6. PRESENTATIONS:
7. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
11. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL:
9. PUBLIC HEARING:
10. STAFF REPORTS:
(a) 2007/08 Operating, Reserve and Capital Budget and Tax Rate
(b) Appointment of Building and Fire Inspector (Deborah Herman-Spartinelli)
10. (b) MOTION: APPOINTMENT OF BUILDING AND FIRE INSPECTOR
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Deputy Warden Pat Nickerson:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Municipality of the District of Shelburne approve the staff recommendation as follows:
In the absence of the Building Inspector and Fire Inspector Council appoint Deborah
Herman-Spartinelli as Building Inspector and Fire Inspector for the administration and enforcement of the Building Code Act and the Fire Safety Act within the Municipality of the District of Shelburne.
- MOTION CARRIED
Discussion was held regarding the necessity of a photo ID and Council were advised that Ms. Herman-Spartinelli already has this in place.
It was suggested that all staff carry a photo ID.
MOTION: OPEN PUBLIC HEARING - RECOMMENDATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A HERITAGE PROPERTY - SABLE RIVER COMMUNITY HALL
On a Motion of Councillor Sherm Embree and Councillor John Roscoe:
BE IT RESOLVED that Council open the Public Hearing on the Recommendation for Registration of A Heritage Property - Sable River Community Hall.
- MOTION CARRIED
A notice was sent to the trustee of the property of Council’s intent to register the Sable River Community Hall as a Municipal Heritage Property. No objections have been received regarding this registration.
MOTION: CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING - RECOMMENDATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A HERITAGE PROPERTY - SABLE RIVER COMMUNITY HALL
On a Motion of Councillor Sherm Embree and Councillor Terry McIntyre:
BE IT RESOLVED that Council close the Public Hearing on the Recommendation for
Registration of a Heritage Property - Sable River Community Hall.
- MOTION CARRIED
MOTION: RECOMMENDATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A HERITAGE PROPERTY - SABLE RIVER COMMUNITY HALL
On a Motion of Councillor Ardith VanBuskirk and Councillor Sherm Embree:
WHEREAS the Heritage Advisory Committee of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne have recommended that the Sable River Community Hall, located at #256, Highway #3, Sable River, Shelburne County, NS, be registered as a Municipal Heritage Property; and
WHEREAS the owners of the property were served Notice of the recommendation by registered mail on June 22, 2007 and a copy of the Notice was recorded in the Registry of Deeds on June 22, 2007 as Document #88147344; and
WHEREAS no objections have been received to the proposed heritage registration;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that in accordance with the Heritage Property Act, the Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, on the advice of the Heritage Advisory Committee, register the Sable River Community Hall, located at #256, Highway #3, Sable River, Shelburne County, NS, as a Municipal Heritage Property and that the said registration be recorded in the Municipal Registry of Heritage Property.
- MOTION CARRIED
10. (a) Discussion was held regarding the staff report with respect to the 2007/08 Operating, Reserve and Capital Budget and Tax Rate. The following motions were made:
1. MOTION: RESIDENTIAL AND RESOURCE TAX RATE
On a Motion of Councillor Terry McIntyre and Deputy Warden Pat Nickerson:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Residential and Resource Tax Rate for fiscal 2007/08 be set at $1.32 per $100 of assessment.
- MOTION CARRIED
Councillor Raymond Davis and Councillor John Roscoe voted against this motion.
Councillor Davis stated that he thought the rate should be $1.37 per $100.00 of assessment due to the Joint Services Board deficit and future unknowns.
2. MOTION: COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS OCCUPANCY TAX RATE
On a Motion of Deputy Warden Pat Nickerson and Councillor ArdithVanBuskirk:
BE IT RESOLVED that Commercial and Business Occupancy Tax Rate for fiscal 2007/08 be set at $1.848 per $100 of assessment.
- MOTION CARRIED
Councillor Raymond Davis voted against this motion.
