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Ponoka council, 22 September 2026

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The short version
We don't have the minutes for this meeting yet. Towns post them once Council has approved them, usually after the next meeting. We'll update this page as soon as they're out.

Council was set to consider removing the monthly curbside recycling fee and refunding 2026 charges, a funding request from STARS Air Ambulance, a tax penalty request, two event sponsorships, a new safety policy and notices of motion on a road repair and the Town crest.

📋 The agenda in short

12 items under Approval Of Minutes, Delegations / Presentations, New Business, Chief Administrative Officer'S Report, Correspondence Items. Plus 9 routine items (opening, minutes, adjournment and the like).

✅ The minutes in short

Not posted yet. Decisions fill in once the minutes are published.

Up for decision

3.1 September 9, 2026 Minutes4.1 STARS7.1 Town Crest7.2 Road Rehabilitation7.3 Tax Penalty Forgiveness Request -Roll #82200…7.4 Bylaw 13-2026: 2026 Utility Rates7.5 Sponsorship Request - 4th Annual Fire Fighter…7.6 Sponsorship Request - Ponoka & District…7.7 CP-37 Safety Policy8.1 Chief Administrative Officer's Report10.1 Alberta Municipalities Convention Resolution10.2 Letter to Minister Turton

Also on the agenda: Treaty and Land Acknowledgement · APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA · PUBLIC FORUM · UNFINISHED BUSINESS · MAYOR & COUNCIL REPORTS · INFORMATION ITEMS · NOTICES OF MOTION · Land - ATIA Section 19(1) · ADJOURNMENT

✦ Plain-language summaryWritten from the Town's official agenda and minutes with the help of AI. The official minutes are the final word. Spot a mistake? [email protected]
Item 3.1 · Approval Of Minutes

September 9, 2026 Minutes

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve the written record of its September 9, 2026 regular meeting.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 4.1 · Delegations / Presentations

STARS

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

STARS Air Ambulance is asking the Town for a 3-year pledge from 2027-2029 of at least $1 per resident per year. STARS says it has flown 139 missions in Ponoka County over the past 5 years, and that a hospital helipad funded by the community will open soon.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.1 · New Business

Town Crest

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Councillor Underhill gave notice of a motion asking staff to bring the history of the Town crest, and possible costs to update it to a more modern look, to a Priorities and Initiatives meeting in quarter 4.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.2 · New Business

Road Rehabilitation

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Mayor Ferguson gave notice of a motion asking staff to look at budgeting to repair two stretches of road. This would affect residents who use these streets.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.3 · New Business

Tax Penalty Forgiveness Request -Roll #82200 #407598

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Property owners are asking Council to cancel late-payment penalties of $66.91 and $182.73 on two tax accounts, saying they did not receive their tax notices on time. Town staff recommend keeping the penalties, noting that notices were mailed May 22, 2026 and the due date was widely shared.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.4 · New Business

Bylaw 13-2026: 2026 Utility Rates

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to pass a bylaw that removes the $7.85 monthly curbside recycling fee from utility bills, because a provincial program now covers recycling collection costs. Staff also recommend refunding the fee charged since January 1, 2026, up to a maximum of $161,475.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.5 · New Business

Sponsorship Request - 4th Annual Fire Fighter Gala

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Staff recommend a $750 Platinum sponsorship and a $720 table at the 4th Annual Fire Fighters Gala on November 28, 2026, which honours local volunteer firefighters. The money would come from Council's advertising and promotions budget.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.6 · New Business

Sponsorship Request - Ponoka & District Chamber of Commerce

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Staff recommend a $2,000 Platinum sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce Business Awards of Excellence on October 23, 2026, which recognizes local businesses and people. The money would come from Council's advertising, promotions and sponsorship budget.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.7 · New Business

CP-37 Safety Policy

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve a new safety policy, CP-37, to replace an older policy first approved in 1998. The new policy follows current Alberta workplace safety law and covers staff, contractors, volunteers, visitors and the public.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 8.1 · Chief Administrative Officer'S Report

Chief Administrative Officer's Report

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

The Chief Administrative Officer reports on recent meetings and department work. By July 31, 2026 the Town had collected $12,384,502.00 in taxes, which is 91.5% collected.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 10.1 · Correspondence Items

Alberta Municipalities Convention Resolution

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

A letter from the Family and Community Support Services Association of Alberta asks municipal leaders to support a change to a convention resolution. The change would seek new provincial funding for early help services without cutting existing prevention program funding.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 10.2 · Correspondence Items

Letter to Minister Turton

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Mayor Ferguson wrote to the provincial Minister of Children and Family Services about concerns with a youth group home in town. The letter says the RCMP received 233 calls for service to the home from July 15, 2025 to July 16, 2026, and asks for talks with the Ministry.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.