Some Council Policy Considerations

We have been doing a fair bit of work on governance. It is still a work in progress and as such I have sent these items to Council to consider as policies.

• To have one community group present to Council every meeting.
• The delegation will be the 4th or 5th item on the agenda.
• Purpose: greater connection with Kindersley.
• False alarms are to billed back to the owners of the property.
• 1st time is a warning.
• 2nd time is 50% of cost recovery which is $1,250 to respond to an incident
• 3rd time is 100% of cost recovery which is $2,500
• Purpose: to encourage optimal use of fire department and reduce strain on municipal funds.
• First heard then deferred.
• Purpose: to enable Council to make an informed and reflective decision on items first presented to Council.
• No property tax exemptions or abatements.
• Should we have a grant process which pays the difference between the minimum tax and the municipal taxable portion?
• Purpose: provide transparency in the property tax exemption and abatement process while reducing expenses.

As an information point: we are no longer considered, given the way our governance operates, a Carver Governance Council. We operate with the Kindersley Governance Model.