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9th Annual Meeting
February 17, 1962
The ninth annua meeting of the County of Newell No, 4
was held in the Elks Hall in Brooks Albertan at 1:00
p.m. on Saturdays February 17th, 1962.
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The meeting was opened by the Returning Officer at 1:00
p.m. and due to the very small number of ratepayers
presents adjourned the opening for 30 minutes.
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Qt 1:30 the Returning Officer opened the meeting and
called for nominations for chairman of the meeting.
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Mrw Clarke Lund was elected chairman by acclamation.
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Mr. H, Scammell was elected Secretary by acclamation.,
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Moved by W. Wells and J~ Wolf es that the suggested
agenda for the meeting be approved.
Carriedw
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Moved by S•C. Peterson and Don Bergs that the minutes of
the previous annual meeting of February 18, 1961 be
adopted as read.
Carried,
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Moved by Ben Valerian and Jw Wolfer that the Municipal
Inspectors Report be accepted as read,
Carried.
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Moved by W. Wells and Don Bergs that the Auditors Financial
Statement for 1961 be accepted and discussed page by
page as questioned.
Carried.
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Moved by W. Lokier and CwO. Colbens~ that this meeting
endorse the County Councilss policy of financing capital
expenditures from current revenues and reserves.
Carried.
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The report of the Agriculture Service Board was discussed.
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At 3:00 p.m. the Returning Officer reported with regard
to the nomination of Councillors for the Divisions as
noted on the Financial Statements.
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The Chairman announced a recess of 30 minutes to permit
the completing and filing of nomination papers for
Councillors.
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The meeting resumed at 3;30 with the announcement that
nominations for councillors would be received until 4:00 p,,~r
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The Agricultural Service Board report was discussed„
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Mr. Don Berg was given permission by the chair to read
a letter from M.D, of Strathcona, have to do with
Most~uito control and eradication methods.
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Mr. Berg presented a motion that he wished placed before
the meeting as follows:
We introduce into the County, a Mosquito Control Program,.
overseen by the Agricultural Service Board, and conducted
in a manner similar to our present weed control program,
where the Skeeter Bombs will be supplied to the farmers
free of charge, according to the amount of waste water on
their respective places,. The control of Larvae, in
reservoirs would be the responsibility of the Agricultural
Service Board.
Mr. N.A• Shuttleworth moved an amendment to the motion,
that the Skeeter Bombs be supplied at cost to the rate..
payers.
Carried.
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The motion of Mr. Don Berg and V. Fabian was then read as
amended, and carried..
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Moved by Wells and Lokier, that a hearty vote of thanks
be given to the County Councillors and the County Staff,
for their efforts in behalf of the County during the
year
Carried.
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At ¢:00 p.m., the Returning Officer announced the results
of the nominations as follows:
Division 1 Rolling Hills N.A. Shuttleworth
Division 3 Millicent .. Patricia A. Eccles, Lloyd Ford
Division '7 Rosemary R. Eastman
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It was announced that N.A, Shuttleworth and R. Eastman
were elected by acclamation in their respective divisions,
and that an election would be held in Division 3 in
accordance with the provisigns of the Municipal Districts
Act,,
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''' Moved by Valerian and Berg, that the report of the
~~,'. ~ Agricultural Service Board be accepted.
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Moved by Mr. Toole and Enns, that the report of the
School Superintendent be accepted,
Carried.
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Mr. George Larson, Director for the Brooks Cooperative Assn,
presented the County with the Dividend cheque for $1263.So.
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Meeting adjourned at ¢:20 p.m.
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