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A Free Weekly Publication Serving All of Beaver County Wednesday, 28, 2022 2022, Volume Volume 15 15, Issue Issue 739 WednesdaySeptember February 16
Beaver County to handle budget County to hire communications talks differently this year Patricia Harcourt Beaver County councillors agreed to a new approach to budget deliberations following a presentation at the September 21 regular meeting of council. The report provided to council was prepared by the new GM of Corporate Services Tolu Maraiyesa and finance intern Ethan Forrest. It called for a budget meeting schedule consisting of three days of closed session workshops with Chief Administrative Officer Kayleena Spiess to be held November 30 December 2. This would be followed by three days of open session special budget meetings from December 7-9. The report stated that this would provide more time to the budget in block form. “It will also give council a greater insight into what is contained in the budget and most importantly, how this year’s budget ties into council’s goals.” Forrest stated that “the budget process is already well underway,” adding that, “We want more time with council.” The first three days would be strictly for information only, with the following three days a special council for debate and providing direction to administration, he said. The budget would be passed at the regular meeting of council on December 14, which will be held instead of one on December 21, which “is too close to Christmas,” he said. Councillor Lionel Williams (Division 2) asked if councillors
would be allowed to ask questions during the first three presentation/information stage. To that, CAO Spiess said that any questions would be “flagged” for discussion in the open session later, which she called “deliberation days.” During the open session period, Spiess said there would be an “exchange of information,” regarding the challenges and successes of the budget, along with an “explanation of the numbers.” She also said “there will be a story line to the budget,” and “the public will see the presentation.” On November 23 council will be presented with their binders to peruse. Williams said he believes “it will be a struggle not to discuss” budget items, referring to the closed session presentation when there is supposed to be information shared with council but no discussion. However, Spiess said she “has been through this 11 times,” already in her career. And during the presentation she will stop and ask if there is anything that needs to be flagged. “Then we’ll talk about specific flagged items at the discussion stage,” she said. However, Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 3) said: “We always have last minute items that can affect it,” asking: “How do we deal with those?” Hrabec also asked if council is passing an interim budget on December 14. Spiess replied that the full capital budget would be passed that day “because we need to get
going on projects,” in the new year. Also passed would be 50 per cent of the operating budget, she said. The rest of this would be finished and passed in the spring. Hrabec said that “the dates may be difficult to meet.” But Spiess countered that she felt the six days scheduled for budget discussions would be more than adequate, predicting that it may take only four or five days to complete the two sessions before December 14 when the budget was to be passed. A motion by Williams for council to agree to the recommended method of deliberating the budget, with three days of closed sessions for a workshop only and three days open session for discussion and debate was passed. “Administration presents the budget and council approves the budget,” said Smook, with the first part a presentation and second part a debate. On these six meeting dates, there will be no other business discussed in order to focus on meaningful budget discussion, said the report to council. The first meeting date for council in December would also be dedicated strictly to the budget, and the second meeting date, now set for December 14, would deal with other council business. Spiess said that the public would be provided a news release on the budget once it is approved December 14. “We will revisit it in the spring, closing the loop on the budget process,” she said, at that time.
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Patricia Harcourt Beaver County Council has authorized an application be made to host a municipal intern in communication through the internship program at Alberta Municipal Affairs. The government program provides a grant of $60,000 for salary and other expenses for the intern. Aimee Boese, GM of Community Services, explained that the internship program “provides support for municipalities to recruit, train and retain qualified post-secondary graduates to advance into leadership positions within Alberta municipalities.” She added: “As we go down the economic development or marketing strategies, we can get some help with this.” Communications falls under the administrative category, she said, with finance and land use planner streams also available. “We have a finance intern here already and that is working out really well,” she said. Stating he “supports young thoughts and new ideas,” Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 3) made the motion to apply for a communications intern. Reeve Kevin Smook (Division 1) agreed, stating: “We’ve had some success with this.” The motion was carried. Boese’s report stated that a communications intern would assist with the following projects: assessing the current communication environment and identify ways to enhance it; develop a communications strategy and a marketing strategy, their tools and protocols; website management; handle public engagement and consultation events; develop public information documents; and, coordinate communications and media training with staff and council. Municipal Affairs provides a grant of $60,000 towards salary, benefits and other expenses, with October 3 being the application deadline. The intern would start the position in May 2023.
