Here are some further highlights from the North Battleford council meeting Aug. 15:
Council has amended its resolution from the Jan. 13, 2014 council meeting regarding reporting of expenses and attendance records at City meetings.
The provision on reporting attendance remains, however City officials will no longer have to report reimbursements or allowances for expenses claimed on a monthly basis.
The change was made because it was too labour-intensive to report such reimbursements on a monthly basis. Moreover, those are already reported publicly in the annual Public Accounts. The report for 2015 was released this week.
The amendment to the resolution passed unanimously.
Also on Monday, council has passed a resolution establishing a mobile poll for homebound voting in the Oct. 26 municipal election. This is a routine resolution that has come up to council before prior to past elections.
Council has given first reading to an amendment that would rezone a portion at 10th Avenue and 106th Street from Medium Density Residential to C2 - Community Service District. This would be to accommodate a medical office at the location.
The resolution will come back for second and third reading at a future meeting.
Council also decided not to proceed with a request from the Battlefords and District Farmers’ Market to waive the business license fee. The farmers’ market sought the exemption on the grounds that it is a not-for-profit organization but City administration took the view that could set a precedent for the rest of the non-profit organizations that are licensed.
