NOTE: The print edition of this article stated that this was the last regular council meeting before the muncipal election this past Monday. That was not the case, as council met for another regular meeting on November 4.
The town council of Outlook met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday night, October 28, broadcast on the Town’s Facebook page.
Present was all of council: Donna Smith, Kevin Grotheim, Kyle McLeod, Maureen Applin, Floyd Childerhose, and David Simonson, as well as Mayor Ross Derdall, new Administrator Erinn Schreiner, and Assistant Administrator Rachel Sillers.
A number of topics and items were discussed, including the following highlights.
Schreiner was officially appointed as the Town’s newest Chief Administrative Officer, and she was also appointed as a returning officer and granted signing authority. Erinn comes to Outlook with a notable amount of administration experience, having served as CAO for the towns of Indian Head and Qu’Appelle, as well as the village of Lipton, and also served as the Assistant CAO for the District of Katepwa, her previous role before accepting her new position in Outlook.
Schreiner started in her new role on October 26 and noted, “It’s been a crazy, hectic three days! You’ve got me on my toes, that’s for sure!”
Reports
Protective masks have been purchased for town employees, including at the Jim Kook Rec Plex.
Erinn and Rachel toured the town offices building, helping Erinn get a lay of the land. She also met with Urban Systems to learn of the town’s projects on the go, and a meeting with the Recreation Board was said to be “contentious, but we got through it.”
After Councillor Applin had a meeting with a group of local seniors, she noted that the next elected town council is going to have to address the absence of volunteer drivers that has affected services such as Meals on Wheels. With an approximate 28% senior population in Outlook, Applin wondered if such services that are essentially “seniors helping seniors” could be subsidized by a service group in town.
The SGI grant has been approved for a pedestrian traffic light at Saskatchewan Avenue and Franklin Street, and the Town is basically waiting for it to be delivered and then installed.
New Business
Council was happy to see a sellout for the special Halloween event put on by the Outlook & District Regional Park.
Council moved to give $100 to the Outlook & District Chamber of Commerce for their Holiday Passport, seen as a “great initiative” by council.
Following a letter that had been submitted by a C. Curtis, council acknowledged the Town’s fault in some fence damage after trees were being cut on a boulevard and had fallen. Mayor Derdall suggested that the fence be fixed, and council moved to proceed.
Council then entered in-camera discussions, which included a legal matter.
