Prince Albert Rural Municipality No. 461

The meeting included discussions and decisions on various topics, including financial matters such as approving accounts payable, electronic transfers to the Municipal Employee Pension Plan, and payroll direct deposits. Council addressed new business items, including administrative authorizations, hosting a staff Christmas party, employee gratuities, and attendance at the SARM Midterm Convention. Applications for roadside management and municipal road sign requests were reviewed. The council also discussed the 2025 Board of Revisions, membership fees for professional planning institutes, excess liability insurance, extended health and dental plans, and the SARM Fidelity Bond Self-Insurance Plan. Additional topics included an essential service fee cancellation, a request for tax cancellation, a River Valley Resilience Retreat request, and election reimbursement. The council also discussed an agreement to provide fire services with the City of Prince Albert for 2025, and discretionary use applications for a garden suite and a home-based business, as well as a memorandum of agreement to host a Community Builders Workshop in 2025.

The meeting included discussions and decisions on various topics, such as amending the agenda, financials, accounts payable, rescinding a resolution for a fuel tank purchase, and amending/enacting policies related to work orders and duties of the Director of Public Works and Foreman. Additionally, there were discussions on signing applications for signage, attending the Rural Municipal Administrators' Association of Saskatchewan conference, interim payment to the Agriculture Diversification and Development, District 32 (ADD) Board, letters of concern, office closure, and amending the River Road Speed Zone. The council also discussed building official appointments, parcel tie requests, garden suite sewage disposal, zoning amendment bylaws, tender bid for tax title property, soil stabilization, and public hearings for zoning bylaws and discretionary use applications.

The council meeting addressed multiple topics, including financial matters such as approving accounts payable, payroll direct deposit, MEPP electronic transfer, account write-offs, and municipal reserve and gas tax transfers. New business included contracting for a fire service vehicle, submitting a signage application, tax overpayment reimbursement, road reconstruction, SASK Alert authorizations, and OH&S committee chair compensation. Public hearings were held for zoning bylaws and a discretionary use application for an abattoir. Further discussions involved zoning amendments, a road closure bylaw, subdivision applications, and a discretionary use application for an abattoir. Additionally, the council discussed a new municipal website and app, a 4-way stop installation, purchasing a tandem truck, awarding a tender for crushed gravel, and renaming a road.

The meeting included discussion of bylaws and approval of the agenda.

The council discussed various topics including a moment of silence for the late Councillor Colin Sheldon, approval of the agenda with amendments, and declarations of conflict of interest from several councilors. They reviewed and corrected a previous resolution regarding a fuel tank purchase, accepted the January financial statement, and approved accounts payable and payroll direct deposits. New business included membership fees for associations, rescheduling the March Regular Meeting, and an internal transfer from the Operating Account to the Shop Account. The council also discussed attending the SARM Annual Convention, bylaws related to the Prince Albert Rural Water Utility, and amendments to the Personal Communication Device Policy. Subdivision applications were reviewed, and a public hearing was held for a zoning amendment. The council awarded contracts for the supply of oil, grader blades, culverts, gasoline, and diesel. Reports were presented by the CAO, Assistant CAO, and Director of Public Works, covering topics such as signage applications and repairs to vehicles. The meeting proceeded in camera to discuss procedural matters, and a lunch recess was taken. Finally, the council approved the Council Indemnity and adjourned.