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Legislative and Community Services department was created in Dec. 2007, and oversees Legislative Services (including Communications); and Community Services (including Family and Community Support Services, recreation and culture, and County Patrol).
To read more about each department, click on the link below:
Legislative Services
Legislation
Coming Soon
Disaster Services
As rural community, Mountain View County faces unique challenges in terms of distance and geography. These factors can play a critical role in the event of a major disaster scenario. Mountain View County’s Disaster Services Team was put to the test in June, 2005, when a severe weather event caused massive flooding throughout Mountain View County. As of 2007, Mountain View County has adopted the Incident Command System to manage an emergency incident when it happens. This also allows the County to integrate personnel from other municipalities and organizations into the Incident Command structure, allowing for maximum internal flexibility, and incident responsiveness.
Communications
Click here to access a Communications snapshot of Mountain View County including:
- New and recent news releases
- Corporate logo, word mark and images
- New and recent editions of What’s New In Mountain View
- Past editions of County Newsletters
Community Services
Family and Community Support Services (FCSS)
WHAT IS FCSS?
Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is a unique 80/20 funding partnership between the province, and municipalities or Metis settlements. Provincially, the FCSS Program receives its mandate from the Family and Community Support Services Act and Regulation. The Regulation sets out the service requirements or broad parameters, that a municipality or settlement must meet to be eligible for funding. At the local level, a municipality or Metis settlement council chooses whether to establish a Program, and enters into an agreement with the province to jointly fund the Program. Under FCSS, communities design and deliver social programs that are preventive in nature to promote and enhance well-being among individuals, families, and communities. The programs depend on community resources, often involving volunteers in management and delivery.
TYPES OF SERVICES ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
- Services that promote the social development of children and their families;
- Services that enrich and strengthen family life by developing skills so people can function more effectively within their own environment;
- Services that enhance the quality of life of the retired and semi-retired;
- Services to promote, encourage and support volunteer work in the community;
- Services to assist communities to identify their social needs and develop responses to meet those needs;
- Services to inform the public of available services.
TYPES OF SERVICES THAT MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
Services provided under a program must not:
- provide primarily for the recreational needs or leisure time pursuits of individuals;
- offer direct assistance, including money, food, clothing or shelter, to sustain an individual or family;
- be primarily rehabilitative in nature; nor duplicate services that are ordinarily provided by a government or government agency.
Fire Permits and information
From April- October each year, all individuals are required to obtain fire permits from their fire wardens for any burning within the Mountain View County Fire Protection Area:
- South of Hwy. 27- West of Hwy. 22 to the West County boundary
- North of Hwy 27/ SH 584- West of SH 766 to the West County boundary
Click here for a list of fire wardens in Mountain View County.
Recreation and Culture
Coming Soon
Community Halls
Coming Soon
County Patrol - Community Peace Officers
Supplementing the primary policing of the RCMP are enhanced services provided by the County Patrol Division’s Patrol Officers. Both organizations work collaboratively to ensure the safety and security of ratepayers.
Mountain View County Patrol Officers are appointed as Community Peace Officers by the Alberta Solicitor General. County Patrol is mandated to investigate and enforce Provincial laws like the Traffic Control Act and associated regulations like the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Control Act and the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. As well, the enforcement of Mountain View County Bylaws is the responsibility of the Patrol Division according to the Municipal Government Act.
The County’s Patrol Division works collaboratively with many other enforcement agencies including the RCMP, the Canadian Pacific Railway Police, Inspection Services of Alberta Transportation, Alberta Fish and Wildlife and other municipal enforcement agencies.
For more information on Protective Services, click here.
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