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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-03-16, Page 14We're Melt tem at. Our Craft! Four Licenced Body Men to Serve You. COMPLETE COLLISION, FRAME AND REFINISHING SERVICE Class A Mechanic• CARL'S AUTO BODY * 24 HOUR: TOWING * Vehicle ititpettiOtt Centre BruSSerS. 887 -9269 MRS. MILDRED CARDIFF Mrs. Mildred Cardiff, of Huronview, formerly of Brussels, passed away on March. 9 in her 75th year. . Mrs. Cardiff was the daughter of the late Emmanuel Hilborn and the former Rosette Detweiler, of Blyth. On October 16, 1943 she was married to Clifford J. Cardiff and they farmed at RR2 Brussels before moving to - Brussels in 1956. In 1972 they moved to Huronview. She was predeceased by her husband Clifford J. ,Cardiff in 1972, by two sisters and two brothers. Mrs. Cardiff is survived by one daughter, Anne, Mrs. Frank Hiemstra of Listowel and, three grandchildren, Funeral services were held at the M.L. Watts Funeral Home, Brussels, on March 12 with Rev. Eric LeDrew of Brussels United Church officiating. Interment was in Brussels Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Mitchell, Elliott Bartliff, Harvey Dennis, James W. Smith, James Cardiff, and Alvin McDonald. DAVID JOHNSTON David Johnston, 86 on Feb. 28 1977 at Trail Regional Hospital B.C., after a lenghty illness. Born in Bluevale, Ont June 11th 1890 he farmed in Saskatchewan until moving to B.C. in 1956. He served during the First World War and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 11. He was -a memberr of the East Trail United Chtirch, where the funeral service was held. Mr. Johnston is survived by his wife Edith, four daughters all in B.C., one brother Jim of Bluevale and two sisters Mrs. ' Verna Bishop, Ethel and Mrs. Laura Souch of Wingham. B of E needs *11 0 increase Huron County board of education adopted a $20,529,864 budget Monday afternoon approving an 11.2 percent increase in expenses over 1976. The increase will m can an average five mill increase in the, county raising the municipal levy to 34.7 mills. The increased mill rate is an average each munici- pality will have to face but board chairman Herb Turkheim said not every municipality will suffer the same fate due to the increase. "Some municipalities will be paying two or three mills more according to their assessment," he said, "and some will be paying much more than five mills." Business superintendent Roy Dunlop outlined the budget for the board citing salaries and benefits as the major reason for the increase. Last year's budget slated $15,917,562 for ordinary board costs such as salaries while debt charges, transportation costs it% and other extraordinary needs / required $2,549,548. This year $17,386,000 will be spent on ordinary items and $3,142,944 on / — extraordinary. Mr. Dunlop said the budget figures assumed that the Anti Inflation Board will remain in dperation adding that if the AIB is 'disbanded the board could be in trouble as far as wage negotia- tions are concerned. He said the budget increase for salaries and benefits, which total 74.2 percent of the budget, was based on a 10 percent increase in wages. "Of all the figures in the budget that's the one I'm least happy about," said Dunlop. "If the A1B is intact and we are successful in wage negotiations we are all right but if that doesn't happen quite frankly we don't have enough money put aside to pay the costs." Salaries in 1976 cost taxpayers $14,055,540 and in 1977 the budget committee set aside $15,243,290 to cover increases for the board's 650 odd employees. The business superintendent said his concern was based on a decision made by the budget committee in 1976. He said the committee decided to use about $200,000 in reserves the board had in an effort to keep the budget in line with 1975 and the move had left the board walk ing a thin line between solvency and deficit. He said he had budgeted $50,000 for this year to be returned to the reserve fund and hoped it could be built back up without the board having to use it. The budget calls for munici- palities to turn over $5,609,007 to the board which includes money needed to correct errors in the last two years' budgets. Mr. Dunlop said "in 1975 the committee had overestimated grants by $89,088 and in 1976 by $13,898 leaving the board short those amounts in its requisition totals. He said the municipalities would have ,to pay those costs•this year to enable the board to clear its books. The other major expense faced in 1977 is the purchase of four new school buses which the board approved at its Februa0 meeting. The buses cost a total of $98,000 which showed up in* increase in capital equipment purchases. Mr. Dunlop said the committee decided last year io keep capital costs at a ,.bare minimum and this year had met with considerable opposition in that area. He said teachers were concerned that equipment ‘.in schools was deteriorating a'nd needed replacement, and urged the Committee to support the increased capital• costs,. Trustee John Henderson said he felt the board needed throe information on the„ budget before it could make a decision on it. He said the trustees who sit on the education . committee make decisions regularly with no idea what those decisions will cost, He said the board should have all the information possible, claiming in the past they used to get that material. Shirley Hazlitt supported Mr. Henderson's claim, adding that the decisions are made with no idea as to hoW they will ultimately affect the budget. Director of education John Cochrane said the normal procedure is for decisions made both cdmmittees meet' simul- taneously and half the board sits on education and half sits on management. The .Colborne trustee said the system broke down due to that reason. Clarence MacDonald said he felt that the system the board used now was the •best in, a long , time. He said quite often in the past meetings would extend until the wee hours of the morning over petty issues and those days are gone. • "The committee system sterns from, a certain amount of trust and if that trust is missing the board is in trouble," he said. The, budget was presented at Monday's meeting and required the board's immediate approval or a penalty would have been imposed by the ministry of education. Mr. Dunlop said the ministry placed a penalty on the board's grants if the budget wasn't submitted by March 15. sl to Obituaries he Outperforme You bet we're outperforming. 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