Action Items
1. Appointment of External Auditor
Council received a Request for Decision report at the November 15, 2021, Regular Council Meeting regarding the appointment of the external auditor which resulted in the following direction: “That Council direct Administration to bring a closed session report regarding the appointment of external auditor to the November 23, 2021, Committee of the Whole Meeting.” Committee received a Direction Report in the Closed Session of November 23, 2021; subsequent to that, Council received the proposal evaluation results in the Closed Session #1 of the December 7, 2021, Regular Council Meeting.
Council Motion:
That Council appoint JDP Wasserman & Associates as the designated Auditor for the Town of Hinton for the fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Carried Unanimously
2. Council Appointments to Hinton Municipal Library Board - Member Reduction Report
At the Organizational Meeting of October 26, 2021, Council appointed two Council Members and one alternate to the Hinton Municipal Library Board (the Board) through the following motion: “That Councillor Haas and Councillor Maguhn be appointed to the Hinton Municipal Library Board and that Councillor Taylor be appointed as alternate”. Upon revision of all those appointed to the Board, Committee provided the following direction at the November 23, 2021, Committee of the Whole meeting: “That Committee direct Council to appoint one member and one alternate to the Hinton Library Board, and the member and the alternate to be decided by the Mayor.”
Council Motion:
That Council rescind the appointment of Councillor Haas, Councillor Maguhn, and Councillor Taylor as the alternate for the Hinton Municipal Library Board.
Carried Unanimously
That Council appoint Councillor Haas to the Hinton Municipal Library Board as member and that Councillor Maguhn be appointed as alternate as per Mayor Michaels recommendation.
Carried Unanimously
3. Council Action Pending List Revisions
At the Special Meeting of November 30, 2021, Council reviewed the Council Action Pending (CAP) List and the following direction received consensus:
That Committee direct Administration to move the following items from the Council Action Pending List to the following Actions to come to the December 7, 2021, Regular Meeting of Council: MD-2234 to March 31/22, MD-2378 to February 22/22, MD-2380 to February 22/22, MD-2411 to December 7/21, MD-2299 rescind, MD-2410 Complete, MD-2310 to March 22/21, MD-2318 to March 22/21, MD-2247 rescind, MD-2248 rescind, MD-2331 rescind, MD-1643 rescind, MD-1702 rescind, MD-1759 verbal update prior to rescinding this item, MD-1868 January 28/22, MD-2031 May 2022, MD-2032 rescind, MD-2383 rescind, MD-2293 rescind.”
Council Motion:
That Council rescind MD-2299, MD-2247, MD-2248, MD-2331, MD-1643, MD-1702, MD-1868, MD-2032, and MD-2383 as listed on the Council Action Pending List.
Carried Unanimously
That Council mark MD-2410 and MD-2293 as listed on the Council Action Pending List as complete.
Carried Unanimously
That Council move the revised due date for MD-2234 to March 31/22, MD-2378 to February 22/22, MD-2380 to February 22/22, MD-2411 to December 7/21, MD-2310 to March 22/22, MD-2318 to March 22/22, and MD-2031 to May 2022 as listed on the Council Action Pending List.
Carried Unanimously
That Council rescind MD-1759 as listed on the Council Action Pending List.
Carried Unanimously
That Council rescind MD-2086 as listed on the Council Action Pending List.
Carried Unanimously
4. 2022 Interim Operating Budget
The Updated 2022 Budget Process received support from the outgoing Council on September 14, 2021, and again from the incoming Council on November 9, 2021. The process remains on schedule and identifies approval of the 2022 Interim Operating Budget at the Regular Council Meeting of December 7, 2021.
Council Motion:
That Council approve the 2022 Interim Operating Budget based on the approved operating expenditures from 2021 of $34,981,728; and
That Council approve the 2022 Interim Operating Budget to include an additional $29,000 for the Hanging Flower Basket Program that was temporarily suspended for one year in 2021.
Carried Unanimously
5. 2022 Capital Budget and 2023-2026 Capital Plan Approval
In September 2021, the Town of Hinton retained Robert Osmond of ARO Consulting Partners to implement a new budget process for the 2022 Operating and Capital budgets and the associated planning. On November 21, 2021, Mr. Osmond facilitated a capital budget deliberations session where Committee of the Whole discussed and considered the 2022 Capital Budget and 2023-2026 Capital Plan information prepared by Administration.
Council Motion: That Council approve the 2022 Capital Budget as presented.Carried Unanimously
That Council approve the 2023-2026 Capital Plan as presented.Carried Unanimously