commission, FCSS north
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zone committee, Further Education and the M D. safety
committee Worked on reviewed of the M D tax penalty
by -law Reviewed for the ratepayers the changes
to the M D penalty by -law and the early incentive bonus
Lawrence Hogg - Sit on the North Zone Committee for FCSS,
Trochu Recreation Board, Road Committee, Capital Purchase
Committee, Provincial Fire Committee, Parks and Cemeteries,
Keda, Safety and Employee Committee and other
committees set up by council
Worked on completion of the Buffalo Jump Park Road and the
South Huxley Road - which was contracted
R A Marz - Sit on Budget Committee, as Reeve is on the
Alberta Disaster Services committee, Three Hills Seed
Plant, Central Zone for FCSS as well as the Kneehill
Community Resource Board, Chairman of the Development
Appeal Board, and sit on the Central Association of AAMD &
C Represent the M D on the KEDA committee, and the
Kneehill Ambulance board
The 1973 Olds ambulance raffle raised about $3000 00 for
new equipment
Noted the KEDA committee was formed to try to attract
business to the area with a specific project in mind As
Dick Sommerville s contract runs out at the end of April a
meeting of all councils will be held on April 16th to
determine the future of the committee
Mr Mueller was then called on to introduce the Community
Resource Workers and the workers reported to the meeting on
the activities and work they are doing The expressed
their thanks to the M D for their continued support of the
program
Mr Mueller expressed thanks to the workers for taking time
to come to this meeting
Mrs Maureen Kubenic then gave a report on behalf of the
Three Hills School Division
She noted as she will be moving away from the area the
position of trustee for her area will be open this fall
The meeting was then open for general questions from the
ratepayers
1 Howard Boles - From the graph in the paper it appears
38% of the revenue comes from the industrial base and 30%
from the farm land base How much of the uncollected
taxes owing this year came from the industrial area and how
much from farm land
R A Marz - the $638,000 increase in uncollected taxes
represents about $50,000 from farm land and the bulk from
industry.
2 Bruce Hastie - Penalties are up over last year. M D
collected $95,000 more in penalties over last year
Disagree Council should implement a discount dust to help
the rich Why did Council increase the penalties
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Mr Jeffery- The revenue from penalties is $95,000 over
budget but alot of it is still owing With regard to the
early incentive payment felt this was a good way to
increase the cash flow for the M D As the payments must
be received before the end of March will know exactly how
much should be budgeted for to offset the early incentive
payments given
3. Allen Becker. When you give a discount you have to
charge someone else more to make up for it. Has any steps
being taken to collect the outstanding taxes from
industry
Mr. Jeffery- When your taxes are two or more years in
arrears action is then taken. Same procedure for
commercial or farm land Treated the same way
4 Allen Becker How much will 4% early incentive payment
affect the budget
Mr Jeffery - It could cost up to 4% of $8 Million dollars
if all ratepayers took advantage of it We will know by
March 31st how much it will cost. If we give out an early
incentive payment the costs must be included in the
budget Hopefully it will bring the money in in March
rather than in September
With regard to the penalties we budgeted $48,000.00 and the
penalties levied were actually $143,000.00 However some
of the penalties have yet to be collected
Mr Ablett from Kangas, Ablett, accountant for the M D
spoke to the meeting and advised that under the accrual
accounting method penalties are recorded in the books when
levied, but if the taxes are not paid neither will the
penalties The outstanding penalties form part of the
taxes receivable at the year end
4. William Jones. My concern is spending over the past 5
years If it continues our taxes will increase If
Council can't cut spending the ratepayers will have to
R A Marz• We can cut taxes at the next meeting We
would like some direction from the people - what programs
do you want to cut out? Municipal Mill rate has not risen
in two years - to cut the mill rate will require a decrease
in services The M D has absorbed over $200,000
plus just in normal business costs without increasing taxes
because of G S.T , fuel costs etc It is hard to hold the
mill rate without cutting services The direction from the
divisional meetings last year was to spend more money by
