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New mayor, councillors acclaimed in Codette

May 25, 2018 | 5:00 PM

Three new representatives have been acclaimed to represent the Village of Codette following a call for nominations in the community.

Malcolm Haveroen was acclaimed as mayor for the village, while Kyle Kotelko and Lyle Black were acclaimed as councillors. The village was seeking three councillors for the community, and has issued a second call for nominations for the remaining vacant seat. The deadline to file a nomination for the remaining position is June 6.

Haveroen returns to the village as mayor, just a few months after he resigned from the position. Haveroen told northeastNOW he previously spent 15 years as the village’s mayor and is looking forward to getting a fresh start on council. He said the issues that led to his earlier resignation, including a decision to cut the hours for the village’s only maintenance worker, have now been resolved.

Three members of the village council also resigned earlier this year, following the decision to cut the maintenance position from 32 hours to nine, although that decision has now been reversed.

“I would say it’s going to be a lot better. I think we’ll move forward,” Haveroen said.

Last month, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations appointed three area residents to handle the village’s daily business until a new council could be elected. Black was one of three people appointed by the province and will now remain on council by acclamation.

Ashley Lonson, the village administrator in Codette, said the interim council will remain in place in Codette until the new council members are sworn in. Lonson expects more people will file nominations for the last vacant seat before the June 6 deadline, as some expressed interest but had missed the earlier date.

In the meantime, the interim council continues to handle the day-to-day operations of the town. The interim council passed the village’s new budget and tax policy earlier this week, including a mill rate increase of 2.6 mills, Lonson said.

“I think things are starting to get back on track … I think the interim council is doing a good job of getting things moving forward,” Lonson added. 

 

Charlene.tebbutt@jpbg.ca

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