Saturday February 04, 2012

Administration


Administration

The municipal offices of the R.M. and Town of Lumsden are located at 300 James Street N., in Lumsden, Saskatchewan. The administration works jointly for the R.M. and Urban Councils, under a cost sharing agreement.

Office Hours are Monday through Friday as follows ...

 

May to September
8 a.m. to noon / 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

October to April
9 a.m. to noon / 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Our R.M. Staff and their respective positions are as follows ...

 

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

POSITION

Bryon Tumbach

Chief Administrative Officer

Darcie Cooper

Assistant Administrator

Krystal Brewer

Assistant Administrator

Joan Agopsowicz

Office Services Clerk

Brenda Boos

Office Services Clerk

Marla Lillejord

Office Services Clerk

 

Fees for Municipal Products and Services ...       

 

Office  
Tax Certificate $25.00
Tax Statement $10.00
Assessment Statement $10.00
Photo Copying $0.30 / page
No Hunting Signs (cardboard) $1.00
R.M. Map $6.00 + shipping and handling

Gopher poison

 
  • Liquid Rozol      
  • Gopher Cop       
  • Gopher Cop       
  • Strychnine         
$7.00/bottle
$92/12 kg pail
$64/8 kg pail
$7.50/bottle

 

Waste Disposal Access Information ...

The Town of Lumsden Landfill site is open to R.M. of Lumsden taxpayers, for disposal of domestic waste, during the following

SUMMER hours:  
April 15 - October 14th  
Mondays and Thursdays  5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesdays and  Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The key for the landfill is no longer available at the Town Office. Dumping is only available on the above days when the landfill is open. Some charges may apply as follows:

Mixed Loads
Small Items $  5.00 per load
½ Tons & Utility trailers $15.00 per load 
¾ Tons – 1 Ton Truck $30.00 per load
2 Tons & Over $75.00 per load
Scrap/Used Tires  
Passenger Car & smaller  $  5.00 per tire
Truck or Semi-Trailer $  7.00 per tire
Agricultural Equipment $12.00 per tire
Mining Vehicles/Equip. $40.00 per tire

Mixed Loads includes the following waste:
Household waste that is not contained in bags, Carpet, T.V., Sofas, Furniture, Mattresses, Burning Barrels, etc., Bulk refuse  (incl. -Concrete mixed with wood, metal or plastic rubble), Shingles and insulation, Dead animals –$15.00 per animal (buried in trench and covered immediately), Wood, metals and recyclables that are not sorted for disposal in specified designated areas..

Bylaws

Since incorporation on December 9, 1912, the various municipal Councils which have held office over the years, found it prudent to pass many bylaws. Below for your reference, is a link to an index of the bylaws that are still active laws of the municipality.

Active Bylaw List

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R.M. Policies

Policy Manual Index ( pdf file)

Bylaw Index (pdf file)

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Municipal Appointments

At the December 8th 2011 meeting, Council appointed the following individuals as members on standing committees or as representatives of the municipality:

2011-2012 Standing Committees:

Finance Committee

Chair - Councillor Kent Farago
Members - Councillors Al Szeles, Dale Srochenski & Tom Harrison

Joint Administration & Fire Committee

Councillors Kent Farago & Tom Harrison

Public Works Committee

Chair-Councillor Al Szeles
Members - Jim Atcheson, Kent Farago & Dale Srochenski

Employee/Negotiation Committee

Chair-Councillor Al Szeles
Members – Jim Atcheson

Reeve Jim Hipkin is Ex-Officio member of all Standing Committees

Deputy Reeve Appointment

Councillor Kent Farago

Pound keeper Appointments

Division 1-6 Heartland Livestock

Other 2011 Appointments

Fire Rangers
Weed Inspector
Deputy Weed Inspectors
Pest Control
Agricultural Councillor
RROC Representative
E.M.O. Co-ordinators
Building Inspector
Assessor
Solicitor
Auditor

Entire Council
Councillor Tom Harrison
Entire Council
Jim King
Councillor Tom Harrison
Councillor Tom Harrison
PW Manager Don Barnett
Professional Building Inspections
CAO Byron Tumbach
Mike Morris, SARM
Dudley & Company