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County tightens meeting schedule Patricia Harcourt Beaver County meetings will be tightened to two days for both regular council meetings and governance and priorities committee (GPC) meetings. The county has been holding full day regular council meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of every month, with GPC held the afternoon of the fourth Wednesday. However, Margaret Jones, Manager of Legislative Services, requested that the council and committee members (who are one and the same) consider putting them into two days instead. “With the addition of GPC meetings, council is now able to focus on business matters at council meetings and two meetings per month may no longer be required,” said Jones, in her Sept. 21 report to regular council. The recommendation was to hold council for 1.5 days per month and GPC for .5 days, on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. “The additional half day will ensure that time sensitive matters do not have to wait a month before they can be addressed,” said Jones. GPC would now be held on the third Wednesday of the month, the same day as regular council’s half day meeting. GPC will have to change its own bylaw to make a change regarding its meeting date and time. And Jones added another option for the GPC to discuss, which is “whether it wishes to hold its meetings in Closed Session to enable frank and open discussions.” Councillor Lionel Williams (Division 2) felt there may not be enough time allotted in the two day shortened schedule. “We have had a number of meetings when we went over (time) to 5 or 6 p.m.,” he said. “You can always schedule a special meeting and/or go into a second meeting if you run over,” said Jones. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Kayleena Spiess told council that the change would mean not having to do reports for meetings for three weeks in every month. “It takes up a lot of time creating reports,” she said. With the change, she is not doing that every week, and has more time to go after new goals, initiatives and strategies, plus rewrite and create new policies. The idea to ‘streamline what comes to GPC,” she said, adding the committee “really should be used for policies…In the new year we will start a new policy review.” Jones had recommended that the GPC be held the afternoon of the regular council’s second monthly meeting. But Reeve Kevin Smook (Division 1) suggested holding the GPC in the morning so any emerging items could be dealt with by motion at the county council meeting in the afternoon. This is because the GPC can discuss issues and make recommendations to county council, but it cannot pass motions. “So we could pass motions on emerging items (that come) from the GPC,” he said. Spiess agreed that holding the GPC in the morning instead “was a great suggestion,” noting GPC is a weightier meeting so it would be better handled in the morning. The motion by Deputy Reeve Gene Hrabec (Division 3) was changed so that regular council meetings would be held the first Wednesday of every month starting at 9:30 a.m., and the third Wednesday of every month starting at 1 p.m. Also, an RFD would be created concerning the change to the GPC meeting, which would be held at 9:30 a.m. on the second Wednesday of the month (before the afternoon council meeting). This would be an RFD for the next meeting, as council is the only one allowed to pass motions.
Public Notice Notice of Intent to Consider the Sale of Land Below Market Value Pursant to section 606(6) of The Municipalities Government Act; The Council for the Village of Holden herby gives notice of its intention to consider the sale of: Plan 6343 Block 19 Lot 1 and Plan 6343 Block 19 Lot 2, Civic address: 5031 - 47 Ave. & 5035 - 47 Ave. For below fair market value and without public offering. Village of Holden, 4810 50 Street, Box 357, Holden, AB T0B 2C0
LARGE ITEM PROGRAM M The Fall Large Item Program is scheduled to begin in October. o charge to regional This bi-annual Program is provided at no municipal members. In the past, regular garbage was put out fo or collection, instead ˡ˚ ˠ˔˖˛˜ˡ˘˦ʡ ʽ˨˦˧ ˔ ˢ˙ ˟˔˥˚˘ ˜˧˘ˠ˦ ˦˨˖˛ ˔˦ ˦ˢ˙˔Ϡ˦ ˔ˡ˗ ˪˔˦˛˜ˡ reminderϞif it fits in the waste bin in your alley, please put your items for disposal in there. This program is i only for large items ˧˛˔˧ ˗ˢˡϠ˧ ˙˜˧ʡ We started a new process last fall and will continue with this method for collecting large items in each of the municipalities. The dates for each of the municipalities are as follows: x Monday, October 3 to Thursday, October 6 ϞHamlet of Bruce No curbside collection. Bring your items to the large bins located: Community Hall Lift Station x Thursday, October 13 ϞTown of Viking Curbside pick up, large items must be on the streetϞnot on your lawn or driveway x Monday, October 17 to Thursday, October 20 ϞVillage of Ry Ryley ey No curbside collection. Bring your items to the large bins located: Old carwash beside Village OfficeϞ50 St & 50 Ave Truck stop area close to the cardboard binϞ51 St & 50 Av Ave Trailer park close to the 4 yd binsϞ53 St & 52 Ave Grassy area nort rth end of Village on 57 Ave ve between 49 & 50 St. x Thursday, October 27ϞTown of Tofield Curbside pick up, large items must be on the streetϞnot on your lawn or driveway x Monday, October 31 to Thursday, Nov ovember 3 ϞVillage of Holden No curbside collection. Bring your items to the large bins located: Empty lot at 5024Ϟ50 St Gazebo Park entrance located on 51 St. ʵ˘˦˜˗˘ ʵ˘˔˩˘˥ ʶˢ˨ˡ˧ˬϠ˦ ʧ ˕˜ˡ˦ ˢˡ ʧʫ ˆ˧ʡ West side of Public Works shop at 4920Ϟ48 Ave Regional residents can take their large items to any of our transfer stations year round. There is a $25 charge for Freon removal for fridges, freezers, water coolers and window air conditioning units. Payment can be made at local Town/Village offices. Once payment has been made, a sticker will be provided that needs to be placed on either the front or side of the appliance.
