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Home My WebLink About1956-04-03 Council (Organizational) MinutesJ .~.. J County of Newell No. 4 County Council Members present: Councillors In accordance with Section 39 (1) of the Municipal Districts Act 1954, the first meeting of the 1956 County Council alias held in the County Office in Brooks, Alberta, at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, ~.pril 3rd, 1956. .. Secretary Treasurer N. A. Shuttleworth J. Mortensen P. McAleese G. Douglass R4 Plumer W. Lokier H. Ockey R. Arrisozn K. Waraksa H. Scannell All Councillors were sworn and signed the declaration of Oath of Office. . . Moved by Councillor Waraksa that int. A. Shuttleworth he appointed ~ County Chairman. ~._._~_; ; _ ; , ,f,„<~ ""~ r :rr 't' i ~ - , ,µ i tC ~~~~ ~ c.J ~ Carried. / ~ ' r s ~' f;;~.at;ae.;;c~cynta.~s J Moved by Councillor Lokier, that J. Mortensen be appointed County Vice-Chairman. Carried„ i` Moved by Councillor Plumer, that Committee members rotate each. year to provide that no more than three of the previous years committee remain an that committee. Motion Lost. i . . Moved by Councillor Douglass, that the Municipal Committee members be tge same as in 1955. :Motion Lost. /~ . . Nominations fpr Municib~,l Committee. G. Douglass J. Mortensen N. Shuttleworth H. Ockey P. Mc,'91,eese W. Lokier April 3rd, 1956. . . . . by W. Lokier by H. Ockey by K. Waraksa by R. Arrison by J. Mortensen by H. Ockey Moved by Councillor Plumer that nominations cease. . . Carried. ~' - 2 - n+, ~~s.R-sr,.o~.i "CIPAL CVPPLIHS LiD. ~~~ - 2 - ~s a result of R. Ballots cast, the following were appointed to the Municipal Committee: Councillor Douglass Mortensen Shuttleworth McAleese. Moved by Councillor Waraksa, that J. Mortensen be Chairman of the Municipal Committee. Carried. . . Nominations for School Committee. N. Shuttleworth B. Plumer H. Ockey R. Arrison K. Waraksa W. Lokier by B. Plumer by H. Ockey by R. Arrison by .K- Waraksa by G. Douglass by H. Ockey Moved by Councillor Mortensen that nominations cease. Carried. /~ . . ,As a result of 9 Ballots cast the following were appointed to the School Committee; Councillor Plumer ~ --- - ,;, ° Arrison ~' _ Waraksa ~. ~ _r~;.,..~ ~, _°~~ Moved by Councillor Ockey, that B. Plumer be appointed Chairman, ~-' . . ,° i~~ 1 Moved by Councillor Asrison that H. Ockey be appointed Chairman. /' . . Moved by Councillor Waraksa that nominations cease. /: Caxried. . . As a result of 9 Ballots cast, Councillor Ockey was appointed j Chairman of the School Committee, . . Nominations for Agricultural Service Board. Ralph Arrison by P. McAleese W. Lokier by H. Ockey B. Plumer by N. Shuttleworth K. Waraksa by W. Lokier ~ Moved by Councillor Mortensen that nominations cease. . . Carried. / ,As a result of 9 Ballots cast the following were appointed to the Agricultural Service Board: Councillor R. Arrison ~ W. Lokier. By show of hands in the absence of the above members, Councillor Arrison was appointed Chairman of the .Agricultural Service Board. rm 1A~P-Sp.olal ~ I - 3 - iQPAL SUPPLIES LTD. ti ~~: r~ -3- Nominations for Medicine Hat Health Unit N. Shuttleworth by K. Waraksa W. Lokier by H. Qckey Moved by Councillor Mc~Al.eese that nominations cease. Carried . /" . . As a result of 9 Ballots cast, Councillor Shuttleworth was appointed to represent the County in the Medicine Hat Health Unit. . . Nominations for Civil Defence Committee. W~ Lokier by K. Waraksa K. Waraksa by W. Lokier Moved by Councillor Plumer that nominations cease. / Carried . . As a result of 9 Ballots