Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

RURAL MUNICIPAL

ADMINISTRATORS’

ASSOCIATION OF

SASKATCHEWAN

NINETY THIRD

A N N U A L

C O N V E N T I O N

PROGRAM

2015

SASKATOON INN

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN

MAY 11 - 14, 2015

2015 R.M.A.A. CONVENTION AGENDA:

MONDAY, MAY 11

10:00Bus Leaves Saskatoon Inn and Heritage Inn for Willows Golf and CountryClub.

(See golf brochure for more details)

11:00 Bus leaves Saskatoon Inn for “Women On The Go” tour to Watrous and Manitou Lake

NoonAnnual RMAA Golf Tournament

- Willows Golf and Country Club (See Golf Brochure)

- Sponsored by the ‘Gang of Three’- Canada Culvert Ltd.

- Kramer Ltd.

- Signal Industries Ltd.

At approx. 5:30 pm a barbeque supper will be served at the Golf Course Club

House and will be immediately followed by the presentation of golf awards

and door prizes (non-golfers also eligible for door prizes). Non golfers arewelcome

to attend the free barbeque supper at the golf course, however you must

register for the meal. Please look at the golf brochure for details

and the registration form.

7:00 Bus returns from the Willows Golf & C.C. to the Saskatoon Inn and the Heritage Inn

8:30Bus returns from Watrous & Manitou Lake.

7:30Registration – Mezzanine ABC

- Carried out bySaskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance Association

Saskatchewan “C” Room

8:00 toWine & Cheese Reception and Social Evening

???- Compliments of Maxim Chemical, GFI Systems Inc.and

Treasury Wine Estates

TUESDAY, MAY 12

StartingRegistration – Mezzanine ABC

at 8:30Early Morning Coffee Courtesy of Anderson Paving & Rental& Brandt Tractor Ltd.

NOTE: THERE ARE THREE SEMINARS AVAILABLE THIS MORNING.

YOU MAY ATTEND ANY TWO OF THE THREE

9:00 toSaskatchewan ‘A’ Room

10:15Seminar: “First Nation Reserve Creation in Rural Municipalities.”

Saskatchewan ‘C’ Room

Seminar: “Everything you didn’t learn in LGA but were afraid to ask”

Canadian Room

Seminar:“Everything you didn’t learn about Occupational Health & Safety”

10:00 toCoffee Courtesy of Saskatoon Inn

10:30

10:30 toAbove 3 seminars repeated.

11:45

PLEASE NOTE: You will be required to change rooms for each seminar and

the presenters will remain in their respective rooms.

11:45Adjourn for Lunch.

TUESDAY, MAY 12

11:50 Saskatchewan ‘B’ Room

NOON LUNCHEON sponsored by SaskatchewanPower Corporationand

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

OFFICIAL OPENING OF CONVENTION:

Call to Order: Tim Leurer,

President, Rural Municipal Administrators’ Association

‘O Canada’ led by Glenda Giles,

Administrator, R. M. of KindersleyNo. 290

Blessing, followed by Meal

Opening Address: Barb Griffin,

Retired Administrator, R.M. of McKillop No. 220

Greetings:Representative TBA

Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations

Greetings:Ray Orb,

President,Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

Greetings:Don Atchison,

Mayor, City of Saskatoon

Greetings:Representative TBA

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture

Reply: Wendy Gowda,

Vice President, Rural Municipal Administrators’ Association

INDUCTION OF NEW MEMBERS:

President Tim Leurer, Vice Pres. Wendy Gowda and Ex-Dir. Kevin Ritchie

Yvonne NelsonLacadena No. 228

Ron McCulloughSherwood No. 159

Valerie StrickerWallace No. 243

Elizabeth MartinLakeland No. 521

Lynette HeraufSouth Qu’Appelle No. 157

Diane HahnTown of Cabri

Krystal StrongLumsden No. 189

Rachel DeobaldMountain Vew No. 318

Dara CowanGravelbourg No. 104

Rosalyn PilsnerLac Pelletier No. 107

Anna RintoulBlucher No. 343

Bridgette RushkewichWallace No. 243

Donna GoertzenMontrose No. 315

Kali TourneyCana No. 214

Tamara KnightMorse No. 165

Sharon StaceyBeaver River No. 622

Kimberly AdamsProgress No. 351

Ashley LatulippeNipawin No. 487

TUESDAY, MAY 14

2:00 ‘Sharp’Saskatchewan ‘B’ Room

2:00Kevin Ritchie, RMAA Executive-Director:

- Executive Director Report:

- Auditor’s Report.

- Appointment of Returning Officer.

- Outline of Election Procedures.

- Convention Announcements.

- RMAA Bylaw 4 Amendment.

