Council · Regular
January 12, 2026
Town of High Level Council
19:00 – 22:02 · 3h 2m
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Barb Wilton Acting Manager of Human Resources Electronic Bill Schnarr Communications Coordinator — Dave Dick Acting Director of Finance Electronic Jane Dauphinee Acting Director of Planning and Development Electronic Jena—Raye Clarke Director of Community Services — John Greathead Acting Director of Operations Electronic Myron Thompson Interim Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Regrets Romer Talampas Financial Analyst Regrets Sandra Rendle Director of Corporate Services — Viv Thoss Chief Administrative Officer —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the Regular Open Council meeting agenda for January 12, 2026, BE ADOPTED, as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the Regular Open Council agenda for January 12, 2026, vary the order business to allow for the public in attendance to speak.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT the Council DIRECT Administration to continue administering the Alberta Advantage Immigration (AAIP) - Rural Renewal Stream without interruption and DIRECT Administration to immediately implement interim staff or support measures to e…
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the Minutes of Regular Open Council Meeting held December 8, 2025, BE ADOPTED as amended.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT the Minutes of Public Hearing held November 10, 2025, BE ADOPTED as amended.
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Council RESCIND Motion No. 391-25.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT Council APPOINT Councillor Mercredi to the Boreal Housing Foundation Board.
- · Motion 8 added: THAT Council RECEIVE the Mayor and Council Reports from Mayor Lambert, Deputy Mayor Liboiron, Councillor Forest, Councillor Langford, Councillor Mercredi, Councillor Scott and Councillor Zatko for the period of December 9, 2025, to January…
- · Motion 9 added: THAT Council APPROVES Administration to write-off of $134.984.31 in unfunded property tax value from the Grant in Place of Taxes (GIPOT) program.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT Council GIVE first reading to Bylaw No. 1067-26, being an amending bylaw of Land Use Bylaw No. 1051-25 for the purpose of redistricting Lot 4, Block 1, Plan 082-6934 from Industrial to Highway Commercial.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Council set February 9, 2026, as the Public Hearing date for Bylaw No. 1067-26, being an amending bylaw of Land Use Bylaw No. 1051-25 for the purpose of redistricting Lot 4, Block 1, Plan 082-6934 from Industrial to Highway Commercial.
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Council DIRECTS Administration to maintain the allocated funding approved under the Town of High Level Vitalization Grant for Development Permit Application No. DP25-007 in the amount of $20,000.
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Council DIRECTS Administration to bring back a revised bylaw to the next Regular meeting of Council scheduled for January 26, 2026.
- · Motion 14 added: THAT Council AWARDS the Mackenzie County & Town of High Level IDP and ICF Review and Update project to 02 Planning and Design, at a total value not to exceed $78,500.00, excl. GST, funded through the AB Community Partnership Grant Program …
- · Motion 15 added: THAT Council APPROVES the Progressive Discipline Policy as presented; AND THAT Council RESCIND the current Performance Improvement Policy 4.4 and Termination Policy 7.10.
- · Motion 16 added: THAT Council RESCIND Motion No. 356-25
- · Motion 17 added: THAT Council DIRECT Administration to obtain a Facility Conditional Assessment of the R.E. Walter Aquatic Centre which will include an assessment of the existing condition of the entire facility and the critical systems within. With a tota…
- · Motion 18 added: THAT Council authorize the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer to enter into an Amending Conditional Grant Agreement with His Majesty in Right of Alberta for the Wildland Urban Interface Teams (WUI) Project.
- · Motion 19 added: THAT the items of correspondence for information BE RECEIVED.
- · Motion 20 added: THAT Council ACCEPT the CAO Verbal Report from December 9, 2025, to January 12, 2026, as presented, for information.
- · Motion 21 added: THAT Council MOVE into a closed (in-camera) session at 8:52 p.m. in accordance with Section 9 of the Access to Information Act (AR 133/2025) to discuss Legal Advice and Labour Relations updates, as the matter falls under Section 9 of the A…
- · Motion 22 added: THAT the Regular Open Council meeting BE RECONVENED at 10:01 p.m.
- · Motion 23 added: THAT Council DIRECT Administration to prioritize the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) - Rural Renewal Stream over other tasks this week and report back with the requested information at the Committee of the Whole Meeting on Jan…
- · Motion 24 added: THAT there being no further business of the Regular Open Council meeting, it BE ADJOURNED at 10:02 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Josh Lambert (present)
- · Attendance added: Mark Liboiron (present)
- · Attendance added: Boyd Langford (present)
- · Attendance added: Brielle Mercredi (present)
- · Attendance added: Nickoi Scott (present)
- · Attendance added: Belinda Forest (present)
- · Attendance added: Myron Thompson (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Romer Talampas (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Jori Zatko (present)
- · Attendance added: Viv Thoss (present)
- · Attendance added: Sandra Rendle (present)
- · Attendance added: Jena—Raye Clarke (present)
- · Attendance added: Dave Dick (remote)
- · Attendance added: John Greathead (remote)
- · Attendance added: Jane Dauphinee (remote)
- · Attendance added: Barb Wilton (remote)
- · Attendance added: Bill Schnarr (present)
- · Participation added: Dave Dick depart
- · Participation added: Jane Dauphinee depart
- · Participation added: John Greathead depart
- · Participation added: Jena—Raye Clarke depart
- · Participation added: Sandra Rendle depart
- · Participation added: Bill Schnarr depart