2011 Recreation Board

Entire Council

Special Committees

District Board of Revision
RCMP Consultative Group
Lumsden & District Rec. Board
Library Board Representative
Regional Library Board Rep.
Upper Qu’Appelle Watershed Rep.
Regina Capital Region Board
Pilot Butte Mutual Aid Area Emergency
Measures Control Committee

Albert Molnar
Councillors Jim Atcheson &  Kent Farago
Councillor Bill Marquardt
Councillor Dale Srochenski
Councillor Dale Srochenski
Reeve Jim Hipkin
Reeve Jim Hipkin

Reeve Jim Hipkin & Councillor Dale Srochenski

Development Appeals Board

Dave Rudolph – 2 year term – expire Dec. 31, 2013

Agriculture Committee

Doug Leonard                    Division 1
Bill Gilmour                        Division 2
Bruce Hipkin                      Division 3
Ed Pelzer                             Division 4
Mark Catley                        Division 5
Gordon Kistner                 Division 6

 

 

 

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Building Permits

Buliding Permit - pdf file

Newsletters

Municipal Newsletter – 2011 (pdf file)
Municipal Newsletter - 2010 (pdf file)
Municipal Newsletter - 2008 (pdf file)
Municipal Newsletter - July 2007 (pdf file)
Municipal Newsletter - October 2006 (pdf file)
Municipal Newsletter - August 2005 (pdf file)
Municipal Newsletter - July 2004
(pdf file)

Community Plan Review

If you have any comments or concerns regarding the Official Community Plan Review, please contact the municipal office or one of the committee members listed below.

Committee Members

SWOT Analysis
(Strengths, Weakenesses, Opportunities & Threats major issues identified by Council)


Official Community Plan


Agenda - February 24, 2009
Agenda - September 23, 2008


2010 Minutes
Notes Aug 11 OCP
Min Aug 4


2009 - Min Jun 2-PAC
2009 - Min May 12-PAC
2009 - Min Apr 21-PAC
2009 - Min Mar 24-PAC
2009 - Min Feb 24-PAC
2009 - Min Jan 27-PAC


2008 - Min Dec 9-PAC
2008 - Min Nov 18-PAC
2008 - Min Oct 21-PAC
2008 - Min Sept 23-PAC
2008 - Min Aug 19-PAC
2008 - Min July 29 - PAC
2008 - Min Jul 8 - PAC
2008 - Min June 19 - PAC


Taxes

Council adopted the 2011 budget and set the mill rate of 14.457 mills, which reflects an increase of 2.0 mills from last year. The school mill rate decreased this year.

Assessment Values are based on 2006 market values and the taxable assessment is 70% of that value for Residential, 55% for Agricultural, 45% for Non-Arable (grazing) and 100% for Commercially assessed properties. R.M. Council sets the Municipal Mill Rate (14.457 in 2011) and the Province of Saskatchewan has set the education property tax mill rates as follows:
   • for all agricultural property, 3.91 mills
   • for all residential property, 9.51 mills
   • for all commercial /industrial property
      o on the first $499,999 taxable assessment, 12.25 mills,
      o on next $5,500,000 taxable assessment, 14.75 mills, and
      o on any any taxable assessment over $5,999,999, 18.55 mills

Taxes levied for any year are deemed to be due on and from January 1st of that year. Where taxes and penalties remain unpaid after December 31st in the year in which they are levied, a penalty of 0.50% per month shall be added; an additional 6.0% penalty will be added if taxes remain outstanding on December 31st of the following year. Discounts are given for current taxes paid as per the following schedule:

If paid on or before July 31st - 6% Discount
If paid on or before August 31st - 6% Discount
If paid on or before Sept. 30th - 5% Discount
If paid on or before Oct. 30th – 4% Discount
If paid on or before Nov. 30th – 2% Discount


Agreement-Samples

Off Site Servicing Agreement-Sample

Road Development Agreement-Sample

Agreement to enter land for Backsloping

AGREEMENT TO ENTER LAND for Road Const

Garden Suite Agreement - SAMPLE

 

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