2:10Tim Leurer, RMAA PresidentAdministrator of R. M. of Kelvington No. 366:

-Introduction of RMAA Executive

- RMAA President’s Address

2:30President Tim Leurer, Vice-Pres Wendy GowdaExec-Dir. Kevin Ritchie:

- PRESENTATION OF 25 YEAR MEMBERSHIP PINS:

Lori McDonaldR.M. of Monet No. 257

Lowell PrefontaineR.M. of Pleasantdale No. 398

Donna TymiakR.M. of Big River No. 555

2:55 PRESENTATION OF ADVANCED CERTIFICATES BY RURAL BOARD of EXAMINERS:

- Rural Board of Examiners Rep Wendy Gowda, President Tim Leurer

& Board of Examiners Secretary Kevin Ritchie

Coffee Courtesy ofDucks Unlimited and Plains Midstream Canada

3:00 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS

4:00 “OFF THE CUFF” Improv Comedy

5:00Adjourn.

“FREE EVENING FOR DELEGATES”

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

8:30Registration – Mezzanine ABC

Early Morning Coffee Courtesy ofFast Trucking

Saskatchewan ‘B’ Room

9:00 toPRESENTATION: Ministry of Government Relations

10:20

10:20 toCoffee Courtesy of 20/20 Geomatics

10:40 AMEC Earth and Environmental

10:40 to PRESENTATION: Ministry of Government Relations

11:45

11:45Adjourn for Lunch (Lunch sponsored by BHP Billiton)

Saskatchewan ‘B’ Room

1:00 toPRESENTATION:Sask Energy

1:15Ray Orb,President, S.A.R.M.

Jay Meyer, Executive Director, S.A.R.M.

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NOTE: Nominations for President of the Association will be received bythe Secretary

of the Convention (Kevin Ritchie) until 2:00 P.M.Nominations must be submitted on

Nomination Forms available fromthe Secretary of the Convention.

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1:45Rodney Schoettler,C.E.O. Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance Association.

- Updates from Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance Association

2:00Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance AssociationPresents:

‘KEYNOTE PRESENTATION’

MICHELLE RAY

NOTE: There will be no scheduledbreak this afternoon but coffee and juice will be

availablein the mezzanine area during this presentation.

Coffee Courtesy ofSherritt CoalW.F. Botkin Construction Ltd.

3:30Adjourn.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

6:00Saskatchewan ‘B’ Room

(Doors open at 6:00, Dinner at 6:30)

CONVENTION BANQUET

Courtesy ofSaskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance Association

Presentation of Service Awards to Retired Administrators by

President Tim Leurer, Vice Pres. Wendy Gowda & Ex-Dir. Kevin Ritchie

Darwin MackenzieLangenburg No. 181Langenburg

Sharon CiesielskiKeys No. 303Canora

Shawn AntoshVanscoy No. 345Vanscoy

Introduction of Head Table Guests
Introduction of David Marit, 2015 ‘Lou Jacobs Award’ winner

Saskatchewan Municipal Hail Insurance Association:

Presentations by SMHI President Wayne Black

Prize draws courtesy ofSaskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

will be made during the banquet. You must be present to win(for active members only)

9:00“FREE EVENING FOR DELEGATES”

THURSDAY , MAY 14

Saskatchewan ‘B’ Room

Early Morning Coffee Courtesy of Conexus Credit UnionRedhead Equipment

9:00 toElection for President of the Association (if required)

9:30- carried out by Returning Officer JayMeyer

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NOTE: Nominations for Vice President will be received bythe Secretaryof the

Convention (Kevin Ritchie)during a stated 15 minute periodimmediately following

the election for President. Nominations must be submitted on Nomination Forms

available from the Secretary of the Convention.

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9:00RMAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS:

- by your RMAABoard Members

Update on Committee Activities on your behalf over the Past Year!

10:15DIVISIONAL MEETINGS:

(NOTE: Elections will be held in Divisions 2, 4 & 6)

Division 1-Ballroom C

Division 2-Ballroom A

Division 3-Manitoba Room

Division 4-Brass Lantern Room

Division 5-Canadian Room

Division 6-Courtyard Room

11:15 Saskatchewan ‘B’ Room

-Introduction of New Executive

-RESOLUTIONS

-S.A.R.M. Door Prize Draw–Meghan Dobranski, Manager,SARM Trading Dept.

-Any other Business.

-PRIZE DRAW -$750.00Travel Vouchersponsored byCAA Travel

to be presented by Cynthia Wong, CAA Travel, Saskatoon.

(must be in attendance to win)

-Adjourn.

Coffee Break this morning Courtesy ofSaskTel and Sask Energy.

SPECIAL SPONSORSHIP: We would like to thank the Ministry of Government Relations for sponsoring

the Audio Visual Equipment for the speakers and presenters at this years convention.

Miscellaneous Convention Information:

DRESS CODE: Business Attire Please!

CELLULAR PHONES: Please turn off your cellular phones or switch to vibrate mode. In addition, allcellular

phonesmust be answered outside the conference area. Please be considerate of your fellow attendees.