cast, Councillor Lokier was appointed as f,~ Civil Def ence representative. . . i /G Moved by Councillor ~rrison, that the following representatives of the specified Town or Village be appointed to the School Committee: Village of Tilley C. 0. Colbens Village of Duchess, J. Henry - Village of Rosemary C. L. Norton Carried. ~ . . Moved by Councillor Arrison, that the following be appointed to the agricultural Service Board: Ira Lapp Province Representative G. Penner Farmer Representative G. Larson Farmer Representative Carried, j" • • i • Moved by Councillor arrison that the School Committee meetings be held on Monday of the first full week in each manth. Carried. ~= . . Moved by Councillor McAleese, that the Municipal Committee meetings be held on Tuesday of the first full dteek in each month. Carried, . . Moved by Councillor grrison that the County Council meetings be held on Friday of the first full week in each month. Carried. ~' . . Moved by Councillor Lokier that the resolution re Remuneration to Councillors attached to and forming part of the minutes of this meeting be passed. Carried, / I . t~.p-sp.a.~ 'AL fVPPLI83 LiD. tf +~ ~, ~ -4- Moved by Councillor Waraksa that the usual banking resolution authorizing the Chairman or Vice-Chairman together with the Secretary Treasurer to sign all cheques and official documents be passedr Carried. j . . . . Moved by Councillor Mc,i7.eese, that the firm of Harris & Fingarson, Brooks, be appointed as auditors for the County for 1956. Carried, i . . Tie following Councillors were appointed. as members of the C ourt of Revision: I3. Shuttleworth % J. Mortensen B. Plumer ~' H. Ockey f' P. McAleese. ~ Moved by K. Waraksa that Bylaw # 5~4. being a bylaw to duthorize the borrowing of ~ 300,000.00 during 1956 be given lst, 2nd and 3rd readings and finally passed. Carried Unan, . . Moved by Councillor Arrisonm that J. Mortensen be appointed as Public Welfare Officer for 1956. Carried. /~ . . Tenders to purchase the old Duchess School building, barn and coal shed were consmdered. - "~ f ,~ n {f • • • • s s 1 h .- ; Moved by Councillor Plumer that the old scho Duchess be sold to D. Havens for the sum of ~ 1500.00 cash, to be removed from the present site by August 31st, 1956. Carried. %~ . . . I~ved by Councillor Waraksa, that the berm and coal shed on the old school site at Duchess be sold to Ben Torkelson for ~ 120.00. Motion Lost. `` . . Moved by Councillor McAleese that the barn and coal shed at Duchess be moved to the Brooks yard, Carried. . . Tenders for Construction of Bassano School D. H. Oland, Medicine Hat 169,659.00 Poole Construction Co. 192,000,,00 Oland Construction Co., Lethbridge 175,000.00 ~ Bird Construction Co., Lethbridge 176,794.00. , . . Moved by Councillor Plumer, that the bid of D. H. Oland ~ 169,659.00 be accepted. Carried. ,,J~ -5- ~.P--s~..~•i fUPPLIES LS'D. r~ _~, r~ -5- Moved by Councillor Shuttleworth that the Secretary be authorized to make an offer of a further ~ X00.00 to settle the Hodges and Bates account instead of the ~ 950.00 as recommended in our lawyers letter of March 19th, 1956. - -. ~ - --- . ~ - .Carried. ~f The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m. until 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 13th. i / ~~ ~~ ~ _ ~, ~ cxAIRMAN SE TREASURER ~, ~~e-r~-s~.i L iUPPL18S L?D. COUNTY OF NEWELL N0. 4 Resolution Moved by Councillor Waraksa and resolved that in accordance with Section 55 of the Municipal districts"Act, the following remunerations be paid to the Chairman, Councillors and members of the School Committee for the year 1956 ~ 10.00 per day for each Councillor or Member for each meeting attended. 