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Saturday, 01 December 2007

The Council of the R.M. of Pense consists of a reeve and one councillor for each of the six divisions of the rural municipality.

Term of Office - For the 2011 election, the term of office for councillors is 3 years and commences at the first meeting following the election. For the 2012 election and onward, the term of office for councillors is 4 years.
Elections - A nomination period is held prior to an election. The returning officer publishes the "Call for Nominations" in late August. The deadline for receiving nominations is 4:00 p.m. on nomination day (the fifth Wednesday before election day). The period to withdraw nominations is 24 hours after the close of the nominations. The general election, if required, is held on the fifth Wednesday after nomination day. Contact our office for specific dates concerning the election process.                           The SARM website now has an election reporting tool designed to be used by R.M.s, the public and the media. You can view candidates prior to the election and see real-time reporting on election night. Visit the SARM website @ www.sarm.ca and click on the side link or the direct link is elections.sarm.ca.Council meetings are usually held on the second Wednesday of the month. The meeting dates may be changed to accomodate farming operations.Council 2009
 
Council members from left to right: Lorne Straub, Eleanor Durie, Garry McRae, Kerry Ogilvie, Brian Short, Tom Lemon and Ashlea Street
  
Current Council: Name: Term of Office
Reeve Tom Lemon November 2010 - November 2012
Division 1 Kerry Ogilvie November 2010 - November 2012
Division 2 Lorne Straub November 2011 - November 2014
Division 3 Eleanor Durie November 2010 - November 2012
Division 4 Garry McRae November 2011 - November 2014
Division 5 Joanne Simpson November 2010 - November 2012
Division 6 Brian Short November 2011 - November 2014

Council Appointments

Assessor Administrator Meadows
Auditor Robert Tiede, CA
Board of Revision Gord Krismer & Associates Ltd.
Board of Revision Secretary Christina Krismer
Building Official (MuniCode) Wayne Meier, Remi Boissonnault, Pat Daley, Josh Kulyk, Clayton Meier
Deputy Reeve Councillor Straub
Deputy Returning Officer Cathy Ripplinger
Development Officer Administrator Meadows
District A.D.D. Board member Councillor Straub & Tom Mann
EMO Co-ordinator Reeve Lemon
Employee Relations Councillor McRae & Reeve Lemon
Equipment Committee Councillors McRae & Straub & Reeve Lemon
Fire Rangers All Councillors for their respective divisions
Grasshopper Committee Councillors McRae & Straub
Library Board (Regional) Councillor Simpson
Local Assistant, Fire Prevention Act Wally Andrews (PVFD Chief)
Lumsden Heritage Home Representative Terri Young
Moose Jaw River Stewardship Councillor Durie
Occupational Health & Safety Rep. Ken Lovell
Pest Control Officer Grant Peeling
PVFD Fire Protection Committee Reeve Lemon
Recreation Board Reps. Councillors Ogilvie & Simpson
Returning Officer Administrator Meadows
Road Committee Reeve Lemon & Councillor Straub
SARM Agriculture Councillor Councillor Straub
Signing Authority Administrator or Assistant Administrator and Reeve, Deputy Reeve or Councillor Ogilvie
Stray Animals Act, Administrator Administrator Meadows
Waterworks Councillor (Keystown & Stony Beach) Councillor Simpson
Weed Inspectors Devon Parcher (Prairie Eco Systems) & Tom Beingessner (Deangelo Bros.)
Zoning/Development Appeals Board Gord Krismer & Associates Ltd.
  • Past Council Members - Reeve

    Reeve: Year:
    H. McGillivary 1913 - 1917
    A. W. Wallace 1918 - 1926
    A. McLaren 1927 - 1934
    J. Short 1935 - 1937
    J.G. Hamilton 1938 - 1941
    C. Harlton 1942 - 1945
    J.G. Hamilton 1946 - 1965
    H.N. Lasby 1966 - 1974
    Harold R. Ulrich 1975 - 1980
    William G. Street 1981 - 1990
    Ken W. Johnson 1991 - 2004
    Tom Lemon 2005 - Present
  • Past Council Members - Division 1

