At their March 17^th regular meeting, Sedgewick Town Council approved raising the Flag of Ukraine on Main Street as a symbol of support for the country considering current events.  Mayor Levy is pictured here placing the flag at full-mast. 

Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine on February 24^th which is now Europe’s largest conventional military attack since World War II.  The invasion is considered to have violated the Charter of the United Nations and constituted a crime of aggression according to international criminal law.  The Government of Canada has condemned “in the strongest possible terms Russia’s egregious attack on Ukraine”.  The situation has been deemed as an unfolding humanitarian crisis.

The Town of Sedgewick Council wishes to bring continued awareness to the issue by raising the Ukraine Flag on Main Street.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine and their loved ones.  Should you wish to donate to Ukraine’s cause you can at https://cufoundation.ca

On December 2nd, 2021, Sedgewick Town Council met to discuss their strategic plan moving forward.  The plan was approved unanimously on February 17th, 2022 at a regular meeting of Council.  Click below to download the full PDF document.

The full plan can be viewed at the following link:

2022 Strategic Plan PDF

Vision Statement:

“Quality of Life…. at every stage of life!”

Mission Statement:

“To preserve and enhance our resident’s collective quality of life by making Sedgewick a desirable and safe place in which to live, work, shop, study, play, raise a family and grow old.

We are a progressive community poised for growth!”

Values

• TRANSPARENCY
• COMMUNICATION 
• PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

6 Keys to Success:

“ADVOCATING for the quality of life of our residents.”

“CONNECTING with neighbours when opportunity exists to improve quality of life.”

“DELIVERING a fiscally responsible level of service that ensures quality of life.”

“ENABLING the volunteer sector in making contributions to our quality of life.”

“INVITING others to share in our quality of life.”

“GROWING as a community so future generations can enjoy a similar quality of life.”

Following are the 2022 Strategic Priorities as set by Council:

• Priority I – Sell Sedgewick
• Priority II – Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation
• Priority III – Communications
• Priority IV – Intermunicipal Initiatives
• Priority V – Recreation
• Priority VI – Business Growth and Development

The Town of Sedgewick is inviting applications for membership on the Town of Sedgewick Recreation Board. The position is volunteer in nature.

The purpose of the Board is to be responsible for the management, operation and continued prosperity of the Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre. The Board is comprised of no more than six (6) Citizens-at-large residing in either the Town of Sedgewick or Flagstaff County (to be a reasonable distance from Sedgewick as determined at the discretion of Council). Members serve two-year terms and meetings are to be held on a monthly-basis or at the call of the Chair.
As there is currently one (1) Citizen-at-large vacancy, the Town of Sedgewick is arranging for a call-for-membership. Applications will be received by the Town of Sedgewick until March 4th, 2022 with all submissions being forwarded to the Board for a recommendation to Town Council. Appointees may only sit on the board once appointed by Town of Sedgewick Council through resolution.

For more information on the Recreation Board, including the powers and duties of the board, please refer to Bylaw 532, the Town of Sedgewick Recreation Board Bylaw, which can be found on the Town of Sedgewick’s website at https://sedgewick.ca/government/governance/bylaws-and-policies/

If you would like to be considered for the vacant Citizen-at-large position, please complete this application form and submit to:

Town of Sedgewick
Box 129
Sedgewick, AB
T0B 4C0

or email to:
cao@sedgewick.ca

(applications will be received until March 4th, 2022)

Please call (780) 384-3504 for more information on the position.

As per Bylaw 556, the Animal Control Bylaw, all dogs kept within the Town of Sedgewick must be licensed. Licenses must be obtained annually with fees doubling February 1st. Residents should be aware that the month of January is the best (and cheapest) month to renew a dog license.

Licenses are valid between January 1st and December 31st in the calendar year they are issued. Prior to February 1st an altered dog license costs $15 and an unaltered license costs $30. These fees double to $30 and $60 respectively on February 1st.

An issued dog tag must be attached to the dog by a collar or harness at all times when the dog is off of the owner’s property. If you have lost your dog tag, a new one can be issued for a fee of $5.

The Town office will be closed between December 24th and January 3rd with staff returning on January 4th. For public works emergencies please call (780) 384-3911 and for natural gas emergencies call (780) 385-2116.

On behalf of Council and staff, have a very Merry Christmas and a tremendous 2022!

BYLAW 584 – FIRE BYLAW

Council gave all three readings to Bylaw 584, the Fire Bylaw.  This bylaw replaces the previous Fire Services Bylaw #500 and is identical in nature to all fire bylaws passed by municipalities who belong to the Flagstaff Regional Emergency Services Society and have signed the Master Agreement.