10¢ permile for each mile necessarily travelled in coming to and returning from meetings of the Council or Committee. ~ 10.00 per day for the Chairman for each day necessarily spent in the discharge of his duties as Chairman other than attendance at Council meetings. 10¢ per mile for each mile necessarily travelled in discharge of his duties as Chairman. ' ~ 10.00 per day to each Councillor or Member for the time necessarily occupied in laying out or inspecting work performed or to be performed for the County. 10¢ per mile for each mile necessarily travelled in respect of the layingout or inspection or work performed or to be performed for the County. ----_-----''~ ~ 10.00 per day to each Councillor or Member attending! Q 1 ~~~~ Committee meetings. ~" 10¢ per mile for each mile necessarily travelled in respect of Committee meetings. /~ _/ .~ e_._-- // ~ / i. L r.~i L L~ /i u. ~ ~r ~ `J v %~ - CHAIRMAN C ARY-TREASURER m 1~4•P--6p~o{~{ 1PAL BOPPLIBS LID. OFFICIAL OATH I Mr. N. A. Shuttleworth, do swear that I will diligently, faithfully, and to the best of my ability, execute according to law, the office of Councillor for the County of Newell No. 4 So help me God. -.o Witness '/' ~ Si ned. '~L- ~-.~` L ~ ," ~ (~~ ./( f~~, g ~~ ~ , OFFICIAL OATH I Mr. P. McAleee, do swear that I will diligently, faithfully, and to the best of my ability, execute according to law, the office of Councillor for the County of Newell No. 4 So help me God. W' ne 1 Si ned ~ /%~ L~'~-~~ - '-;.. it ~ -~ OFFICIAL OATH to 149-R-Spwlal OPAL 6VPPLISS L1D. I Mr. W. Lokier, do swear that I will diligently, faithfully, and to the best of my ability, execute according to law, the office of Councillor for the County of i3ewell i~o. Q. So help me God. _ ~ ~ Witnes ~ -~." - - - -:.~'~aigned i ~'s OFFICIAL OATH -~ ~ ctwC.~ry9Rccun~f,,. - i I Mr. K. War~}csa. do swear that I will diligently, faithfully, and to the beet of my ability, execute according to law, the off ice of Councillor for the County of .lewell i1o . 4 So help me God. Witne _ ~~' ~;gned ~'~ ~ ~ ~' .r"~! -~''-_ OFFICIAL OATH I Mr. J. Mortensen, do swear ghat I will diligently, faithfully, and to the best of my ability, execute according to law, the off ice of Councillor for the County of 1ewe11 No. 4 So lp me God . ~~---" Witnes ~s -z~-~,~,~.~ii~ned : ~ ~/~~ ~. OFFICIAL OATH I Mr. R. Arrison, do swear that I will diligently, faithfully, and to the best of my ability, execute according to law, the office of Councillor for the `'ounty of Newell No. !~ help me God. _-.~ Witnes .% ~-~-{.~~gned ~,-~ ~ r z;;,.:_.~ , ~~~~_ OFFICIAL OATH I Mr. H: Ockev, do swear that I will diligently, faithfully, and to the best of my ability, execute according to law, the office of Councillor for the County of Newell 10. ~. So help me God. Witness • _ ° ~~.,•.~gned i/"-y~ - ~-~. ~~ / ~` ~ Z~ OFFTCIAL OATH I Mr. B. E. Plumer, do swear that I will diligently, faithfully, and to the best of my ability, execute according to law, the office of Councillor for the County of Newell No. !~ S elp me God . ~~`_~ ~' Witne %-~ :,fined ~ ~~ ~~ _. _ __ _ - ' ,; ~. _. _.__ ,~ , - ~ -- ~.~._- - i OFFICIAL OATH ~.,., ,~.,;~:~J,:`,~~'/ I ~Ir. G. Dou le, ass. do swear that I will diligently, faithfully, and to the best of my ability, execute according to law, the office of Councillor for the bounty of P1ewe11 iJo. 4 _ o help me God. Witne ~' ~~~ Signed ~--ii-~~l~a~~_ ~ L,, ~y.~.~ ._ -- v 'erm 118-P-Speolal NICIPAL Bi7PPI.IBS LtD.