Kamsack received a bouquet from Ottenbreit Sanitation Services (OSS) regarding the community’s new method of recycling and garbage disposal.
At its regular meeting on December 14, town council read a letter from OSS which thanked council “for educating your community members on how to use the cart system effectively.
“We are pleased to report that in most cases your community members have done a very good job ensuring that only ‘acceptable items’…are placed into the carts.
“By having less than five per cent of ‘non-acceptable items’…in the carts you avoid a surcharge for extra processing time to remove those contaminants and the associated landfill fees,” the letter said. “More importantly, RecycIAbility staff members are not subjected to additional risks of processing contaminated loads.
“Effective January 1, RecycIAbility will be implementing a surcharge of $75 per hour for the extra processing time and landfill fees associated with processing loads that have in excess of five per cent of non-acceptable items. The surcharge will appear on your invoice from Ottenbreit Sanitation Services and you will also receive pictures of the contaminants in the load.”
Council approved the appointment of Makenzie Mydonick to the Kamsack Volunteer Fire Department effective December 14.
In his report to council regarding an update to the community’s medical services, Councillor Joe Kozakewich said that fundraising continues and the recruitment committee is in full swing in an attempt to recruit an optometrist and dentist for the Assiniboine Valley Medical Centre and information packages have been sent to various colleges. Funds will be needed to create workspace in the as-yet unused area of the medical centre for an optometrist or dentist, he said.
Approval was granted for the purchase of a 2003 bucket truck from Arnold Maynard equipment sales for a maximum cost of $10,600, which is to include both the vehicle safety and the hoist/lift certification.
Council was informed that work continues on the employee code of conduct, disclosure statements and council procedures which have been required in order to comply with new regulations of the provincial government.
Payment of $7,634 for Leland Campbell was approved.
It was agreed to consolidate four residential lots on East Avenue for Walter and Sheila Rezansoff.
An offer from Ted and Lietta Depeel to purchase 143 Avenue Road for $100 and consolidate it with an adjoining property already belonging to the couple, was approved.
Council introduced, gave three readings to and carried a bylaw to update its nuisance Abatement Bylaw and a bylaw allowing council to enter into an agreement with Duck Mountain Provincial Park and the Madge Lake Cottage Owners Association for the provision of fire fighting services.
Council approved in-scope and out-of-scope salary increases for staff members.
