COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES- Special Meeting April 24 2024
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Special Meeting Purchase of the Fire Truck
April 24th, 2024
OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.
Present:
Albert Gallant – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland Councillor
Corey Gillis Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO
8 members of the public
Mayor Gallant opened the meeting and turned the meeting over to CAO Perry, Deputy Parks and committee chair Charles MacAusland. They advised the public that the community needed to replace the 1991 Fire Truck. The truck is passed the life of the truck and it is getting harder for the community to find replacement parts for the truck. The Fire Truck committee had received 2 quotes from 2 different suppliers Metalfab $706,000 + HST and Fort Garry $713,573 + HST. The committee recommended to council that the Fort Garry fire truck is the one they recommend going with. The community has to date $335,034.53 saved for the new truck with another $150,000 going into the fund within the next 2 years. And they are looking to get a small term loan to pay for the rest of the truck. Which they will look at with the bank when it comes time to pay for the purchase. The truck will take 18 months to be built. They also have about $400,000 in term deposit that they could use as well. It was then opened to the floor for any questions.
Q: What is the community/fire department doing to raise money for the truck.
A: The community is open to doing some sort of fund-raising with the department to raise money for the truck. The fire department did do chase the ace with the Legion and they stopped doing it. The community will check with the Legion to see if they can get back into it with the help from some of the council and community volunteers.
Q: Will the Tax rate go up for the community.
A: There is a good possibility that it will have to increase by 1-2%. This will be something that the council will be looking into over the next couple of months.
Q: Is there any funding available from the Government.
A: Unfortunately there is no funding available for fire trucks.
MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community purchase a new fire truck from Fort Garry for $713,573 plus HST
Ivan Blanchard voted No Motion was carried.
Mayor Gallant thanked everyone for coming.