3. MOTION: JOINT SERVICES BOARD DEFICIT
On a Motion of Councillor Terry McIntyre and Councillor Sherm Embree:
BE IT RESOLVED that the above tax rates be subject to approval by the Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations to allow the Municipality to finance the Municipality’s portion of the 2006/07 operating deficit of the Joint Services Board in equal parts over fiscal 2007/08 and 2008/09..
- MOTION CARRIED
Councillor Raymond Davis and Councillor John Roscoe voted against this motion.
4. MOTION: CAPITAL BUDGET
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Councillor ArdithVanBuskirk:
BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to prepare reports for the Capital Budget on the Industrial Park, Municipal Building and Sandy Point Servicing.
- MOTION CARRIED
5. MOTION: FOREST TAX RATE
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Councillor Terry McIntyre:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Forest Tax Rate be set at $0.25 per acre for acreage designated as resource and $0.40 per acre for acreage designated as commercial.
- MOTION CARRIED
Council were advised that commercial rate is for property 50,000 acres or more and that resource rate is property less than 50,000 acres.
6. MOTION: TAX BILLING DUE DATE
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Deputy Warden Pat Nickerson:
BE IT RESOLVED that the due date for the final tax billing be October 31, 2007.
- MOTION CARRIED
7. MOTION: INTERIM TAX BILLING DATES
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Deputy Warden Pat Nickerson:
BE IT RESOLVED that an interim tax bill be sent for fiscal 2008/09 being 50% of the previous years total tax bill with the due date of the interim tax bill being April 30, 2008.
- MOTION CARRIED
Interim tax bills will be sent out March 15, 2008.
8. MOTION: LITTLE HARBOUR AND AREA FIRE SERVICES
On a Motion of Councillor Sherm Embree and Councillor Terry McIntyre:
BE IT RESOLVED that the area rate for Little Harbour and Area Fire Services be reconfirmed at $0.10 per $100 of assessment for those properties serviced by the Little Harbour Fire Department.
- MOTION CARRIED
9. MOTION: INTEREST RATE ON TAXES OUTSTANDING
On a Motion of Councillor Sherm Embree and Councillor John Roscoe:
BE IT RESOLVED that the interest rate on taxes outstanding continue at 14% per annum calculated monthly.
- MOTION CARRIED
10. MOTION: GROSS OPERATING BUDGET
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Councillor Terry McIntyre:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Gross Operating Budget be set at $4,834,656.
- MOTION CARRIED
Councillors noted that all major expenditures will come to Council for approval and that the finance department will continue to review its operations to ensure that it is kept within budget.
Councillor Ardith VanBuskirk took this opportunity to thank staff for their hard work and dedication and this was reiterated by other Councillors.
11. MOTION: PUBLIC SEWER BY-LAW #24- AMENDMENT
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Councillor Terry McIntyre:
BE IT RESOLVED that Part 7, Section 38, the seventh and eighth lines thereof, be amended by striking out the words and numbers “two hundred dollars ($200.00)” and substituting the following words and numbers “two hundred sixty dollars ($260.00)”.
- MOTION CARRIED
This change reflects the Municipality’s intent for cost recovery.
12. MOTION: PUBLIC SEWER BY-LAW #24- FIRST READING
On a Motion of Councillor John Roscoe and Councillor Terry McIntyre:
BE IT RESOLVED that first reading of the amendment to Part 7, Item 38 of the Sewer By-Law #24, Public Sewer be given.
- MOTION CARRIED
13. MOTION: RESERVE BUDGET
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Deputy Warden Pat Nickerson:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Reserve Budget as tabled in May, 2007 be approved.
- MOTION CARRIED
Discussion was held regarding the many sessions that took place on this years budget and it was felt that Council had come up with a budget that could be justified.
10.(c)
Action List - Discussion was held regarding Councillors recieving a copy of the Action List for Council, Committee of the Whole and APS. Deputy Warden Nickerson and Councillor Embree stated they would like to receive a copy of this list on a monthly basis. It was agreed that if any other Councillor wished to receive a copy that they contact the Municipal Clerk.
