Internal Boards and Committees

This committee evaluates the performance of the County of Minburn Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) .

Council Representatives:

• all of Council

Background

The Community Progress Competition was instituted by the Canadian National Railways for communities of European origin. The first prize of $1,000 was won by the Municipal District of Norma in 1930. This money was invested with a long-range plan of being used for scholarships, which explains how this fund obtained its name.

The original objective of the fund was to provide scholarships to students attending agricultural schools. When this objective outlived its purpose the scholarship fund was diverted to recognizing students at the Vegreville Composite High School.

It was then the Board in charge of the Community Progress Scholarship (CPS) Fund decided to offer a scholarship to the graduating student who made the greatest progress during the year at the Vegreville Composite High School.

Community Progress Scholarship (CPS) Award Amount

The amount of the CPS award is determined by the Community Progress Scholarship (CPS) Board.  Currently the award amount is $200. County of Minburn Council passed a resolution in October 2009 to contribute yearly to the CPS Fund by matching the $200 and award a cheque in that amount to the successful recipient.

Community Progress Scholarship (CPS) Board

The CPS Board is comprised of three elected members of Council from Division 4, Division 6 and Division 7. The Board meets annually in October to review the financial standing of the fund and approve the award recipient.

Council Representatives:

• Division 4 Councillor - Cliff Wowdzia
• Division 6 Councillor - Carl Ogrodnick
• Division 7 Councillor - Kevin Bentley

Intermunicipal Committees enhance communication with adjacent municipalities and discuss matters of mutual interest. This includes providing for integrated and strategic planning, delivery and funding of intermunicipal services, and stewarding scarce resources efficiently in providing local services. 

Council Representatives for each intermunicipal committee: 

Vegreville:

• Roger Konieczny
• Kevin Bentley
• Cliff Wowdzia

Innisfree:

• Roger Konieczny
• Eric Anderson
• Cliff Wowdzia

Mannville

• Roger Konieczny
• Eric Anderson
• Joey Nafziger

Rural

• Roger Konieczny
• Eric Anderson
• Kevin Bentley

The Regional Emergency Advisory Committee is a standing committee as required under the Alberta Emergency Management Act 2000, representing the Minburn Region and is responsible for providing oversight to the Regional Emergency Management Agency. 

Regional Emergency Advisory Committee Terms of Reference

Council Representatives:

• Joey Nafziger
• Kevin Bentley (alternate)

Council Representatives:

• Roger Konieczny (chair)
• Tara Kuzio
• Kevin Bentley

The purpose of the Wapasu Committee is to ensure that they assist Council to accomplish its goals and objectives identified in the Strategic Plan with respect to providing recreational services to County residents and visitors within the Wapasu Conservancy Park and Recreational Area while adhering to the policies within the Wapasu Conservancy Park Area Structure Plan as well as the limitations of the annual budget.

Wapasu Committee Terms of Reference

Council Representatives:

• Tara Kuzio (chair)
• Eric Anderson
• Cliff Wowdzia