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Home Cranbrook Meetings January 21, 2026

Council · Special

January 21, 2026

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

15:00 – 17:24 · 2h 24m
7 present · 0 absent
W. Price Mayor — L. Wray Councillor — M. Peabody Councillor — N. Blissett Councillor — R. Popoff Councillor — W. Graham Councillor — W. Stetski Councillor —
Staff & officers present
B. Graham Staff Sgt. B. Graham, NCO i/c, Detachment Commander, Cranbrook RCMP — B. Jones Legislative and Policy Analyst — C. Chanda Information Systems Administrator — C. Osborne Director of Finance — D. Spyksma Information Systems Specialist — M. Dueck Corporate Officer/City Clerk — M. Fercho Chief Administrative Officer — M. Wilhelm Financial Services Manager Electronic M. Willman Financial Analyst Electronic U. Brigl Chief Librarian, Cranbrook Public Library Electronic

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: THAT Council deny the request to increase the Cranbrook RCMP municipal establishment by 2 funded FTE positions.
    • · Motion 2 added: THAT Council direct that the 2026 principal payment of $132,000 be paused.
    • · Motion 3 added: THAT Council does not fund the 2026 interest cost of $92,400 on the Moir Park Development Reserve inter-reserve borrowing.
    • · Motion 4 added: THAT Council direct staff to increase the 2026 budgeted building permit revenue from $630,000 to $830,000.
    • · Motion 5 added: THAT Council direct staff to bring forward, for three readings, the 2026 — 2030 Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw resulting in a 2026 tax levy increase of 4.99%.
    • · Motion 6 added: THAT the Special Council Meeting of Wednesday, January 21, 2026 be adjourned at 5:24 pm.
    • · Attendance added: N. Blissett (present)
    • · Attendance added: W. Stetski (present)
    • · Attendance added: L. Wray (present)
    • · Attendance added: W. Graham (present)
    • · Attendance added: M. Peabody (present)
    • · Attendance added: R. Popoff (present)
    • · Attendance added: M. Fercho (present)
    • · Attendance added: M. Dueck (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Osborne (present)
    • · Attendance added: M. Wilhelm (remote)
    • · Attendance added: M. Willman (remote)
    • · Attendance added: B. Jones (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Chanda (present)
    • · Attendance added: D. Spyksma (present)
    • · Attendance added: U. Brigl (remote)
    • · Attendance added: W. Price (present)
    • · Attendance added: B. Graham (present)
    • · Participation added: Price depart
    • · Participation added: Price arrive