donating to Stars and to put up township road signs
5 Ralph Loosmore See you are planning to fix roads in
the Twinning area - Leave them alone give us a patrol once
in awhile
6. Stan Boles: Reserves are $600,000 00 actual
$400,000 00 - what happened to the difference
Mr Jeffery - We actually budgeted to use $600,000 00 from
reserves but required only $400,000.00 M D has a total
of 1 3 Million reserves and we draw from those reserves
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7 Doug Kaiser - My taxes went from $1198 00 to just about
$2000 00 Using the M D garbage disposal site is my only
service - Why are my taxes so high
Edward Dunay- Suggested Mr Kaiser meet with him in the
office to review his individual assessment records Noted
under the new general assessment 3 acres of any site with a
residence is assessed at market value, only a residence on
a farm is assessable, but on acreages all
buildings could be assessed, use provincial rates
for all assessments The total assessment in the M D for
farm land under the new assessment rules has gone down,
acreages did not change much, and industrial assessment base
went up 38% Discussed the residential exemption and that a
person has to have sufficient farm land to offset the
residential assessment
Mr Kaiser suggested there should be more information
provided on the assessment slip so they could see what
their taxes would be
Mr Dunay noted it is hard to show the mill rate on the
assessment slip as the assessment slip must be sent out
before the end of March and the budget is not yet set by
Council at that time
8 Elmer Hiller - Can not understand why my
assessment has gone way up on the home quarter and the
assessment on my wife's land had gone down
Why is there such a difference?
Mr Dunay suggested Mr Hiller come into the office and
review his assessment with him
He noted it could be up because of the residence assessment
or the 3 acre site value
9 Keith Doerksen The taxes in the County of Red Deer
are much less than this area - about 1 /3rd less
There must be some way to cut costs - perhaps School
Division should take a look at their costs - school buses,
etc
Mr Dunay and Mr Marz spoke on this matter
Noted it is hard to compare the M D assessment
base with other areas - they may have more industrial
assessment There are many reasons, the County has the
Joffre gas plant
Mr Doerksen noted he just wanted to know why there taxes
are so much less
Mr Marz noted can not advise about the difference now
but could provide him with more information later
Mr Vickery advised Mr Doerksen the County of Parkland
received $17 million dollars from Transalta Utilities
alone If there is an industrial base it generates alot of
money for a municipality
Mr Hoff noted the County of Wheatland get alot of tax
revenue from the Carseland fertilizer plant His quarter
in Wheatland across the road is $500 00 +- and his quarter
in Kneehill is $800 00 + -.
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They likely get double the revenue from industrial that
Kneehill does
10. Stuart Metson: Instead of trying to raise revenue -
cut costs Does the County of Red Deer own their own gravel
truck fleet, graders, etc Road Committee should drive
around the area in an empty grain truck - not good
Mr. Hoff - our roads will stand up to roads in other areas
When our gravel trucks have so many kilometers on them we
have to repair or replace them After so many years it is
cheaper to replace them then repair
We are in favour of keeping our own equipment as it employs
people in the area You can get a contractor, but they
will charge alot more than doing the work with our own
equipment
If the negotiations with Alberta Transportation are
successful our crews will be doing work on the secondary
road system which will make money for the M D
11 Allen Becker- I live on a road near the feed lot -
you should build some roads in to that facility We pay
for our own dust control - we do need some roads
We all complain but you will have to cut corners
Council should check on the use of lagoons for intensive
operations
We need some roads - maybe the M D should sell some
equipment and contract the work out
Mr Brown if we work for Alberta Transportation the
machinery will be making money and not costing money
12 Howard Boles-
industrial base was
industrial base has
see a short fall in
have to transfer th,
have a problem
Before only land was taxed, then
assessed, and from then on the
expanded If industry fails we will
our tax revenue and if you are going to
a tax burden to the land, everyone will
13 Bruce Boles Perhaps you should keep your machinery
longer - use old stuff and repair it - you do not need to
drive new stuff.
