Municipal
RM of Pense No. 160 Council
Governs Pense No. 160
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Who sits on it
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Reeve
Elected by everyone in Pense No. 160
- GM Garry McRae Reeve
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6 councillors
Elected
- BF Blair Findlay Councillor
Doug Szeles
Councillor
- JM Jason MacLean Councillor
- JS Joanne Simpson Councillor
- KW Kris Waller Councillor
- RL Robert Lax Councillor
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Sources for who sits on it
- Reeve saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Garry McRae as Reeve saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Blair Findlay as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Doug Szeles as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Jason MacLean as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Joanne Simpson as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Kris Waller as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Robert Lax as Councillor saskatchewan.ca · checked
Contact
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Municipal office
324 Elder Street
Pense, SK S0G 3W0- Phone 306-345-2303
- Email [email protected]
- Web saskatchewan.ca
- Hours Council meets: 3rd Tuesday at 9 a.m.
What it can do
- Bylaws for health and safety
Passes and enforces bylaws for the health, safety and well-being of residents, such as nuisances, noise and animals.
- Municipal services
Decides what services are provided and at what level, e.g. local roads, water and sewer, waste collection, recreation facilities and parks.
- Land development and zoning
Controls land development through an official community plan and zoning bylaw (The Planning and Development Act, 2007), and issues development and building permits.
- Property tax and fees
Sets local tax policies, the municipal property tax rate and service fees to pay for municipal services.
- Borrowing
Borrows money for municipal improvements, within limits set by the province.
- Natural person powers
Can take any action a natural person or business could to carry out its purposes, unless provincial law restricts it.
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Sources for what it can do
- Bylaws for health and safety saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Municipal services saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Land development and zoning saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Property tax and fees saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Borrowing saskatchewan.ca · checked
- Natural person powers saskatchewan.ca · checked
Sources
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory entry for the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 (entry updated 2026-01-13, checked 2026-10-11). Governed by The Municipalities Act. For: RM of Pense No. 160 Council
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: municipal office phone, fax, email, address and council meeting time from the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (updated 2026-01-13). For: Municipal office
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Government of Saskatchewan, "About the Saskatchewan Municipal System": natural person powers and s. 4(2) purposes under The Municipalities Act, The Cities Act and The Northern Municipalities Act, 2010; council bylaw powers listed under Urban Municipalities. For: Bylaws for health and safety, Municipal services, Land development and zoning, Property tax and fees, Borrowing, Natural person powers
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160: council composition as listed in the Municipal Directory (updated 2026-01-13); election rules from https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/municipal-administration/elections/municipal-election-dates-and-workshops For: Reeve
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Councillor of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160: council composition as listed in the Municipal Directory (updated 2026-01-13); election rules from https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/municipal-administration/elections/municipal-election-dates-and-workshops For: Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Garry McRae listed as Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-01-13, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Garry McRae as Reeve
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Blair Findlay listed as Councillor of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-01-13, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Blair Findlay as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Doug Szeles listed as Councillor of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-01-13, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Doug Szeles as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Jason MacLean listed as Councillor of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-01-13, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Jason MacLean as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Joanne Simpson listed as Councillor of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-01-13, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Joanne Simpson as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Kris Waller listed as Councillor of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-01-13, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Kris Waller as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Robert Lax listed as Councillor of the Rural Municipality of Pense No. 160 in the Government of Saskatchewan Municipal Directory (entry updated 2026-01-13, checked 2026-10-11). Start date not given by the source. For: Robert Lax as Councillor
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Government of Saskatchewan, "Election Dates and Workshops for Municipalities" (checked 2026-10-11): Monday, November 9, 2026, to elect councillors representing even-numbered divisions in rural municipalities. For: General election, November 9, 2026
- saskatchewan.ca · checked municipal: Government of Saskatchewan, "Election Dates and Workshops for Municipalities" (checked 2026-10-11): Wednesday, November 8, 2028, to elect councillors representing odd-numbered divisions and the reeve in rural municipalities. For: General election, November 8, 2028