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Moved: Alignment of Municipal Fiscal Year with Provincial and Federal Budget Cycles – DEFEATED (Seconded by Penhold)

Moved: Investing in Prevention: Strengthening FCSS and Community Well-Being – PASSED (Seconded by AB Munis board)

Penhold

Seconded: Broadening Scope of Off-Site Levies – PASSED (Moved by Cochrane)

Moved: Strengthening Auditor Reporting of Financial Irregularities in Municipal Financial Statements – DEFEATED (Seconded by Sylvan Lake)

Moved: Strengthening Alberta Municipalities’ voice to the Province by Increasing the Resolution Voting Threshold – PASSED (Seconded by Strathcona County)

Lacombe

Seconded: Modernization of Municipal Investment Authorities Under the Municipal Investment Regulation – PASSED (Moved by Grande Prairie, also seconded by Duchess)

Moved: Protecting Municipal Elected Office from Unrelated Professional Regulatory Restrictions – PASSED (Seconded by AB Munis board)

Rocky Mountain House

Seconded: Further Strengthening Governance and Funding Models for Seniors’ Lodge Accommodations – PASSED (Moved by Edmonton)

Seconded: Door-to-Door Solar Sales – PASSED (Moved by St. Albert, also seconded by Jasper and Westlock)

Town of Stettler

Moved: Expanded Grant Eligibility for Water Infrastructure – PASSED (Seconded by Camrose)

Rimbey

Moved: Limiting the Use of Fresh Water in Hydraulic Fracturing – PASSED (Seconded by Sylvan Lake)

Sylvan Lake

Moved: Family Support for Children with Disabilities Transparency and Timely Access – PASSED (Seconded by Nanton)

Innisfail

Seconded: Restoring Provincial Support for Perpetual Conservation Easements – PASSED (Moved by Cochrane)

Recognition

Additionally, Penhold Town Councillor Tyrone Muller received the AB Munis Award of Excellence.

The award recognizes outstanding civic leadership by current or former municipal elected officials who’ve served at least four years in office.

Muller told rdnewsNOW he didn’t get into municipal politics for the awards, and that he’s grateful to have been nominated by his council colleagues.

“I’ve always looked at serving on council as an opportunity to give back to a community that I’m really proud to call home. We have a great group of people in Penhold — council, staff, volunteers and residents — who genuinely care about our community and want to see it continue to be a great place to live. Anything we accomplish is really a team effort,” he said.

“I think getting involved in municipal politics is important because it’s the level of government that is closest to people. Getting involved doesn’t necessarily mean running for council. It can be volunteering, sitting on a committee, coming to a meeting, asking questions, or simply sharing your ideas. Communities are stronger when people are engaged and willing to contribute.”

Muller, a police IT analyst by trade, was first elected in 2017, re-elected in 2021, and acclaimed in 2025. He serves on several boards and committees, including the emergency management advisory committee, the licensing appeal board, Red Deer & District FCSS, and the South Red Deer Regional Wastewater Commission, to name a few.

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