December 6, 2004

Council Meeting Minutes December 6, 2004

Present: Reeve David Moore and Councillors Gerald Bell, Leonard Brown, Jury Naklowych and Debbie Zulak

Staff: Clerk-Treasurer, Shawn Boggs

Moved by: Gerald Bell

Seconded by: Jury Naklowych

04-304 That the Township of McKellar accept the minutes of the November 16, 2004 Council meeting as circulated.

Carried

Visitors Mr. Wade Perkins, Ms. Sherry Green and Ms. Shannon Beatty from the West Parry Sound District Museum were present to update Council on activities at the Museum and to request increased financial assistance for 2005. A general discussion of funding alternatives and formulas ensued. Reeve Moore thanked the representatives for attending.

Moved by: Gerald Bell

Seconded by: Leonard Brown

04-305 That the Township of McKellar hereby give By-law No. 2004-24, being a by-law to adopt a Human Resources Policy, First and Second reading.

Carried

Moved by: Debbie Zulak

Seconded by: Gerald Bell

04-306 That the Township of McKellar hereby give By-law No. 2004-24, being a by-law to adopt a Human Resources Policy, Third reading and Passed in Open Council this 6^th day of December, 2004.

Carried

Moved by: Jury Naklowych

Seconded by: Leonard Brown

04-307 That the Township of McKellar approve General Government Voucher #11 in the amount of $204,666.99 as follows:

General Government 22,251.10

Waste Services 127,605.27

Ambulance Services 10,706.03

Health Unit 3,488.00

Police Services 8,002.00

Recreation 4.60

Community Centre 2,522.03

Fire Department 30,087.96

Carried

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Moved by: Leonard Brown

Seconded by: Debbie Zulak

04-308 That the Township of McKellar approve Road Voucher #11 in the amount of $31,555.33.

Carried

Moved by: Gerald Bell

Seconded by: Jury Naklowych

04-309 That the Township of McKellar appoint Councillor Len Brown and the Clerk-Treasurer, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer, Fire Chief, Road Superintendent and CBO to the Emergency Management Program Committee.

Carried

Moved by: Jury Naklowych

Seconded by: Debbie Zulak

04-310 That the Township of McKellar advertise for volunteer members to be appointed to the Library Board.

Carried

Moved by: Leonard Brown

Seconded by: Debbie Zulak

04-311 That the Township of McKellar authorize the Reeve and Clerk to enter into the Community Funding Agreement under the Bear Wise Program.

Carried

Moved by: Gerald Bell

Seconded by: Leonard Brown

04-312 That the Township of McKellar endorse the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) resolution requesting the Minister of Finance to "undertake a thorough review of provincial-municipal cost sharing and service responsibility arrangements in 2005 with a view to addressing the fundamental problems of the current provincial-municipal LSR-based system" and that CRF funding should be provided at 2004 levels for 2005 with reconciliation at the end of 2005 and that the Minister of Finance be requested to confirm that there will be a reconciliation of the 2003 CRF before the end of 2004 and that the 2004 CRF funding be reconciled in Fall 2005.

Carried

Moved by: Gerald Bell

Seconded by: Leonard Brown

04-313 That the Township of McKellar endorse the Township of Augusta's resolution requesting the Minister of Finance "to re-examine the access to the gas tax fund allocation to be distributed so that municipalities that are without public transportation would also be assisted."

Carried

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Moved by: Debbie Zulak

Seconded by: Leonard Brown

04-314 That the Township of McKellar endorse the Township of Adjala-Torsoronto's resolution requesting the Ontario Government "to support the dairy farmers and rural community in general and reinstate DHI (Dairy Herd Improvement) funding immediately."

Carried

Moved by: Debbie Zulak

Seconded by: Gerald Bell

04-315 That the Township of McKellar endorse the Township of South Algonquin's resolution resolving "that the Ontario Government recognizes that all property assessments not be allowed to increase from year to year unless a property has been improved or renovated during that year thus returning stability to the municipal tax system and ensuring fairness and predictability for pensioners, ratepayers on fixed incomes and other ratepayers who simply cannot afford unreasonable and unwarranted severe increases in their municipal tax bills over which municipal councils presently have no control whatsoever."

Carried

Moved by: Jury Naklowych

Seconded by: Leonard Brown

04-316 That the Township of McKellar endorse the Township of Algonquin Highland's resolution petitioning the Minister of the Environment and the Ontario Government "to implement a system of deposit returns for all metal, glass and plastic beverage containers, and seriously consider mandating reusable plastic drink containers."

Carried

Moved by: Jury Naklowych

Seconded by: Gerald Bell

04-317 That the Township of McKellar endorse the City of Sault Ste Marie's recommendations to the Minister of Consumer and Business Services and the Minister of Culture as contained in the report of the Charities and Not-For-Profit Funding Review Committee dated November 1, 2004.

Carried

Moved by: Jury Naklowych

Seconded by: Leonard Brown

04-318 That the Township of McKellar endorse the Muskoka-Parry Sound Health Unit's resolution urging the Government of Ontario to implement the Call to Action recommendations for achieving a Healthy School Nutrition environment, including implementing mandatory Food Standards for all Ontario elementary and secondary schools.

Carried

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Moved by: Gerald Bell

Seconded by: Jury Naklowych

04-319 That the Township of McKellar instruct the Clerk-Treasurer to apply for funding under the Canada-Ontario Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) for the closure of the Lee's Road Landfill Site and capital costs of establishing a transfer site/recycling centre at this location and hereby certify that, pursuant to the application process, this project is the Township's highest infrastructure priority.

Carried

Moved by: Gerald Bell

Seconded by: Debbie Zulak

04-320 That the Township of McKellar regretfully accept the resignation of Paula Hindle from the McKellar Volunteer Fire Department.

Carried

Moved by: Leonard Brown

Seconded by: Jury Naklowych

04-321 That the Township of McKellar instruct the Treasurer to finance any budget shortfall from the construction of the Lee's Road Transfer Site from the reserve account to be repaid in 2005.

Carried

Moved by: Jury Naklowych

Seconded by: Gerald Bell

04-322 That the Township of McKellar give all permanent employees a $60.00 Christmas bonus.

Carried

Moved by: Gerald Bell

Seconded by: Jury Naklowych

04-323 That the Township of McKellar adjourn to meet again on December 20, 2004 or at the call of the Reeve. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.

Carried

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Reeve Clerk