Town Council Organizational Meeting briefs from Oct. 23

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Taber Times

The following are selected briefs of the Oct. 23 Organizational Meeting of Taber Town Council.

Boards, Committees and Commissions

Arts and Heritage Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun.(s) Sorenson and Firth as representatives until October 2024.

Audit Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Mayor Prokop and Coun.(s) Sorensen and Bekkering, with Coun. Firth as alternate, until October 2024.

CAO Performance Evaluation Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Mayor Prokop and Coun. Sorensen as representatives until October 2024.

Development Authority/Municipal Planning Commission: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun.(s) Brewin and McLean, with Mayor Prokop as alternate, until October 2024.

Municipal Emergency Management Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Mayor Prokop and Coun.(s) Brewin and Bekkering, as representatives until October 2024.

Library Board: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. McLean as representative until October 2024.

Taber Municipal Police Commission: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun.(s) Sorensen and Firth as representatives until October 2024.

Taber Recreation Board: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun.(s) Brewin and Sorensen, with Mayor Prokop as alternate, as representatives until October 2024.

Requested Appointments

Barons-Eureka-Warner Family and Community Support Services Board: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Bekkering as representative until October 2024.

Chinook Arch Regional Library System Board: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Remfert as representative until October 2024.

Intermunicipal Development Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun.(s) Brewin and Remfert as representatives until October 2024.

Joint Economic Development Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun.(s) Sorensen and McLean, with Mayor Prokop as alternate, as representatives until October 2024.

Taber and District Chamber of Commerce Board: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. McLean  as representative until October 2024.

Taber Exhibition Association Board: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Remfert as representative until October 2024.

Taber and District Handi-Bus Association Board: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun.(s) Bekkering and Remfert as representatives until October 2024.

Taber and District Housing Foundation Board: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Remfert as representative until October 2024.

Taber and District Municipal Airport Commission: Council voted unanimously to appoint Mayor Prokop as representative until October 2024.

Ad Hoc Committee Appointments

Highway 3 Twinning Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Brewin as representative until October 2024.

Mayor/Reeves Meeting: Council voted unanimously to appoint Mayor Prokop as representative until October 2024.

SouthGrow Regional Initiative: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Sorensen, with Coun. Remfert as alternate, until October 2024.

Traffic Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Firth as representative until October 2024.

Veterans Memorial Highway Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Firth as representative until October 2024.

Alberta Municipalities Police Act Review Board: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Brewin as representative until October 2024.

Eagle Spirit Nest Community Association: Council voted unanimously to appoint Mayor Prokop as representative until October 2024.

Taber and District Museum Society: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Remfert as representative until October 2024.

West Trail Extension Project Committee (Taber Trout Pond Committee): Council voted unanimously to appoint Mayor Prokop and Coun.(s) Firth and Brewin as representatives until October 2024.

Alberta Kanadier Association Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Coun. Remfert as representative until October 2024.

South Regional Storm Water Drainage Committee: Council voted unanimously to appoint Mayor Prokop as representative until October 2024.

Deputy Mayors

Coun. Bekkering (July 17, 2023 – Feb. 29, 2024); Coun. McLean (March 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2024); Coun. Brewin (Oct. 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025); Coun. Remfert (May 1, 2025 – Oct. 20, 2025).