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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-05-11, Page 111 King, who's been clerk, surer of Brussels for 1 7 and. a years, resigned at a special, (leg of Brussels council on rsday night. It was revealed the meeting that conneil ested his resignation Wive immediately"- in a ed session at last Monday night's council meeting. Clerk Kitig and a Brussels Post reporter were both excluded from the Monday night session which resulted in the resignation request. The Post . learned Thursdy night that councillor TOM, Pletch made the motion, councillor George Jutzi seconded 1 clerk it to system a to o.1) e he Will Hems Log set rd w~l fay say t lot ley l cept , lainiiai 11 g etitt Its', that all ti physje. :eakb what or0 malt;, ty Pin',, :each n !tits hi of sir b ras the:. rk King resigns after vest froro-rouncil it and in a recorded vote, all members of council except Reeve Cal Krauter voted to ask Mr. King to resign, Reeve Krauter said the resignation request came '"right out of the blue", Mr. King said he had "no idea whatsoever" that the firing Was. planned until he was called, in Monday night after the motion had passed. Councillor . Toni - Pletch prepared a page and a half of typewritten reasons :for the request for Mr. King's resignation. However, only the first two reasons were released to the press. Reeve Kramer said only the, :Ruth Sauve, Who has worked in 'the .Village of, Brussels office as a, part-time assistarn since JUne,' • l915 Was hired as' acting clef ly .treastirer by BrusSelS ,.,.council ThurSday night. Mrs. Sauve, who moved to Brussels from Sudbury with her husband who is retired about three years ago, will be paid $5.50 per hour, councillors decided. The acting clerk treasurer has also been hired by the ,Brussels PUC. Former clerk-treasurer Bill King was manager and his salary was paid 60 per cent by the village and 40 per cent by the utility. Reeve Cal Krauter told council that the PUC is switching to computerized billing and while there will be a lot of work setting the system up, the PIT won't "need so much managing" when billing is computerized and he suggested that 60/40 rule will no first two were considered' in asking for the resignation. "The others were nitpicking, I demolished them all but two." Complaints. The two complaints against the former clerk that, were releaSed included making an incorrect statement to the Unemployment Insurance Commission and failure to present bills to Morris Township for fires since 1973. According to the first complaint, the former clerk told the UIC that forMer village, foreman Harry Crich was laid off when actually he was fired and no severance --payment was mentioned on Mr. Crich's acting longer apply:, MrS,;''5SatiAre, who is taking. an extension course from Queens University in • municipal adrainiStration. told ebuncillors that she has had experience in about three quarters of the work in the municipal office, and that she hopes she can handle the rest. Reeve Krauter saidthe village auditor will help council committee heads and the acting clerk in preparing the 1977 budget for work to be done this year. Several purchases, including a $769 cement mixer for the back of the village owned tractor will be delayed until the budget is finalized. In other !business', council agreed to seek a fire agreement with Grey Township, td ask Morris Township for payment of a fire fighting account that goes termination slip, "Evidence is a copy from the UIC of the termination slip," Councillor Pletch's list says. According to the second complaint, the former clerk did not bill Morris for 16 fires fought there by the, Brussels firemen since 1973. The bill for 1973 to the township was inaccurate, the councillor's typed statement says, and although there have been 16 fires since then, a bill for only five fires was sent on April 25 of this year, for $1350. The village i ost $1750 because all the fires were not billed to the township, the statement claims. (Continued on Page 20) back to 197'3 and to.negotiate the prices paid for fire fighting with both -townships. — ,r . Presently Brussels and Morris have an agreement that Morris pays $150 for the first hour that Brussels firemen fight a fire in the township and $75 for the second hour. Councillor George Jutzi commented that Brussels will probably have to up the pay for the fire chief now -$150 per year, because Grey pays their fire chief $600 a year. Council met with a delegation. Mr. and Mrs. Cce Moore, owners of a Turnberry St. building and' their daug hter and son in law, who operate Turnberry Upholstery in the building. The owners are seeking a building permit and owners of adjacent buildings had complained to council that .the building plans (Continued on Page 20) ISTORIC WINDOW BROKEN -- A vandal with a ock is thought to have been responsible, for the hole n the bottom right hand corner of this lovely old tched stained glass window on Brussels Main reet. The window, which was broken over the eekend, on the second story_ above the Brussels ost, is in the 100F Hall. (Staff Photo) Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy 106th Year - Issue No.-19 WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1977 russels Post BRUSSELS ONTARIO e hockey season is over. Now ghts of sports minded folks to ball. With one of the best parks in the area right here in sels'ball fans hope they can forward to many exciting s in the coming months. e on ball players, ladies, boys and girls, get out to the and, . Bat those home runs make those sensational es that bring cheers from the ators. Even if you are not a run hitter or do not always the balls you should iti the be a team member and have. How about a Brussels Soccer A number of years ago sels soccer farts watched a thrilling game with plenty itetnent generated amotig: loots by the well fought es oh the field, *** * Next Week, May 1.5-21'; is e' Week, How much do you, about the work of the poke area? Their three Ma* fives are to Keep the Peace* Prevention of Crime and the tition and ApprelienSiOn of finals. The eitlietiS, they need much more understanding of their role and responsibility, We need the protection and help of the police. They need our understanding and cooperation, Why not accept their — invitation to visit your nearest police detachement next week, become acquainted with them, and discuss their role and our responsibility in having a safe community in which we live. ' * * * * * Harts denDekker Of RR 2, Brussels told the Post that he has sighted eight Killdeer on his farm. They apparently return to this area year after year' but have put in an appearance six weeks earlier than usual. The unseasortal warhi weather we had recently must have encouraged them to return sooner thah is their habit. *** There has licit been any great activity observed hi regard to the May Clean Up, Paint Up, project of our village. The cold Weather We have been experiencing does not ericoitrage such efforts. We did, hoWeVer, see a couple of Huron County Employees busy brightening up the directional signs with, a hew coati of paint. BEt t BIKE RIDERS Brussels tetiodI. children were judged on their bike riding skills and .kridW1edgietif -safety in a bike eddedat the :atoned-tithe weekend:Wititielt Were' 8dott i. Joe. AdatilS;.. Kitn: and Kelly Stephenson and Mike Smith (Phetti .by Lariglois)