Mr Mueller - a committee has looked at streamlining the
M D operation We will take steps to cut some costs.
Perhaps in a month's time more .information will be available
We cannot cut all the taxes - the school division
requisition comes to us and it is passed on to you - it
goes up every year
The School Board is faced with dealing with unions - about
85% of their costs goes into salaries and wages
14 Wayne Stankievech• Times were tough last year Did
not need to spend all that money on the building
What did the building cost?
Otto Hoff Building had to be fixed
R A Marz The building costs in the financial statement
shows $1,016,049 That cost includes the value of the
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renovations to the Weich building used as a temporary
office After adjustments costs were $900,551 00
Reviewed history of the building since inception of the M D
and original cost of the building compared to costs today
There was discussion about the landscaping for the
building, costs for same, and costs for landscaping the
Three Hills Seed Plant yard
15 Wayne Stankievech• Roads are a problem - Gravel
shortage in the area - too much going into the ditches
Fisher Davidson road does need Oust control -
Traffic volume on this road was discussed
16 Allen Becker What is traffic count on the Grainger
Road
He was advised traffic counts were not not available today
but more information could be obtained for him
17 Len McCook Why is School Division not more
accountable for their spending What would happen
if the M D became a county?
If you were responsible perhaps there would be more
restraint
Also the grading system - why not give control of the
graders back to the Public Works Superintendent He is
more capable of deciding which roads need grading.
The new road in our area was finished last June - we did
not see a grader on it until this spring.
See the grader on the highway which is not needed Our
grader man has the highest number of hours, but would like
to know where he is. Perhaps he should be replaced
Mr Hogg- The grader operators' time sheets and maps are
available for you to see any time There are many roads
which require work Some roads are hard to keep in shape.
I am sure you will find the grader operator did work on
your road. We can review his maps
Perhaps responsibility for the grader operators should be
turned over to Public Works superintendent totally, but the
councillor is usually who a ratepayer will contact when you
have a problem
If you want full contracting we will listen
Mr McCook The grader operator used to get around, now we
don't see an operator - only once or twice a year
It was noted because of the wider roads it takes more time
to grade the roads - it takes three passes now on some
instead of two
Also the graders do some private work for ratepayers which
may take them away from working on the roads
Traffic is increasing and weight is increasing - takes more
time to maintain the roads today
Mr Brown- Discussed the concept of the County System
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Noted there are 30 counties in Alberta - ratepayers have to
Mr Marz• Before you make a motion that will direct this
council to go to contracting you better be sure you
understand what is going on We are purchasing machinery
cheaper than a contractor and we do not have to make a
profit We are beating contracting prices
Mr Mueller. I have always been a supporter of us doing
work with our own trucks and crews He reviewed cost per
cubic meter of dirt moved for three different M D road
projects and price per cubic meter for contracted jobs.
ask for a change from municipality to a county system
18 Ralph Loosmore Should not build roads so wide
What about bridge markers - some are laying on the roads -
posts are not set deep enough or should be tied to the
bridges
Mr Hoff Secondary roads are built to government
standards which makes them wider People have bigger
equipment and tractors - roads have to be wider
19 Bruce Boles - perhaps you do not need the roads
up- graded
20 Esther Neher. How are the Hutterites taxed - are they
taxed on a commercial basis They should be taxed in a
different way Do they have all the same privileges as the
rest of us7
Mr. Dunay: Hutterian Brethren land is classed as a farm -
3 acres are assessed at market value on a farm - they have
a market value on 10 acres due to the larger residential
site They are assessed same as any farmer - no different
than a farmer who does custom work, a custom feed lot, and
their houses are assessed and have the $40,000 00 exemption
for the first residence and $20,000.00 for each additional
resi.decne
Mrs. Neher. How many colonies in M D and how many are
coming?