INTERIM OPERATING BUDGET – 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET

Council approved the 2022 interim operating budget with total expenses including amortization of $3,118,530.

CAPITAL BUDGET – 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET

Council approved the 2022 Capital Budget with total expenses of $721,400 and composed of five projects including a street sweeper, grader, the completion of the arena HVAC upgrade, maintenance of the raw water pumps and wells, and potential replacement of the raw water pipe.

COUNCIL ORIENTATION – MUNIS 101

Council agreed to register Clr. MacEachern and Clr. Lewis in the virtual Munis 101 course to be held in January.

POLICY 18/05 – SNOW REMOVAL POLICY

Council directed Administration to amend Policy 18-05, the snow removal policy to read that on Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays and upon 3 inches of snow that the recreation centre parking lot be cleared at 6am with Main Street to immediately follow.

FRESS – ASSET TRANSFER AGREEMENT

Council approved transferring all fire equipment to the Flagstaff Regional Emergency Services Society (FRESS).

REGIONAL FIRE AGREEMENTS – EXTENSION OF AGREEMENTS

Council approved extending all current fire agreements with Flagstaff County until June 30^th, 2022 or to the time that FRESS commences fire fighting services.

Sedgewick Town Council has called a special meeting for Thursday, December 2nd at 3pm. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers at Sedgewick Town office.

The agenda can be found here

BYLAW 583 – FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW

Council approved all three readings of Bylaw 583, the Fees and Charges Bylaw.  The Bylaw, passed annually, determines utility and other rates for the 2022 fiscal year.  Waste, water and sewer rates were increased uniformly by 2%.

POLICY 18/07 – COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES POLICY

Policy 18-07, the Compensation and Expenses Policy, was revised to allow for a $12.50 monthly allowance to members of Council who wish to use their own personal electronic device for Town business rather than having a device purchased and provided to them by the Town.

STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION

Council approved a proposal from Crouse Developments Inc. for the facilitation of a strategic planning session at a cost of $3950.

GO EAST OF EDMONTON – 2022 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

Council approved renewing the Town’s membership with Go East of Alberta and a half-page ad in their 2022 travel guide at a cost of $1600.

FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY FOUNDATION – MEMBER APPOINTMENT

Council appointed Clr. MacEachern to the Flagstaff Community Foundation Board for a term of one year.

TOWN OF SEDGEWICK RECREATION BOARD – 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET

Council accepted the 2022 Town of Sedgewick Recreation Board budget

TOWN OF SEDGEWICK RECREATION BOARD – MEMBER APPOINTMENT

Council appointed Joey Hebert to fill a citizen-at-large position with the Town of Sedgewick Recreation Board. 

TOWN OF SEDGEWICK RECREATION BOARD – LIQUOR LICENCE

Council directed Administration to expand the current Class ‘B’ liquor license at the Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre to include the entire facility.  Due to AGLC restrictions, this does not include the curling rink floor or the library.

The 2021-2025 term has gotten off to a busy start for the five members of Sedgewick Town Council. Upon being elected into office on October 18th, the four councillors and mayor attended an in-house orientation session on October 25th and 26th where they reviewed their roles and responsibilities, code of conduct and the Municipal Government Act among other topics.

At 10:30am on October 26th, Councillors Tom Bahm, Nolan Lewis, Clayton Hinkey and Ian MacEachern along with new Mayor Stephen Levy attended a swearing-in ceremony at the Community Hall where they all took their official oath of office in front of a commissioner of oaths which is a legislative requirement prior to performing any duty of office.

Soon after, the Mayor and Councillors congregated for the annual organizational meeting on October 28th where Tom Bahm was appointed as Deputy Mayor for the inaugural year.

Only a few days later, members of Council again participated in another full day of orientation on November 4th at the Killam Community Hall along with elected officials from neighbouring municipalities. In addition, two members will also be attending the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association’s 2021 convention running from November 17th to 19th at the Edmonton Convention Centre which includes several training sessions for elected officials from around the province.

The next meeting of Council is Thursday, November 25th at 6pm in Council Chambers at the Town of Sedgewick administration office.

Mayor Stephen Levy signs the official oath of office

Councillor Tom Bahm is sworn in as Deputy Mayor

The 2021 election is almost here! Make sure you come out to the Community Hall on October 18th between 10am and 8pm and make your vote count!