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Ponoka council, 14 October 2026

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The short version

Council decided not to endorse the National Police Federation's call to action, rejected the Parkland Regional Library's proposed 2027 budget, and passed a bylaw repealing old, inactive bylaws.

📋 The agenda in short

10 items under Approval Of Minutes, Delegations / Presentations, Unfinished Business, New Business, Chief Administrative Officer'S Report…. Plus 8 routine items (opening, minutes, adjournment and the like).

✅ The minutes in short

8 passed, 1 defeated. 1 item had no motion of their own (reports, presentations).

Key decisions

8 passed1 defeated
3.1 September 22, 2026 Minutes4.1 Parkland Regional Library System6.1 National Police Federation Call to Action7.1 Parkland Regional Library 2027 Proposed Budget7.2 Bylaw No. 12-2026 - Repealing of Inactive Bylaws8.1 Chief Administrative Officer's Report9 MAYOR & COUNCIL REPORTS11.1 Parkland Regional Library Board Minutes and…11.2 Rimoka Housing Foundation Board Minutes12 NOTICES OF MOTION

Also on the agenda: Treaty and Land Acknowledgement · Introduction of Economic Development Specialist · APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA · PUBLIC FORUM · CORRESPONDENCE ITEMS · Land - ATIA Section 19(1) · Advice from Officials - ATIA Section 29 · 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 22, 2026 Minutes

Passed

Proposed (agenda)

Council reviews the record of its September 22, 2026 meeting for approval.

Decided (minutes)

Council approved the September 22, 2026 minutes as presented.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Steblyk

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
To approve the minutes of September 22, 2026 as presented.
Item 4.1 · Delegations / Presentations

Parkland Regional Library System

Proposed (agenda)

The Parkland Regional Library System presents its proposed 2027 budget. It asks member towns to pay $11.05 per resident, up from $9.99 in 2026, and now includes equipment and building purchases in the budget.

Decided (minutes)

Director Ron Sheppard and Board Chair Barb Gilliat of Parkland Regional Library System gave Council an overview of the library's 2027 budget. No decision was made during the presentation.

Item 6.1 · Unfinished Business

National Police Federation Call to Action

Passed

Proposed (agenda)

The National Police Federation asked the Town to sign a letter urging the Province to stop investing in the Alberta Sheriffs Police Service as a replacement for RCMP town policing until an independent study is done. Staff recommended that Council endorse it and send the Town logo by October 26, 2026.

Decided (minutes)

Council decided not to support the National Police Federation's call to action. Council stated that it supports the Ponoka RCMP Detachment and will keep working with and supporting the RCMP's Alberta division (K Division).

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Nelson

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
That Ponoka Town Council not support the call to action of the National Police Federation; however, Council reiterates its supports the Ponoka RCMP Detachment and will continue to work with and support K Division.
Item 7.1 · New Business

Parkland Regional Library 2027 Proposed Budget

Defeated

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve the regional library system's 2027 budget, which raises the per-resident charge by $1.06 to $11.05. Staff say this would cost the Town of Ponoka $7,770.96 more than the 2026 charge.

Decided (minutes)

The motion to approve the library system's 2027 proposed budget was defeated, with Mayor Ferguson and all councillors opposed. Council then directed staff to send the library board a letter explaining the reason for not approving it; the motion was changed to cite the lack of a Capital Budget (see the minutes).

How council voted

Defeated Defeated · The minutes name only the members who voted against. · moved by Councillor Underhill
KFMayor Kevin FergusonAgainstTUCouncillor Teri UnderhillAgainstCNCouncillor Clayton NelsonAgainstSLCouncillor Sandra LyonAgainstKSCouncillor Katherine SteblykAgainstCLCouncillor Carla LloydAgainstCDCouncillor Cal DavidAgainst
Motion text, as written in the minutes
That Council approve the Parkland Regional Library Board 2027 Proposed Budget.
That Administration provide the Parkland Regional Library board with a letter advising them of Council's reasoning for not approving the 2027 proposed Budget, due to the request for a capital budget.
That Administration provide the Parkland Regional Library board with a letter advising them of Council's reasoning for not approving the 2027 proposed Budget, due to the lack of a Capital Budget.
Item 7.2 · New Business

Bylaw No. 12-2026 - Repealing of Inactive Bylaws

Passed

Decided (minutes)

Council gave the bylaw first, second and third readings at this meeting, so it passed.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Lloyd

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
That Council give first reading to Bylaw No. 12-2026 - Repealing of Inactive Bylaws.
That Council give second reading to Bylaw No. 12-2026 - Repealing of Inactive Bylaws.
That Council give consent for third reading to Bylaw No. 12-2026 - Repealing of Inactive Bylaws.
That Council give third reading to Bylaw No. 12-2026 - Repealing of Inactive Bylaws.
Item 8.1 · Chief Administrative Officer'S Report

Chief Administrative Officer's Report

Passed

Proposed (agenda)

The Chief Administrative Officer reports on recent meetings, policy reviews and department work such as road repairs, pothole filling, street sweeping, fall recreation programs and progress on council requests.

Decided (minutes)

Council accepted the Chief Administrative Officer's report as presented. Councillor Lloyd praised the recreation department's programming and welcomed the new Economic Development Specialist.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Lyon

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
To accept the Chief Administrative Officer's report as presented.
Item 9 · Mayor & Council Reports

MAYOR & COUNCIL REPORTS

Passed

Decided (minutes)

Council members listed the meetings and events they attended, and Council accepted the reports as presented.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Lloyd

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
To accept the Mayor and Council reports as presented.
Item 11.1 · Information Items

Parkland Regional Library Board Minutes and Newsletter

Passed

Proposed (agenda)

For information: minutes of the regional library board's September 17, 2026 meeting. They describe higher Microsoft software costs that led the library system to replace Microsoft Office on public computers with a free program, and plans to change how reserves and capital purchases are budgeted.

Decided (minutes)

Council accepted the information items as presented.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Lloyd

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
To accept the information items as presented.
Item 11.2 · Information Items

Rimoka Housing Foundation Board Minutes

Passed

Proposed (agenda)

For information: minutes of the Rimoka Housing Foundation board from spring 2026. They include an update that the Ponoka Lodge project budget would be closer to $9.5 million and planning for a 25-unit addition to Golden Leisure Lodge.

Decided (minutes)

Council accepted the information items as presented.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Lloyd

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
To accept the information items as presented.
Item 12 · Notices Of Motion

NOTICES OF MOTION

Passed

Decided (minutes)

No notices of motion were brought forward, and Council closed this part of the meeting.

How council voted

CarriedMoved by Councillor Nelson

Who voted which way is in the official minutes.

Motion text, as written in the minutes
To close notices of motion.