Regina– New Democratic Party Leader Ryan Meili told delegates of the Municipalities of Saskatchewan, formerly Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, that Saskatchewan should have done a. . .
“With another term ahead of us, I wanted to offer all our members the dedication and commitment they deserve, and I decided the best way to do that was run for president,” Hayward said. “I want to focus on putting our members and their needs first and being a strong voice for Saskatchewan hometowns.” Hayward is currently the Municipalities of Saskatchewan’s vice-president of towns. He will be running against incumbent Gordon Barnhart, the mayor of Saltcoats. The election will be held on Feb. 8, during the organization s virtual convention. “In light of recent events by our present president and his trip out of country for a holiday and just a few other decisions he s made over the last couple of years, I wanted to make sure our members had a choice in who they want to be our president,” Hayward said.
The TSS Initiative provides cost-shared grants, up to 75 per cent on eligible costs, to municipalities partnering to strengthen their core municipal responsibilities through projects focused on regional co-operation, capacity building and good governance. “Municipal Revenue Sharing is an important stream of funding for municipalities,” Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) President Ray Orb said. “We are pleased to see a second round of applications for the Targeted Sector Support Initiative as SARM believes in the power of partnerships and funding projects that support inter-municipal co-operation will advance the sustainability of communities across the province.” The TSS Initiative receives $1.5 million each year from Municipal Revenue Sharing. Funding is administered by the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) on behalf of the TSS Steering Committee, which consists of representatives from SUMA, SARM, the Saskatchewan Association of N
There is also a meeting scheduled for November to discuss the 2022 document. There will be one regular meeting in each of January, February and July, and two meetings the other nine months. Council met once a month in 2020, and there were a couple of special meetings. It was decided they would meet twice a month this year to help with the adjustment for the four new city councillors. ••• Council approved two memberships for 2021. One is for the Municipalities of Saskatchewan (MoS), formerly the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association. The city will pay $554.98 for each of its seven voting delegates in MoS, for a total of $3,684.86, and .60 per capita for the city’s 11,483 residents, for $6,669.80. Total membership is $11,313.39.