HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-12-15, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011.MacLellan says he’ll strive for transparency
New set of keys
Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan was handed the key
to the county on Dec. 7 when he was acclaimed to the
position of Huron County Warden. MacLellan was given
the key by outgoing Warden Neil Vincent (not pictured).
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
Continued from page 1MacLellan said.
MacLellan said there was no
practice or event in a previous term
of Huron County Council that
triggered the changes he’s
proposing. He says because
councillors are paid by taxpayers,
they deserve to know what they’re
up to and what they’re paying them
to do.In his first week as warden,
MacLellan said he felt it was time to
run for the position because he
finally had the time to dedicate to
it.
MacLellan has said people have
told him he should run in past years,
but he never felt comfortable, or
ready, enough to do so, in that he
wouldn’t have the time to fullycommit himself to the position.
“I didn’t run on any specific
grounds and I didn’t have an axe to
grind,” he said. “I just finally had the
time to dedicate to the job.”MacLellan says that with the
county’s upcoming organizational
review, it could be a unique year, but
that he is ready to tackle whatever
comes up.“I hope I do a good job for the
county. I’m going to put the effort
into it,” he said. “I hope it’s a good
year for Huron County.”
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Committees struck for 2012
Shortly after Huron East Mayor
Bernie MacLellan was elected to the
position of Huron County Warden,
the new look council went about its
first job, striking the committees for
the 2012 term.
In addition to MacLellan and past
Warden Neil Vincent, Huron County
Councillors George Robertson, John
Grace, Joe Steffler, Bill Dowson and
Ben Van Diepenbeek were
appointed to the striking committee
at the Dec. 7 meeting, along with
Chief Administrative Officer Larry
Adams.
MacLellan returned to the Huron
County Board of Health, along with
Dowson, Robertson, Steffler, Van
Diepenbeek and Councillor Dave
Jewitt, alongside a non-council
provincial representative.
MacLellan will also serve on the
Huron County Library Board, in
addition to Vincent and Councillors
Jim Ginn, Art Versteeg, Neil
Rintoul, Paul Gowing and Tyler
Hessel. Non-council members are
Phyllis Chisholm, Marg Deichert,
Phil Gandon, Peggy Menzies, Jerry
McDonnell and Eric Nichols.
Councillor Paul Klopp will serve
on the Huron County Accessibility
Advisory Committee alongside
voting members Glen McLachlan,
Bob Fisher, Joe Austin, Lorie
Falconer, Maureen McCauley, Ed
Bezaire, Chris Knapp, Kevin
Dickins and Charlene O’Reilly and
non-voting members Claire Dodds,
Kirk Livingston, Robyn de Weerd,
Barb Wilson, Lynda Rotteau and
Sandra Thompson.
Vincent was named to the
Maitland Valley Watershed
Partnerships Water Action Team
while Gowing was named to the
Partnerships’ Terrestrial Team and
Forest Management Plan.
Named to the Water Protection
Steering Committee were
Councillors Jim Dietrich, Deb
Shewfelt, Van Diepenbeek, Ginn
and Versteeg, while Van Diepenbeek
and Dietrich were named to the
Huron Clean Water Review
Committee.
Van Diepenbeek and Dowson
were named to the Huron Farm
Environmental Mediation
Committee while Grace was named
to the board of directors for the
Huron Business Development
Corporation.
Steffler and Grace were the first
two appointees to the Huron
Economic Development Advisory
Board, which will be new for 2012.
Hessel was named to represent the
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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