County of St. Paul No 19

Council Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:	Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Time:	2:30 A.m. - 2:30 A.m.
Location:	5015- 49 Avenue, St. Paul, AB T0A 3A4

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1.

Call to Order

The Special Meeting of the Council of the County of St. Paul was called to order by Reeve Steve Upham at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at the County Office, there being present the following:

Reeve Steve Upham
Councillor Darrell Younghans	Division 1
Councillor Kevin Wirsta	Division 2
Councillor Cliff Martin	Division 3
Councillor Maxine Fodness	Division 4
Councillor Dale Hedrick	Division 5
Sheila Kitz	CAO
Tim Mahdiuk	Director of Community Services
Kyle Attanasio	Director of Corporate Services
Phyllis Corbiere	Executive Assistant
Kaitlyn Kenney	Municipal Intern
Absent:
Councillor Laurent Amyotte	Division 6

2.

Acceptance of Agenda

• Resolution #SM20171220.1001

  to accept the agenda for the December 19, 2017 Special Meeting as presented.

  Carried

3.

Agenda Items

3.1

In Camera

• Resolution #SM20171220.1002

  that the meeting go in camera as per Sections 17 and 27 of the FOIP Act as it relates to compensation and legal items.

  Time:  2:32 p.m. 

  Carried
• Resolution #SM20171220.1003

  that the meeting return to an open meeting at 3:06 p.m. 

  Carried
• Resolution #SM20171220.1004

  to approve the letter to Mr. Norman Berlinguette in response to the questions he brought forward to the December 12th Council Meeting. 

  Carried
• Resolution #SM20171220.1005

  to write off $1,750 which was inadvertently not deducted from Councillors pay, as part of the reimbursement for their laptops, some of which included deductions from outgoing Councillors.

  Carried

3.2

Policy HR-21 - Overtime

• Resolution #SM20171220.1006

  to approve Overtime Policy HR-21, as per the recommendations of the policy committee, effective January 1, 2018.

  Carried

3.3

Policy HR-30 - Statutory and Declared Holidays

• Resolution #SM20171220.1007

  to approve Policy HR-30 with the following amendment, as per the recommendations of the Policy Committee, effective January 1, 2018.

  Carried

3.4

Policy HR-74 - Guaranteed Wage for Grader Operators

• Resolution #SM20171220.1008

  to approve Guaranteed Wage for Grader Operators Policy HR-74, as per the recommendations of the Policy Committee, effective January 1, 2018.

  Carried

3.5

Policy HR-113 - Leave of Absence

• Resolution #SM20171220.1009

  to approve Leave of Absence Policy HR-113 effective January 1, 2018, as per the recommendations of the Policy Committee.

  Carried

3.6

Results of Plebiscite from Fall Election

• Resolution #SM20171220.1010

  to accept the results from the plebiscite question "Are you in favor of the County of St. Paul No. 19 hiring peace officers to carry out traffic and bylaw enforcement activities within its boundaries to be funded from general municipal revenues" from the October 16, 2017 Municipal Election - In Favor-768; Against-1766.

  Carried

3.7

Utility Bylaw No. 2017-35

• Resolution #SM20171220.1011

  to give first reading to Utility Bylaw No. 2017-35.

  Carried
• Resolution #SM20171220.1012

   to give second reading to Bylaw No. 2017-35.

  Carried
• Resolution #SM20171220.1013

  to present Bylaw No. 2017-35 at this meeting for third and final reading.

  Carried Unamimously
• Resolution #SM20171220.1014

  to give third reading to Bylaw No. 2017-35.

  Carried

4.

Adjournment

Business on the agenda being concluded, Chairman S. Upham adjourned the meeting.  Time:  3:30 p.m. 

These minutes approved this 9th day of January, 2018. 

 

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Reeve                                                       Chief Administrative Officer