Council remuneration was increased by town council during its regular meeting on January 30.
The remuneration is about a three per cent increase, Mayor Nancy Brunt said last week.
The mayor is to receive $6,592 a year, and councillors $4,120. In addition members of council receive $150 for attending special or committee of the whole meetings; $50 for committee meetings, and have a personal use allowance of $1,200.
Council remuneration is paid half in June and half in December, while payment for other meetings is paid quarterly.
There was no change in travel, meals and per diem rates which continue at: $75 per diem for half day or $$150 per full day; mileage at 45 cents a kilometer and meals at a daily maximum of $50. Per diems, mileage and meals for conventions, training and out-of-town meetings is paid upon presentation of the travel expense sheet and receipts.
Council approved a donation of $5,000 for the Duck Mountain ski hill, and tabled a request for a donation from the Kamsack and District Nursing Home until the 2017 budget deliberations.
Authorization was provided for Councillor Mark Foster to attend the Assiniboine Watershed Authority’s annual general meeting this month, and either the mayor or Coucnillor Jared Ruf to attend the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge service and tea being held by the Kamsack branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on April 9.
Cecelia Cazakoff was appointed as council’s representative on the Parkland Regional Library Board for 2017, with the alternate being Betty Dix.
A bylaw allowing council to enter into an agreement with Cote First Nation to provide firefighting services was introduced, given three readings and adopted.
A bylaw to allow council to enter into an agreement with Kerri Bletsky, owner of The Flower Mill and Home Décor store for the purpose of abating a portion of taxes for economic development, was introduced, given three readings and adopted.
