105th Annual Convention - Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities ...

4. Authority for Urban Municipalities to Establish Destination
Marketing Fees
City of Moose Jaw
Whereas Destination Marketing Fees on hotel stays are a common practice in many jurisdictions; and
Whereas such fees are an important component in financing tourism marketing activities; and
Whereas provincial legislation does not currently give authority to urban municipalities to levy such fees;
Therefore be it resolved that the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association request that
the provincial government establish a Provincial Destination Marketing Fee on hotel stays or grant
authority to urban municipalities to impose such a fee in their individual jurisdictions.
Background
Destination Marketing Fees, in the form of a percentage on hotel stays, are used in other jurisdictions
as a means for financing the costs of tourism promotion. Under current legislation in Saskatchewan,
municipalities do not have legislative authority to impose such a fee. This resolution seeks to have
either a legislative change done to provide such authority or have the provincial government impose
such a fee with the proceeds disbursed to the respective municipality. Regina and Saskatoon have
applied such a fee on a voluntary basis. Gaining consensus on such a fee in most municipalities,
however, is difficult.
5. Sustainable Water Source for South Central Saskatchewan
South Central Municipal Association / Town of Gravelbourg
Whereas many Urban and Rural Municipalities in the South Central Region of our province are now
facing critical issues with respect to predictable quantity and quality of our water resources; and
Whereas a sustainable supply of quality water is necessary for future human, livestock and continued
economic existence and growth in the region;
Therefore be it resolved that the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association work in
conjunction with the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities, the Municipal Capacity
Development Program and all other appropriate departments and agencies to assist in developing a
strategy for the implementation of a multi-use pipeline to the region to ensure a viable and sustainable
water supply for our future.
6. Extend Workers’ Compensation Board benefits to Volunteer Firefighters
Town of Kindersley
Whereas there are 7200 firefighters in the Province of Saskatchewan, 6400 of whom are volunteers; and
Resolutions
Whereas full-time active members of an urban fire department are automatically covered for cardiac
injuries under Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board policies but volunteer firefighters are not; and
Whereas volunteer firefighters are just as vital to their communities as their full time urban counterparts;
Therefore be it resolved that the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association lobby the
Government of Saskatchewan to change Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board policies so
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