    Division 1: Year:
    E. Badley 1913 - 1920
    J. R. Martin 1921 - 1926
    F. Nuttall 1927 - 1944
    R. Howard 1945 - 1950
    John W. Wood 1951 - 1952
    Wesley H. Brunskill 1953 - 1958
    H.N. Lasby 1959 - 1965
    Harold R. Ulrich 1966 - 1974
    Terrance W. Anderson 1975 - 2008
    Kerry Ogilvie 2008 - Present
  • Past Council Members - Division 2

    Division 2: Year:
    R.E. Bigham 1913 - 1921
    G.R. Haggerty 1922 - 1926
    H. Bate 1927 - 1933
    G.E. Haggerty 1934 - 1939
    W.G. Davidson 1940 - 1947
    J.F. Wilson 1948 - 1951
    R. Taylor 1952 - 1956
    A.S. Haggerty 1957 - 1966
    C.L. Lasby 1967 - 1977
    James R. Wood 1978 - 1981
    Lorne A. Straub 1982 - Present
  • Past Council Members - Division 3

    Division 3: Year:
    T.S. Atkins 1913
    W.J. Newman 1914 - 1915
    A.W. Wallace 1916 - 1917
    T.S. Atkins 1918 - 1920
    R.C. Foote 1921 - 1930
    W.G. Allcock 1931 - 1944
    D.A. MacKenzie 1945 - 1957
    C. Carefoot 1958 - 1988
    Bruce Durie 1989 - 1998
    Roy Morrison 1999 - 2007
    Eleanor Durie 2007 - Present
  • Past Council Members - Division 4

    Division 4: Year:
    J.A. McRae 1913
    I. Coutts 1914 - 1915
    J.A. McRae 1916
    A. McLaren 1917 - 1923
    J.G. Hamilton 1924 - 1925
    J.A. McRae 1926 - 1933
    A.J. Broomfield 1934 - 1941
    T.A. Ogilvie 1942 - 1951
    F.W. Young 1952 - 1960
    R. Harvey 1961 - 1966
    C.A. Klemp 1966 - 1973
    K.C. Hamilton 1974 - 1977
    William K. Spearing 1978 - 1997
    Lyle Stewart 1998 - 1999
    Bruce Good 2000 - 2007
    Garry McRae 2007 - Present
  • Past Council Members - Division 5

     

    Division 5: Year:
    W.E. Badley 1913 - 1916
    J.R. Brooks 1917
    H.H. Keys 1918 - 1926
    J. Short 1927 - 1934
    V.L. Street 1935 - 1947
    H.A. Robb 1948 - 1960
    William G. Street 1961 - 1980
    Earl Good 1981 - 1992
    Chris Vanderstoel 1993 - 1998
    Tom Lemon 1999 - 2004
    Janet Lemon 2005 - 2008
    Ashlea Street 2008 - 2010
    Joanne Simpson 2010 - Present
  • Past Council Members - Division 6

    Division 6: Year:
    J.W. Cafferata 1913
    J.C. Poyser 1914 - 1937
    H. Hagerty 1938 - 1943
    C.J. Hammond 1944 - 1947
    J.G. Sheppard 1948 - 1963
    A. Young 1964 - 1967
    Ken W. Johnson 1967 - 1990
    Brian G. Short 1991 - Present
  • Sec-Tres/Administrators

    Sec-Tres/Administrators: Year:
    P.F. Weiss 1913 - 1923
    B.S. Gunn 1923 - 1943
    H.W.R. Atkinson 1943 - 1961
    N.A. Atkinson 1961 - 1965
    K.C. Merrells 1965 - 1977
    E. Delmage 1977
    Julia M. Foster 1978 - 1997
    Carolynn A. Meadows 1997 - Present