Mr. Dunay. There are only two with residences in our area
and a 3rd one may be constructed south of Carbon There
are four or five colonies who own land in the M D
Mr Mueller advised the meeting that Colonies may be taxed
an additional $2000 00 per child for the number of students
their school is below the provincial student - teacher
ratio This information is provided to the M D by the
School Division and the money collected along with their
taxes
21 Harold King - Office building is still my concern
300 people at a meeting last year Some felt the M D
should not spend more than $400,000 00 but were advised no
motions could be made About 99% of the people at the
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Council did nothing to cut back on the office and it was
totally against the people's wishes We want you to cut
back Alot of people feel you should go to contracting
Some areas feel it is good, others do not If we pass a
motion today at this meeting what will Council do about it
Mr Marz• Before you make a motion that will direct this
council to go to contracting you better be sure you
understand what is going on We are purchasing machinery
cheaper than a contractor and we do not have to make a
profit We are beating contracting prices
Mr Mueller. I have always been a supporter of us doing
work with our own trucks and crews He reviewed cost per
cubic meter of dirt moved for three different M D road
projects and price per cubic meter for contracted jobs.
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He noted the office has comparison figures available for
the people to review if they wish.
Bruce Boles. If everything included in that road building
cost - half tons, office costs etc?
Mr Mueller - costs from the shop and light trucks yes
Mr Jeffery - there is no administration costs included
Harold King- Paper showed figures of $97,000 +- for M D
projects and $79,000 +- for contracting Does it not cost
more to build a road to secondary standards?
Mr Marz Yes The figures used in the paper are
government rates, but our crews have averaged 62% less than
government rates
Question. Are a portion of the foreman s wages attributed
to road projects
Yes
Harold King. What about administration expenses - there is
alot of expenses in that office
Mr Marz None of the administration costs are costed to
contractor's jobs either
Harold King The road from Sarcee Butte to Froleks has not
been completed as yet.
My suggestion is the M D should go to total contracting
I have no way of knowing if this is the way to go, but most
of the problem is with grading How about getting rid of
our graders and contracting all the grading work this
year Then if people are not happy you can get rid of that
grader
Mr. Marz* We have talked to alot of municipalities in
Alberta and in other provinces and find the most frequent
complaint people have is about graders and the condition of
the roads. We had one situation where we switched
operators for two or three weeks and the complaints did not
go down. We try to strike a happy medium We always get
lots of advice and different advice from different people
on how the grading should be down Any ratepayer is
welcome to ride with any graderman to see how they do it
and tell them how to improve their grading
There was discussion about the washboards in the roads
Harold King If someone made a motion would you try it
with contracted graders? What would Council do?
Mr Marz We do hire private gravel trucks at 10% less
than government rates
I would hope people would know what they were doing before
making that motion
Harold King. What would Council do?
Mr Marz. I do not know
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Stan Boles. - Perhaps we should adjourn this meeting today
to another day - none of this has been sorted out and until
we can price out the work and the ratepayers get more
information - perhaps Council should get some figures and
bring more information to the people
There are alot of people who are not present
I am mad about my assessment, but we cannot do anything
about that as it is set by all municipalities
Pehaps there should be a vote on selling the equipment and
graders Should have another meeting later
After discussion Stan Boles made the following motion
Moved this meeting not be adjourned today and another
meeting be held another day so more ratepayers could be
and Council can obtain more prices about contracting and
more information about assessment, mill rates and taxes from
other areas
Seconded by George Kopulas
Marj Vetter I am opposed to this motion Some people are
playing games - we will fire all these people and what would
happen to them There is nothing wrong with people working
for the M D
Dale Moran: How many people have crunched the numbers - if
they work great - we have men hired on - let them go - but
there is also the social aspects to be considered People
will be out of work Contracting may save some money, but
you must know before you make such a decision. Compare
the social side to the dollar side The employees have
families too There are pros and cons on both side
Lloyd Penner My concern is if this meeting is continued
and a motion is to be made about contracting, every
ratepayer should be advised about the possible decision
that could be made as everyone might not agree with that
decision
Harold King- There is $600,000 unpaid taxes - and the rest
of us will have to pay an additional 17% to cover this
loss We are going to be short
It was noted Mr King's comments were not related to
the motion on the floor.