If you have questions about what items are being collected through this program, please call 780.663.2038 and ask for Collections or email info@claystonewaste. info@claystonewaste.com. com Left ft: Not large itemsϞput in bin in alley Rig ight: Placed on grassϞput on street
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Landfill and Ryley Transfer Statiion Hours: Weekdays 9:00 am - 4:30 pm; Saturdays / STAT TS 9:00 am - 3:00 pm; Closed Sundays utes prior to closing; NOTE: customers must arrive at least 15 minu 00 - 1:00 pm Administration Offices closed from 12:0
Lindbrook k Transfer Station H Hours: Tues 10:30 am - 5:30 pm; Thurs 11:30 am - 6:30 pm m; Sat 10:30 - 5:30 pm
Tofield Transfer Station Ho ours: Wed, Fri and Sat 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Viking Transfer Station Hours: Tues 10:30 am - 5:30 pm; Sat 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Kinsella Transfer Station Hours: Wed 11:00 am - 5:00 pm; Fri 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: known as Orange Shirt Day is September 30th The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was first established as an observance in 2013, as part of an effort to promote awareness and education of the residential school system and the impact it has had on Indigenous communities for over a century. The impact of the residential school system has been recognized as a cultural genocide, and continues to this day. The use of an orange shirt as a symbol was inspired by the accounts of Phyllis Jack Webstad, whose personal clothing – including a new orange shirt – was taken from her during her first day of residential schooling, and never returned. The orange shirt is thus used as a symbol of the forced assimilation of indigenous children that the residential school system enforced. On Friday, September 30th, please join Beaver County staff as we wear orange shirts as a symbol of defiance against those things that undermine children's self-esteem, and of our commitment to anti-racism and antibullying in general.
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Shoulder Pull Update Beaver County will be completing Shoulder Pulls in the following areas over the next few weeks. • TWP RD 504 from RGE RD 190 to HWY 14 (1.5 miles) • TWP RD 490 from RGE RD 182 to 190 (4 miles) • RGE RD 145 from TWP RD 485 to 490 (1 miles) • TWP RD 494 from RGE RD 124 to 131 (3 miles) • TWP RD 490 from RGE RD 120 to 122 (2 miles) • RGE RD 120 from TWP RD 490 to Colony Entrance (0.5 miles) • RGE RD 110 from TWP RD 473 to 480 (3 miles) Road rehabilitation through shoulder pulling will re-establish crown, compact the road surface and allow for grading of the road slope for proper drainage. Although the roads will stay open during construction please expect delays or use alternate routes. We apologize for any inconvenience that this road maintenance causes and thank you for your patience and understanding during construction. If you have any questions, please call the Beaver County Service Center at 780-663-3730.
Notice of Development Permits The following Development Applications have been APPROVED (except where otherwise noted) by the Development Officer under the provisions of Land Use Bylaw No. 98-801, subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board. APPEAL DEADLINE: October 11, 2022 Application No. 020020-22-D0060 Applicant: William Bosovich Location: 122 1182;1;1 within NW 27-49-15-W4 Development: Discretionary Use - Local Industrial Uses (use existing structure as Heavy-Duty Mechanic shop) APPEAL DEADLINE: October 11, 2022 Application No. 020020-22-D0058 Applicant: Cameron Wiens Location: Plan 812 1138;1;37 in Sherwood Forest Estates Development: Discretionary Use – Accessory Storage Building (Shop with living quarters)
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Any person wishing to appeal a decision may do so by serving written notice on the prescribed form (stating reasons for the appeal) and submitting the applicable fee of $200.00 to the Secretary of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board at the following address. The notice of appeal must be submitted before 4:30 pm on the appeal deadline date shown above, or be postmarked by the appeal deadline date. The prescribed form is available at www.beaver.ab.ca or at the County office. Further information regarding the above decision(s) may be obtained from the County Office, Ryley, Alberta. SECRETARY Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Beaver County, Box 140 Ryley, Alberta T0B 4A0 (780) 663-3730
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