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Airing grievances
Teachers in the Avon-Maitland District School Board could be found striking throughout Huron
County on Monday, including in front of F.E. Madill Secondary School, shown above, in protest
of Bill 115. As a result of the job action, elementary students across the board did not have
class on Monday. (Photo submitted)
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towards offering more extensive
programming down the road.”
For more information, or to
reserve a spot in the workshop,
contact Currie at scurrie@estc.ca or
226-523-9500 extension 200. Spots
for the January workshop are
limited and Currie encourages
individuals and businesses to sign
up early.
First course a
sign of things
to come; Currie
Councillors at Ashfield-Colborne-
Wawanosh Township Council on
Dec. 4 approved a 0.7 per cent cost
of living increase in their
remuneration bylaw.
The bylaw sets the following
stipends for the following positions
in 2013; the reeve shall receive
$9,635.81 annually, the deputy-
reeve will be paid $6,794.24 and
councillors shall receive $6,225.92
per annum.
Beyond that, members of council
will receive $121.70 for each regular
meeting of council, special meeting
and each committee meeting they
attend provided the member was
appointed to the committee, was
authorized to attend by council, the
meeting pertained to township
business and information was being
obtained on behalf of council.
Social events, such as
Remembrance Day or plaque
unveilings and presentations are also
included.
Any meeting that exceeds three
and a half hours and fits the
aforementioned requirements will
result in $141.70 being paid to the
council member.
Council members may attend
conventions within Ontario provided
council has granted them
permission. An allowance for those
conventions of $2,000 will be
provided annually to cover
registration, accommodation,
transportation by the most
economical fare, meal allowances
for all meals not covered by the
event including meals during travel
time and a per diem rate of $141.70.
The $2,000 limit can be lifted if
council grants permission.
Mileage rates will be paid to
council members at 44 cents per
kilometre for travel to and from
meetings and social events the
member is attending on behalf of the
municipality.
Meal allowances while travelling
on council’s behalf are $25 per meal
thrice daily.
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December 27, 2012
(Shank or Butt Portion)
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
NH hears that OPP contract might not be worth itOntario Provincial Police (OPP)
Sergeants Kevin Hummel, Dino
Tsitomeneas and Chris Martin (head
of the Huron County OPP branch)presented North Huron council witha costing for an alternative form ofcommunity policing in the township
during council’s Dec. 3 meeting.
Hummel and Tsitomeneas
outlined, in an information session,what North Huron could and shouldbe looking at for their policing. As a result of North Huron
requesting information on contract
police service instead of the police
service provided without agreementfrom the OPP through EastWawanosh and Blyth, Hummelpresented the difference in costing
for the two.
Using numbers from previous
years, Hummel explained that North
Huron could continue with their
current policing model at an
estimated $217,330 for 2013 or enter
into a contract for $224,957, a
difference of $7,627.
That pricing, however, doesn’t
cover all the costs that going to a
contract service would incur during
its first year.
“That doesn’t include costs for
setting up a Police Services Board
and it doesn’t reflect fees, grants and
other revenues,” Hummel said.
The biggest change with the
contract would be that the OPP
would enforce certain bylaws. Which
bylaws they would cover would be
reviewed annually, however Hummel
said that the OPP would not handlebuilding or animal control bylaws.The increase reflects that bylawcoverage as well as a different
calculation of the Provincial Service
Usage number which reflects the
amount of police activity in an area.
Tsitomeneas explained that it is
not the intention of the OPP to
become the primary body for dealing
with bylaw infractions, and not their
intention to be the lead agency,
however they would help with
enforcing bylaws.
Martin, however, said that the
numbers might be misleading.
“This year to date, there have been
2,600 hours in East Wawanosh and
Blyth and the contract is based on an
average of 2,200 hours,” he said,
indicating that the contract wouldn’t
change the visibility of police in the
area.
Council received the report and
will discuss it at a later date.
By Denny ScottThe Citizen