Bruce Boles I am in favour of continuing this meeting
at a later date
Allen Becker: Things are moving pretty fast Perhaps
Council should sell half of the graders
this year and see what happens next year
Mr Marz We have informed you of the prices of our own
crews vs contracting on the road crew and gravel trucks
but you do not seem to accept these figures If we get
information to compare our graders to contracting a grader
would you accept that information? Will everyone here
today come to the next meeting or will only a small group
show up to provide direction to Council?
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Mr Brown - the field is not level between contractors and
M.D. crews In the past it was cheaper for the M D to
own their own machinery
Glen Stankevich. There is a motion on the floor - call the
question.
Mr Brown Mr Boles - do you wish to close the debate
Stan Boles Call the question
A show of hands was called for
Those in favour and then those opposed
Mr Loosmore and Mr Berdahl were requested to re count the
votes
Motion was declared carried
Harold King My last comment is the Councillors seem to be
dedicated to their employees - Perhaps they must be
dedicated to the ratepayers
Mr Brown. This is an election year
Bruce Hastie With regard to the M
the M D start borrowing money last
July?
Some people have the idea we have mi
M D does not have money set aside
are borrowing money and there is no
Isn't that correct?
D reserves - when did
year about June or
Dney set aside but the
After June or July you
reserve account left
Mr Jeffery Yes, the reserves represent all the M D
assets, money, land, inventory
George Kopulus• How much land do the Hutterites own?
Use to be about 3%
Comment now about 13%
The gravel you put on the roads has too much rock and not
enough sand That is why there is so much washboard
What is the good of building more roads, maintain the ones
you have Cut out the washboards
Use to have this meeting in March, now come it is so late
this year?
Mr Marz This was the only date left, it was changed
three times The annual meeting must be held no later than
April 30th
George Kopulus• Make sure it is held in March next year
Ralph Loosmore. With regard to the Hutterites statistics
use to be about 3 6% owned in the Province, so in 28 years
they have not increased too much
Question When do you want to adjourn this meeting to?
Morris Charleton. What is your policy regarding survey
stakes?
There was discusison regarding a problem Mr Charleton has
with survey stakes as he felt he was losing 16 1/2 feet of
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Mr Brown You will have to arrange to have your land
surveyed if you feel there is a problem.
Lloyd Penner- When will the recessed meeting be held
Mr Hastie moved Council pick another date for the
continuation of this meeting.
Mr Loosmore seconded the motion
Motion was Carried
Wayne Stankevech• How much will the 1 mile of road through
Sharples cost?
Do you have an estimate of costs for that one mile of road
Mr. Code. No, preliminary engineering has been done, but
costs are not available as yet The bridge will cost over
$1 Million dollars
Mr Stankevech The cost of the bridge would not be
incurred by the M D ?
Mr Code Yes that is right, it would be provincial cost
The total cost would be covered by the Province
Bruce Boles- Would like to see more annual meetings,
divisional meetings are a waste of time
Mr Marz then gave his closing remarks. This is municipal
involvement week, glad to see everyone out for this meeting,
what better way to be involved as this is an election year
As you have heard Council Mueller and Chairperson Maureen
Kubenic will not be running for re- election Also
Councillor Code has indicated he will not seek re- election
I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for the
years of service to the people 9 years for Mr. Code and Mr.
Mueller, and 6 years for Mrs Kubenic
If you are considering running for office as councillor or
trustee get more information about what is involved
We have information at the office about the duties of a
councillor
Mr Marz expressed thanks to the people for coming
Mr Mueller thanked I the ratepayers for their support over
the past 9 years
Victor Moran - moved this meeting do now adjourn to a later
date to be set by Council
Motion was carried
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