Town of Banff

Council

Banff Town Council consists of six councillors and a mayor who are elected to three-year terms. Learn more about our current councillors on their individual biography pages.

Council Agenda

Council Minutes

Highlights from the November 9, 2009 regular meeting include:

Housing Incentive Purchase Program

Modeled on a successful program used by Banff Caribou Properties, the Housing Incentive Purchase Program will help Town employees to enter the housing market in Banff.

This program is meant to cut down on the number of employees who leave the organization for other communities where housing is more affordable. The HIP program will:

• Provide an interest-free loan of up to $30,000 to employees purchasing their first home in Banff
• Provide for the loan to be registered on title as a second mortgage and repaid in full at the end of ten year.
• Be available only to employees residing in the unit full-time.

For more information email corporate.services@banff.ca.

Outdoor Rink

Council had a look at a number of options for construction of an outdoor rink. They discussed temporary locations that could be used during the recreation centre reconstruction, and permanent locations close to the downtown core. 

Recognizing that there is no funding in the current budget for construction and maintenance of an outdoor rink, Council asked staff to find out the costs of maintaining a skating surface on the Bow River for the 2009/2010 winter season.  They will reconsider all options again in the fall of 2010.

Financial Update

The third quarter financial statements and forecast and the 2008 asset valuation update were presented to council.  You can review the entire documents by visiting

• Current Budget
• Assessment Management

Bylaw Services

The Bylaw Services department provided Council with a comprehensive evaluation of their 2009 summer program.  You can read the entire report – use the bookmarks at the left to go to Item 8.4:

• November 9, 2009 council agenda package
  

For more information about past council meetings:

• 2009 Council MInutes
  
• 2008 Council Minutes
• 2007 Council Minutes
• 2006 Council Minutes
• 2005 Council Minutes

2009 Strategic Priorities

Council sets annual strategic priorities every fall, and progress on them is updated in time for each council meeting.

Connect with Council

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