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The Citizen, 2016-11-24, Page 15Helping out The Belgrave Kinsmen recently donated $500 to Victim Services of Huron County. The organization provides trained volunteer crisis responders 24 hours a day including emotional support, community referrals and assistance to individuals dealing with crime, tragedy or trauma. Shown are, from left, Kinsmen member Trevor Hopf, Executive Director of Victim Services of Huron County Deborah Logue and Belgrave Kinsmen President Kevin Scott. (Photo submitted) Remuneration debate continues By Denny Scott The Citizen The debate about which events Morris-Turnberry Councillors should be paid to attend continued at its Nov. 15 meeting. Originally sparked by one council member questioning whether Councillor Sharen Zinn attending a fair for a community group should prompt remuneration, the debate has grown to question the wording of policies and bylaws originally put in place years ago. At the Nov. 1 meeting of council, direction was given to staff to prepare a report to resolve the issue at the Nov. 15 meeting. This was after the issue was initially raised in late September and discussed through October. In a policy that was drafted but never incorporated into a remuneration bylaw in 2004, it was stated that councillors will not be paid for social events unless they are extending greetings from the municipality, citing a councillor's annual honorarium as sufficient compensation. As a result of the discussions and research by staff, a new policy was outlined for the 2017 remuneration bylaw and presented to council, however council amended it before directing staff to include it in the remuneration bylaw for the next calendar year. The policy states that "all meetings or events in conjunction with a local board, that a member has been appointed to, will be eligible for remuneration," and Councillor John Smuck felt the wording needed further clarification. "It's too vague," he said. "What is an event? Some of the things people have been charging for are just wrong. Like [Councillor Jim Nelemans] has said, this needs to be spelled out" He then went on to say that the council expenses in Morris- Turnberry, when compared to the number of ratepayers, are "very high compared to most places." Smuck, when asked how he would like the policy to read, said that councillors are misunderstanding the intent of the policy and are charging to go to fundraisers because they are part of boards. Using himself as an example, Smuck said that attending social events hosted by the Bluewater Recreation Committee should not be eligible for remuneration and he felt fairs fall under the same umbrella. Nelemans agreed, stating that the term "events" needed to be taken out of the printed portion of the policy and that all events would be at council's discretion. Council had discussed that concept at a previous meeting but decided it may be too onerous on council. After some discussion, however, it was decided that council is already discussing events when they decide who should represent them and that they should do the same for all events. Smuck agreed, saying that events should be dealt with by council and not covered by the policy, which Zinn felt would make for a time- consuming process. "So, if I'm on a board, I have to bring the request back to council," she re -iterated. "I think we shouldn't be on a lot of these local boards. That would save money. We do just bring back the minutes" In the end, council decided to add "at council's discretion" to the clause regarding social events, as Smuck had suggested. "All these events are social and it should be handled that way," he said. "The fair is social." Zinn said her attendance at the fair was related to the group she was representing, adding, "It wasn't like I was sitting at the bar." The policy will be brought back as part of a bylaw at a later date. Please join us for two SMALL BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS November 28th from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM at the REACH Centre in Clinton November 28th from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM at The Plex in Port Elgin Hosted By MPP Lisa Thompson Lisa will be joined by special guest Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, to discuss issues impacting local businesses. Please RSVP to Iisa.thompson@pc.ola.org or 416-325-3467 by Wednesday, November 25th THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2016. PAGE 15. Christmas Bureau collection next week PEOPLE AROUND BELGRAVE By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 The UCW Christmas potluck is at Donna Shaw's at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 6. For December anyone wishing to place a poinsettia in memory of a family member or friend, is welcome to bring of those flowers to the church starting on Nov. 27; the beginning of Advent. The flower committee will be happy to look after them during the Christmas Season. The new Gifts and Vision catalogue is out and copies are at the back of the church. They are ready to help you make a difference in the world — with no excessive packaging and no exchanges. You can provide hope in so many ways. Select gifts online at gifts with vision.ca and read inspiring stories of how your generosity has already changed lives. Collection Week for the 2016 Christmas Bureau is Nov. 28 - Dec. 2. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church is hosting it. Gifts of new clothing, toys or gift cards should be delivered to the Wingham Bureau as early as possible to allow time to sort and organize. FROM BELGRAVE Learn &_ eathe Blyth East Side Dance 273 Hamilton St., Blyth • 519-523-4590 Visit us on Facebook BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED TOWNSHIP OF NORTH ON BY-LAW NO. 39HUR-2012 NORTH REGULATION AND HURON CONTROL OF TRAFFIC PART IV - OVERNIGHT PARKING —WINTER MONTHS Between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. no motor vehicle shall be allowed to park on any or all streets or roadways or municipal parking lots of the Township of North Huron, between the months of November 1st to May 1st. Violators will be fined and will be required to bear the cost of having their vehicle towed away. The owner of any such parked vehicle will be liable for any damage to the said vehicle or to snow removal equipment. The fine structure for the above violation is $50.00 per offence. PART IV — GENERAL STOPPING PARKING REGULATION No person shall park, or stop a vehicle on any street other than a one- way street, unless on the right hand side of the street, having regard for the direction in which the vehicle had been proceeding, and unless the right front and right rear wheels or runners of the vehicle are parallel to and distant respectively not more than thirty (30) centimetres from the edge of the roadway, without stopping or parking over a sidewalk or footpath or over any part of the highway where grass has grown or which is not intended for the use of vehicles. The fine structure for the above violation is $50.00 per offence. PART IV — OVER DESIGNATED TIME LIMITS No person shall park a vehicle where traffic control signs to that effect are situate on any road at the and between the limits set out for a longer period of time than that set out on the traffic control sign. Two Hour Maximum Parking 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive — • Josephine Street, Wingham - Amberley Road (Highway #86) to North Street/B Line Road — both sides. • Queen Street, Blyth — North Street to Blyth Road 25 — both sides. The fine structure for the above violation is $50.00 per offence. PART III - DEPOSITING SNOW ON HIGHWAY OR SIDEWALK No person shall throw, deposit, or cause to be deposited, any snow, ice or mud as to interfere with the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. The fine structure for the above violation is $85.00 per offence.