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Home My WebLink About2013-10-29 Organizational MeetingKNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL ORGANIZATION MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 29, 2013 MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 29, 2013 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF KNEEHILL COUNTY AT THE KNEEHILL COUNTY OFFICE, 232 MAIN STREET, THREE HILLS, ALBERTA. PRESENT: Division No. 5 Bob Long Division No. 1 Brian Holsworth Division No. 2 Carol Calhoun PRESENT Division No. 3 Jerry Wittstock Division No. 4 Glen Keiver Division No. 6 Ken Hoppins Division No. 7 Bobby Painter ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: CAO Al Hoggan Assistant CAO Laurie Watt Recording Secretary Carolyn Van der Kuil Director of Operations Pete McRae Director of Planning and Protective Services Jerry Brett Director of Finance Mike Morton CALL TO ORDER Call to Order Al Hoggan called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. OFFICIAL OATH 2.0 Official Oaths of Office for all Councillors Each Councillor completed his/her Oath of Office as Councillor for the Municipality of Kneehill County. REEVE 3.0 Election of Reeve for Ensuing Year Councillor Long was nominated for the position of Reeve. Councillor Long was acclaimed. Councillor Long was declared Reeve Of Kneehill County for the ensuing year, took the Oath of Office, and assumed the position of Chair. DEPUTY REEVE 4.0 Election of Deputy Reeve for Ensuing Year Councillor Holsworth, and Councillor Wittstock were nominated for the position of Deputy Reeve. 487/13 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council approve the use of secret ballot for the election of Deputy Reeve for the ensuing year. C ARRTF.I-) I WANTMIITTQT V KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL ORGANIZATION MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 29, 2013 A vote was taken by secret ballot. Councillor Wittstock was declared Deputy Reeve Of Kneehill County for the ensuing year, and took the Oath of Office. DESTROY BALLOTS 5.0 Resolution to Destroy Ballots 488/13 Councillor Holsworth moved that Council authorize the destruction of the used ballot forms. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Debi Moon, reporter for the Capital, entered the meeting at 9:00 a.m. REVIEW BYLAW 6.0 Review of Procedural Bylaw 41635 and Council Policies #1635 & POLICIES 489/13 Councillor Calhoun moved that Council confirm Bylaw #1635 to deal with the procedure for the transacting of business by the Council of Kneehill County. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY WEED, PEST, 7.0 Weed Inspector and Pest Inspector CONSERVATION INSPECTOR 490/13 Councillor Hoppins moved that Council approve the appointment of Kneehill County Agricultural Fieldman, Bowen Clausen and Kneehill County Assistant Agricultural Fieldman, Fallon Sherlock, as the Weed Inspectors, and Pest Inspectors for Kneehill County. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COMMITTEE 8.0 Council Appointments to Committees, Commissions and Boards APPOINTMENTS 491/13 Reeve Long moved that all Council members be part of the Agricultural Service Board Committee. CARRIED 1. Agricultural Service Board Composition: All of Council Ratepayer Member: Jim Eskeland, term expires Dec 31/13 Ratepayer Member: Robert Sich, term expires Dec 31/14 Ratepayer Member: Blaine Ferguson, term expires Dec 31/15 Agricultural Fieldman: Bowen Clausen Assistant Agricultural Fieldman: Fallon Sherlock Secretary to the Board, Carolyn Vander Kuil 2. Agricultural Appeal Board Same as SDAB 2 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL ORGANIZATION MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 29, 2013 3. Alberta Disaster services Committee Composition: Reeve, Deputy Reeve and CAO 4. AQUA 7 Council Member: Jerry Wittstock Alternate Member: Brian Holsworth 5. Canadian Badlands Ltd. Council Member:Bob Long Council Member or Member at Large: Brian Holsworth Council Member or Member at Large: Glen Keiver 6. Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) Council Member: Bob Long Alternate: Jerry Wittstock 7. Central Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (CAAMD&C) Executive Composition: Reeve, Deputy Reeve and CAO 8. Community Action Committee (Three Hills/Trochu/Elnora/Delburne/RCMP) Council Member: Ken Hoppins Alternate Member: Bobby Painter 9. Community Futures Wild Rose Council Member: Glen Keiver Alternate Member: Bobby Painter 10. Community Grants to Non -Profit Organizations Composition: All of Council — recommendations go to Council for approval. 11. Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee Council Member: Bob Long Alternate Member: Ken Hoppins Secretary: Carolyn Van der Kuil (appointed by CAO) 12. Drumheller Municipal Enforcement Committee Council Member: Brian Holsworth 13. Highway 21 Community Initiatives Society/Boomtown Trail Council Member: Glen Keiver Alternate Member: Bobby Painter 3 KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL ORGANIZATION MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 29, 2013 14. Inter -Municipal Local Assessment Review Board Bylaw #1654 Council Member: Ken Hoppins Member at Large: Murray Woods Clerk: Laurie Watt (appointed by Council) Alternate: Will Wolfe 15. Kneehill Ambulance Society Council Member: Carol Calhoun Alternate Member: Jerry Wittstock 16. Kneehill Housing Corporation Council Member: Brian Holsworth Council Member: Bobby Painter Alternate Member: Ken Hoppins 17. Kneehill Building Committee (New Committee) Composition: All of Council, and CAO 18. Kneehill Regional FCSS Board Council Member: Bob Long Alternate Member: Bobby Painter 19. Kneehill Regional Partnership Steering Committee Council Member: Brian Holsworth Alternate Member: Bob Long 20. Marigold Library System Council Member: Glen Keiver Alternate Member: Bobby Painter 21. Mayors/Reeves Liaison Committee Composition: Reeve, Deputy Reeve and CAO 22. Municipal Enforcement Services Committee Member at Large: Bill Zens 492/13 Reeve Long moved that all of Council be part of the Municipal Planning Commission. Councillor Calhoun moved a friendly amendment to be made to motion 492/13 to have five members of Council, two members at large and two Council alternates to comprise the Municipal Planning Commission. CARRIED 4 Initia s KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL ORGANIZATION MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 29, 2013 23. Municipal Planning Commission Council Member: Brian Holsworth Council Member: Bob Long Council Member: Bobby Painter Council Member:Jerry Wittstock Alternate Member: Carol Calhoun Alternate Member: Glen Keiver Member at Large: Rick Vickery Member at Large: Doug Herman Planner & Development Officers: Jerry Brett &Ted Traikovski Secretary to the Commission: Heather Kostrosky 24. Joint Inter -Municipal Planning Commission (Three Hills/Kneehill County) JMPC Council Member: Jerry Wittstock Council Member: Ken Hoppins Alternate Member: Carol Calhoun 25. Red Deer River Basin Advisory Committee/Red Deer River Municipal Users Group/South Saskatchewan River Basin Council Member: Jerry Wittstock Alternate Member: Bobby Painter 26. Red Deer River Watershed Advisory Committee Council Member: Bobby Painter Conservation Fieldman: Fallon Sherlock 27. St. Mary's Covenant Health Board Council Member: Bobby Painter 28. Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (Bylaw 1339) Members at Large: Dale Cameron Charlie Whatley Greg Cole Darcy Penner Charlie Christie Dallas Dau Bert Jackson Dale Moran Bill Zens Angus Park Steve Cullum Kent Knudsen Paul Devos 5 Initia KNEEHILL COUNTY COUNCIL ORGANIZATION MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 29, 2013 Vern Crawford Secretary to the Board: Laurie Watt (Appointed by the CAO) 29. Joint Inter -Municipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board — Three Hills/Kneehill County- ISDAB Same as SDAB Members Secretary: Laurie Watt (Appointed by the CAO) 30. Three Hills Municipal Airport Operating Committee Council Member: Glen Keiver Council Member: Bobby Painter 31. Waste Management & Recycling Committee (including Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management Association) Council Member: Carol Calhoun Alternate Member: Jerry Wittstock 493/13 Councillor Wittstock moved to approve the appointments to the above Committees and Boards. ADJOURNMENT Adiournment The meeting adjourned at 9:49 a.m. Reeve Al Hoggan CAO Con