HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-04-02, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015. PAGE 9.
While some organizations such as
the County of Huron, the Avon
Maitland District School Board and
the Toronto Police Services had
released their Sunshine Lists early,
the province released its full list on
Friday and it’s grown by nearly 14
per cent.
For the first time in its history,
there are more than 100,000 people
on the Public Sector Salary
Disclosure list, which lists public
employees who are paid salaries of
$100,000 or higher.
This year there are 111,440 people
on the list, which is 13.9 per cent
more – 13,644 people – than were on
the list the previous year. At the
provincial level, Tom Mitchell,
Ontario Power Generation’s Chief
Executive topped the list, making
$1.555 million in 2014.
Locally, there are plenty of names
on the list, whether it be those
working for municipalities, police
forces, school boards or hospitals.
Central Huron Chief Administra-
tive Officer (CAO) Peggy Van
Mierlo-West made $126,756.10 in
2014, while Huron East CAO Brad
Knight made $114,638.58, Morris-
Turnberry CAO Nancy Michie made
$108,840.48 and Ashfield-Colborne-
Wawanosh CAO Mark Becker made
$106,001.74.
The only North Huron names on
the list belong to the Wingham
Police Force, which had six
members who made more than
$100,000 last year.
The force’s list is led by Sergeant
Murray Foxton at $124,798.01,
Chief Tim Poole at $112,239.36,
Constable Wade Smith at
$109,498.60, Constable Bryan
Verhaeghe at $105,760.52,
Constable Mark Kirkby at
$104,888.15 and Kevin Macadam at
$104,662.
The Avon Maitland District
School Board had 101 names on the
provincial list, led by Ted Doherty,
Director of Education and Secretary
of the Board of Directors, who made
$192,000 last year.
Doherty is followed by a number
of superintendents like Mike Ash,
Janet Baird-Jackson and Jodie
Baker, who all made $153,558 each.
Alice McDowell, principal at
Maitland River Elementary School,
is on the list, having made
$112,821.96 last year. Cathy Goetz,
Hullett Central Public School
principal, made $111,493.44 and
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and this is part of doing that,” she
said. “There are new leaks that have
recently started in the west hallway,
over the pool and in the fitness area.”
Newson said that staff were
frequently on the roof with
consultants trying to find a solution
to the problem.
The proposed renovation of
Memorial Hall through Campaign
14/19 and council’s contributions to
that project were also addressed.
“We’re making the second
$75,000 donation of our $500,000
commitment,” she said. “I’m hoping
we can do $100,000 next year to hit
the 50 per cent mark, but we’ll need
to look at what avenues to go down
to meet that commitment. I don’t
want to be sitting here and looking at
next year’s budget with the same
questions.”
Newson noted that since
Campaign 14/19 was set to start
funding renovations in 2016, it
would be a good year to aim for that
higher contribution.
Council heard comments on
police negotiations, which included
a wage increase through
negotiations as well as the purchase
of six carbine rifles for $10,000. Fire
Department of North Huron Chief
David Sparling also provided an
update regarding the Emergency
Service Training Centre and its
recent request for funding through
the county.
“We have no new information on a
decision [from the Huron Economic
Development Board],” Sparling
said. “However, we’re not sitting
here waiting. We are moving
forward on as many initiatives as we
can.”
Director of Public Works Kelly
Church noted that he would like to
start replacing streetlights with more
conservative models throughout the
municipality starting with some of
the smaller villages this year.
“I would like to do the
communities of Blyth and
Wingham, but we’ll be starting with
the outlying villages like Belgrave
and Whitechurch,” he said. “It will
save in two ways with both lower
electricity and eliminating some of
the necessary maintenance. There
will be some savings to be had
there.”
Church also said his department is
looking at two new pick-up trucks
which will be purchased at a total of
$60,000 as part of a new fleet
management program.
Through the program, the Public
Works Department will purchase
new trucks, use them until they
reach a certain mileage and then
send them to other departments with
lower usage demands.
“The average age of our trucks is
2006, so half of them are older,”
Newson, who helped design the
program with Church, explained.
“We’re hoping to improve that.”
Church said that some vehicles
currently have 300,000 kilometres
on them and he hopes that, through
this program, there won’t be any
trucks in the municipality with much
more than 150,000 kilometres which
seems to be the point some resale
value is maintained according to
Church.
“The county looks at 230,000
kilometres for selling vehicles like
that,” Vincent said. “They’ve found
that is the balance of finding a return
on moving them out of county
ownership and maintaining
functionality. As long as I know
we’re looking at a target like that... it
may be a good point.”
Don Nicholson, chief operator of
water and waste water, said that his
budget reflects some special cost-
saving moves that are going to be
used.
“One of the things we’ve been
doing is, between the Public Works
and Water Departments, we’re
taking advantage of slower times in
each department so we can chip in
and help each other get work done,”
he said. “That’s working really
well.”
Nicholson also commented on the
fleet project.
“Kelly had mentioned the new
truck purchasing program that’s
Leaks concern staff
School boards,
hospitals top list
Sound food advice
A pair of Community Food Advisors, a volunteer program that’s rolled out by the Huron County
Health Unit, were at North Woods Elementary School on Friday talking to the Grade 1 class
about fruits and vegetables and why they’re important to our lives. Here, Annie Dozois, left,
and Carol Dougall, right, speak to students, back to front, Daniel Ford, Jack Nicholson and
Kayden Bootsman about their food. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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