ECA Review - 2024-04-18

ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB April 18'24 5
ELNORA COUNCIL
Offer approved for cooler doors
Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
ECA Review
The Village of Elnora approved an
offer for some surplus cooler equipment
which came unsolicited from a
member of the public. The resolution
to accept the offer was made at the
April 9 regular meeting of council.
Village Chief Administrative Officer
(CAO) Sharon Wesgate presented
councillors with a report on an unsolicited
offer from the public on some
cooler equipment the village doesn’t
appear to be using.
She stated an offer was made to the
village for cooler doors and fans, with
the buyer offering to come pick everything
up as well.
The offer was made in an email
which was presented to councillors at
the meeting. “Hi, I’d like to offer you at
six cooler doors $500, two fan $500,”
stated the email which was sent by
Cory Kim on April 1. “I will disassemble
the units and load them by
myself within 10 days of approval.
Please check my offer and let me
know.”
Wesgate stated that the offer was for
only the cooler doors and fans and the
offer didn’t provide any information
on what they’d be used for.
The CAO stated there was no intention
to “part out” the cooler but it was
up to councillors to decide whether to
accept the offer.
Mayor Jul Bissell seemed to like the
offer, noting the proposed buyer was
planning on doing most of the work
which would save the village some
money.
As councillors discussed the offer
they noted that the cooler parts were
village property that had not been
advertised as available for sale. The
mayor responded he has never heard
anyone voice any interest in the cooler
doors and fans except for this offer.
The mayor further noted that perhaps
the village could look into what the
rest of the cooler parts might be worth.
As the discussion continued councillors
stated selling the parts would
allow the revenue received to be
invested into the new library project.
Councillors unanimously accepted
Kim’s offer for cooler doors and fans.
How low is too low?
Councillors balked at a resident’s
inquiry about a special kind of toilet.
“A resident inquired if the village
would consider a rebate for the installation
of low flow toilets in the
municipality,” stated Wesgate’s memo
to council.
However, the CAO noted she’d
spoken to the Public Works foreman
about the request who then informed
her Elnora’s water system isn’t capable
of handling low flow toilets. These toilets
would force the village to flush out
the wastewater system more often,
stated the CAO.
Mayor Bissell noted it seemed
council was unable to approve this
request even though he understood
why people were interested in these
water-saving toilets.
Goodbye garbage truck
Wesgate provided the results of the
village’s efforts to sell its surplus garbage
truck at auction. According to an
invoice from Michener Allen Auctions,
one bid was received for the 2007
International DuraStar
truck of $20,000, which after
commission and taxes,
netted the village $18, 370.
Councillors seemed
happy with the results,
agreeing the truck was
costing the village money
and wasn’t being used.
Police funding
The CAO provided councillors
with a report on the
increased taxes Elnora has
been paying to the provincial
government over the
past several years for police
services. She noted Elnora’s
2024/25 bill from the province
totals $14,511 with a
total since 2020 of $37,377.
During discussion councillors
mentioned the
province’s ongoing efforts to
introduce a provincial
police force; Mayor Bissell
stated he’s never heard
anyone except the provincial
government and larger
cities that don’t have RCMP
anyway support the idea of
replacing the Mounties with
such a force.
In fact, councillors noted,
other jurisdictions such as
Surrey, B.C. that tried the
idea failed badly. It turned
out, they noted, RCMP officers
didn’t seem interested
in leaving the force for a
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Councillors agreed
Alberta municipalities don’t
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Councillors unanimously
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