12. NOTICE OF MOTIONS:
13. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
On a Motion of Councillor Terry McIntyre and Councillor Sherm Embree:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne allot $240.00 from the District Grant Fund #4 to pick up weekly garbage rather than organics for July and August, 2007 in Ohio and Welshtown.
- MOTION CARRIED
Councillor McIntyre stated that there are approximately 150 additional people in this area during the summer months.
Deputy Warden Nickerson stated she feels there needs to be more education of residents in order to deal with this issue. Council were advised that the Waste Diversion Co-ordinator is re-evaluating waste collection in all of the Municipal Districts.
14. (a) (ii) MOTION: DESIGNATION OF ROAD NAME LAKERS LANE
On a Motion of Councillor Terry McIntyre and Councillor Ardith VanBuskirk:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne name the road “Lakers Lane” on the western side of Courtney Lake, as requested.
- MOTION CARRIED
14. (a) (iii) MOTION: SHELBURNE AREA INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
NOMINATION OF BUSINESS PERSON & COUNCILLOR
On a Motion of Councillor Terry McIntyre and Councillor Sherm Embree:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne nominate the following to the Shelburne Area Industrial Commission:
Business Person
- Ben Pooley
- Alternate - Peter Partington
Councillor
- Councillor Terry McIntyre
- Alternate - Councillor Raymond Davis
- MOTION CARRIED
It was agreed that acceptance letters be sent to Mr. Pooley and Mr. Partington and thank you letters be sent to the other applicants who had submitted expressions of interest. This thank you letter will also ascertain their interest in serving on the RCMP Advisory Board.
14. (a) (iv)
Discussion was held regarding the process for reconsideration and rescinding of a motion and in particular the motion made in May, 2007 on Shelburne Place. Question was raised as to why this was being discussed again as it was stated in public meetings that this matter was removed from the capital budget for this year.
A number of Councillors agreed that it was necessary to have an amendment to the Proceedings of Council Policy to clearly stated when a motion would be reconsidered.
MOTION: PROCEEDING OF COUNCIL POLICY - AMENDMENT
On a Motion of Deputy Warden Pat Nickerson and Councillor Sherm Embree:
BE IT RESOLVED that the following amendment be made to the Proceedings of Council Policy:
Rescision of Motion
A rescission of motion requires 2/3 votes of Coucil on any item requested to be rescinded. An item can only be rescinded if no action has been taken on this original motion.
MOTION: RECONSIDERATION AND RESCINDING OF MOTION – SHELBURNE PLACE
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Deputy Warden Pat Nickerson:
BE IT RESOLVED that Council rescind the motion on Shelburne Place to remove it from the capital budget.
- MOTION DEFEATED
Councillor Davis requested that the Director of Finance review the 2006/07 actual costs on the Court House and Administration Building.
14. (b) The monthly Building Report was reviewed.
14. (c) MOTION: CRTC GUIDELINES
On a Motion of Councillor Terry McIntrye and Councillor Sherm Embree:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne support the Municipality of the County of Richmond’s resolution with respect to CRTC Guidelines by sending a support letter to that Municipality and copying it to the Minister.
- MOTION CARRIED
14. (d)
Foreign Direct Investment Project – Discussion was held with respect to a request from the South West Shore Development Authority regarding a Foreign Direct Investment Project for 2006/07 in the requested amount of $2,500. This project is to bring Foreign Investors into the area and Councillors questioned its value to the Municipality.
MOTION : FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT PROJECT 2006/07
On a Motion of Councillor Raymond Davis and Deputy Warden Pat Nickerson:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Municipality of the District of Shelburne pay its share into the Foreign Direct Investment Project in the amount of $2,500.
- MOTION TABLED
It was agreed that the CAO contact Mr. Frank Anderson, CEO, SWSDA to obtain a staff report on this matter.
15. ADDED ITEMS:
16. “IN CAMERA” MOTIONS:
17. ADJOURNMENT:
