Road to recovery

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After two meetings with the Strathmore Rural Firefighting Association (SRFA) on Oct. 16 and 25, the County’s Chief Administrative Officer Jennifer Deak extended an offer of interim help with their bookkeeping needs.

The SRFA is currently without a Secretary/Treasurer.

“We wanted to let them know that we are there to help them and draw on whatever resources are available,” said Deak.

The Association dropped its books at the County office. The staff will keep the books and deal with the Motor Vehicle Accident invoicing until the Association can sort out its difficulties. 

The Association has taken a step forward by freezing all assets, developed purchasing orders, and cut costs except for gasoline related expenditures. The County is helping the board review their bylaws, meeting procedures, quorum criteria, roles, and responsibilities. They have asked that an Association meeting be called with all members present.

The Association asked if Council would consider assuming their bank loan, or help to renegotiate it to help ease their financial burdens. They were to submit the financial details surrounding the loan to Council so a decision could be made. However, the figures were not yet received as of the Nov. 6 council meeting.

Councillors noted that such an action had been done for other parties in the past. They stated they might be open to approving the decision, pending the review of the loan details. The decision was deferred until the details were made available for consideration.