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Annual Reports
CA EDM MS-323-4 · Series · 1939-1993
Part of Edmonton Social Planning Council fonds

This series consists of Laura Holland's 1939 report and annual reports from the Edmonton Social Planning Council. Files are listed according to the Council's name at the time of the annual report's creation. Also included in this series are reports from several annual meetings and a single annual report from the Welfare Information Service.

Edmonton Social Planning Council
Architectural Panel
CA EDM RG-16-5 · Series · 1959 - 1962
Part of City of Edmonton. City Architect and Building Inspector's Department fonds

The Architectural Panel was created in 1950 as part of the Interim Development Appeal Bylaw (#1339). The Panel was appointed by Council to consider and advise the Interim Development Officer on applications to display signs, billboards, or advertising devices on land or buildings, as well as to advise upon architectural control throughout the City. The Panel was chaired by the City Architect and had representatives from other departments as well as members of the community. All applications relating to signs or which, in the opinion of the Development Officer, involved a degree of architectural control (i.e. exterior design and aesthetic considerations), were referred to the Panel. Upon the Panel's recommendation the Officer could approve applications in whole, approve them subject to certain changes, or reject them. Unsuccessful applicants could take their case to the Interim Development Appeal Board.

Arid Agriculture Research
CA EDM MS-1207-6 · Series · 1978-1989
Part of Roman Fodchuk fonds

This series consists of publications and writings created and collected by Roman Fodchuk while researching arid land agriculture as part of his post-graduate work in Arid Land Resource Sciences at the University of Arizona.

Assessment
CA EDM RG-3-2 · Series · 1892 - ca. 1967, predominant 1892 - 1954
Part of City of Edmonton. Assessors' Department fonds

The City Assessor's Department was responsible for raising the funds necessary for basic municipal services through the collection of taxes. The department assessed the value of businesses, land, real estate, and local improvements, maintained the records of tax assessments and payments for individual properties, and initiated action to collect overdue taxes.

This series contains records related to the assessment and collection of various municipal taxes. Aside from property taxes, the City also collected a service tax (essentially a municipal income tax), and a business tax, which was calculated as a percentage of the rental cost of certain business' commercial space or offices. When property taxes went into arrears, the City had the option of buying the property from the owner, or auctioning them off to collect taxes owed through tax sales.

An order has been imposed on the material. It includes the following four sub-series:

  • Subseries 1 - Property Tax Records
  • Subseries 2 - Business Tax Records
  • Subseries 3 - Service Tax Records
  • Subseries 4 - Arrears and Tax Sales
Audit Committee
CA EDM RG-8-8.24 · Series · 1975-1983
Part of City of Edmonton. Office of the City Clerk fonds

This series consists of records created by the Audit Committee. It includes meeting minutes, agendas and attachments from 1975-1983 (files 1-73), reports to Council from 1975-1979 (files 74-119) and Committee correspondence from 1973-1983 (files 120-284).

Board of Directors
CA EDM MS-323-3 · Series · 1940-1987
Part of Edmonton Social Planning Council fonds

The series consists of records pertaining to the Board of Directors of the Edmonton Social Planning Council until 1987. The series includes agendas, minutes, correspondence, administrative records, reports, studies, job descriptions, financial records and reference materials. Also included in the series are documents pertaining to the roles and functions of the Council such as bylaws, terms of reference, manuals and the signed certificate of incorporation for the council.

The Board of Directors took part in many of the Council's committees which are also represented in this series. Some of the committees included are the Personnel Committee, Planning Committee, Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Communications Committee, Program Committee, Policy Committee, Christmas Bureau Committee, and Daycare Committee, among others.

Board of Directors minutes were originally filled together by year. Minutes include additional supporting documentation used and/or created by the Board of Directors including reports, statements, studies and correspondence.

Edmonton Social Planning Council
CA EDM RG-16-7 · Series · 1955 - 1967
Part of City of Edmonton. City Architect and Building Inspector's Department fonds

The Board of Examiners and Appeals From the City of Edmonton Building Code was established in 1935 through the Edmonton Building Code Bylaw (#781). The Board was responsible for determining the suitability of alternate materials and means of construction and providing reasonable interpretation of the Building Code. By the mid-1950s the Board was also hearing appeals from decisions of the Building Inspector as they related to the Building Code. Issues would be forwarded to the Board via a City Commissioner or by the Building Inspector. The decisions of the Board were final. The Board was appointed by Council, and consisted of members who were knowledgeable about building practices. By the 1950s this included the Fire Marshall and representatives of the Edmonton House Builder's Association, the Edmonton Builder's Exchange, the Alberta Architect's Association, and the Association of Professional Engineers of Alberta.

Budget Documents
CA EDM RG-18-8 · Series · 1960 - [ca. 2008]
Part of City of Edmonton. Finance Department fonds

This series contains records related to the creation of capital and operating budgets, as well as the approved documents that allowed the City to deliver necessary programs and infrastructure.