During the convention, coffee, tea and juice will be served on a continual basis.

Corsages for the ladies Wednesday evening are courtesy of Canada Culvert

Note: Corsages will not be available until after the close of the convention on

Wednesday afternoon.

S.A.R.M. HOSPITALITY SUITE HOURS:

The SARM Hospitality Suite will be open as follows:

- Tuesday-From Adjournment of the Convention until

10:00 pm.

RMAA RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE:

- Gary DziadykandGlenda Giles

Golf Committee is: Sheila Keisig, Tammy Franks & Gary Dziadyk

Golf Tournament Sponsors; ‘THE GANG OF THREE’:

• Canada Culvert • Kramer Ltd. • Signal Industries

2014-2015 R.M.A.A.S. EXECUTIVE

President...... Tim Leurer, Kelvington

Vice-President...... Wendy Gowda, Leroy

Immediate Past President....Don McCallum, Cut Knife

Director Ex Officio...... Ray Orb, Cupar

Executive Director...... Kevin Ritchie, Wilcox

Division Directors:

Division 1...... Sheila Keisig, Balcarres

Division 2...... Tammy Franks, Limerick

Division 3...... Lori McDonald, Elrose

Division 4...... Edith Goddard, Leross

Division 5...... Gary Dziadyk, Aberdeen

Division 6...... Glenda Giles, Kindersley

We would like to extend a sincere ‘Thank You’ to all of our corporate sponsors.

Your continued support of our annual conference is greatly appreciated!

R.M.A.A.S. CONVENTION

“BRONZE SPONSORS”

AECOM

A.J. Harlick Earthmoving

Bar Engineering

Capital “I” Industries

Chamney Crushing

C. I. B. C.

Cogent Business Consulting

Cornerstone Credit Union

Custom Truck Sales

G. & L. Distributors

Harold Haugen Construction Inc.

Holm Clements Kwong Svenkeson Raiche, C.A.s

Lonesome Prairie Sand & Gravel

Markusson New Holland of Regina

Baert Cameron Odishaw La Cock

Mobile Paving Ltd.

Moose Jaw Refinery

Palliser Aggregates Ltd.

Palliser Land Ltd.

Percy H. Davis Ltd.

Procyk Bros. Transport

Robb & Dowling

Saskatchewan Blue Cross

Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corporation

Scott Land & Lease Ltd.

Shaw Earth Moving Inc.

Southwest Inspection Services Ltd.

Spectra Energy

Triod Supply (2011) Ltd.

Western Litho

R.M.A.A.S. CONVENTION

“SILVER SPONSORS”

D & R Contracting Ltd.

Ducks Unlimited

Legacy Oil & Gas Inc.

Midwest Surveys Ltd.

Mortimer Brothers Construction

Municode Services

Plains Midstream Canada

Redhead Equipment

Robertson Stromberg LLP

SaskEnergy

SaskTel

Sherritt Coal, Prairie Mines & Royalty Ltd.

Treasury Wine Estates

VEMAX Management Inc.

Western Municipal Tax Solutions

R.M.A.A.S. CONVENTION

“GOLD SPONSORS”

AMEC Earth and Environmental

Anderson Rental & Paving

Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan

CAA Travel

Fast Trucking Service Ltd.

Kramer Ltd.

MuniSoft

Professional Building Inspections Inc.

RBC – Royal Bank

Signal Industries Ltd.

Swayze Concrete Ltd.

Tim A. Cheesman Planning & Associates

Villanova Oil Corporation

R. M. A. A. S.

CONVENTION

“PLATINUM SPONSORS”

20/20 GEOMATICS LTD.

BELLE PLAINE MOSAIC CANADA ULC

BRANDT TRACTOR LTD.

CANADA CULVERT

CITY OF SASKATOON

CONEXUS CREDIT UNION

CENOVUS ENERGY INC.

GFI SYSTEMS INC.

KEYSTONE PIPELINES

K + S POTASH CANADA GP

MAMMOET CANADA WESTERN LTD.

MAXIM CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.

SASKATOON INN HOTEL

SASKPOWER

W. F. BOTKIN CONSTRUCTION LTD.

R. M. A. A. S. CONVENTION

“DIAMOND SPONSOR”

BHP BILLITON

S.A.R.M.

R. M. A. A. S. CONVENTION

“TRIPLE DIAMOND SPONSOR”

SASKATCHEWAN

MUNICIPAL HAIL

INSURANCE

ASSOCIATION

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TRADE SHOW BOOTHS:

Airmaster Sales Ltd.A.P.A.S. G. W. P. Rodent Products Inc. Genivar Information Services Corporation M.E. P. P. MuniSoft Nuvu Information Technologies Prairie Mapping Services Sask. Assessment Management Agency S.A.R.M. Success Office Systems Taxervice Western Municipal Tax Solutions