HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-01-04, Page 10increase 47.16 per cent for 1977,
Miss. Laurie Ginn has. been
hired as, a full time public health
nurse, the board of health
reported,
Other staff changes include the,
retirement of lie county's' chief
custodian,. Jim .Sheardown after
30 years in the county employ.
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10—THE BRUSSELS POST, JANUARY 4, 1978
Severances. to cost :another $50
ment date for councils—December
1--following an early November
election.
"Why don't they leave us
along?". asked Bob Lyons,
"They've got us bad enough
confused now."
Reeve Bill Elston felt the
December 1 takeover date for a
new council could cause much
disruption since year-end hills
would have to be paid and a new
council would have little under-
standing . of the municipal
dealings.
Council agreed to send a letter
to the provincial government
protesting the new election date
as well as the new commence-
ment date despite the
suggestions by Bill Hanly, county
administrator, that each munici-
pality should already have voiced
its opinion on the changes in the
Election Act long before this.
, "This really doesn't affect
county 'council too much,''
warned' Mr. Hanly.
DEBATE RESOLUTION
Council also got into
considerable debate over an
executive committee recomniQn-
dation not to concur with a
resolution ,of the 'Township of
Sandwich West to make it legal to
fine the owner of a vehicle
passing a stopped school bus with
Signals flashing. -At the present
time, the driver of the vehicle
must be identified. The Sandwich
West resolution was to have. the
vehicle owner fined regardless of
who is driving it.
Committee members did not
concur with the resolution since it
was agreed that school bus
drivers should .not have to act as
policemen.
Paul Steckle said ' that in
Sednley Township. his council
Iialel concurred with the
resolution. Mr. Steekle said v hen
a vehicle is illegally pal ked. the
owner. not necessarily the driver,-
is fined, In the case of passing a
school bus where there is real
danger to children. Mr. Steekle
said his council felt it was
important to he able to lay the
charge on the ow lieu' of the vehicle
if' the driver is not known.
13v a show of hands, 'council
agreed not to concur with the
Sandwich West resolution.
Council did concur with :1
resolution from Collingwood lu
reinstate, the death penalty for
capital murder: establish
effective eontrol on the purchase
and possession of firearms and
abolish the granting of passes
from prison for convicted.
crimittals.
In addition to the $50 paid upon
application for land severance in
Huron County, beginning
January 1, 19.78, successful
applicants, will be paying an
additional $50. administrative fee
when the Severance is approved.
"Although this will still not
,cover the entire costs involved,"
said. Chairman Roy Westcott in
his report, "it is a step toward the
principle that the person
benefitting from the severance
pays the cost."
In speaking to the report,
Elmer Hayter, member of the
committee, said there is just as
much expense connected with
those applications that are not
approved as those applications
that are approved.
"But the difficulty seems to be
to collect the extra administrative
fee," said Mr, liayter,• who
pointed out that when a land
severance is denied, the party or
parties applying for the severance
are usually angry and not too
co-operative.
To date there have been . 222
applications for severance in
1977. The committee is expecting
a redtiction in the number of
severance applications during
1978.
The budget • for the land
division commiyee.is up slightly
for 1978, front $11,200 in 1977 to
,),12.500 in 1978. ,
The property cOm ittee
reported to comity council
Thursday that the director of the
Realty Services Branch. Ministry
of Government Services. has
confirmed that the province
would pay for the replacement of
any contents burned at the
Registry Office should a fire occur
there anytime in the future.
Reeve hd Odd116fsOn, Bayfield,
‘ValltCCI to know how the govern-
ment would replace the priceless
documents.
"Do they have .copies?" asked
Mr. oddliefson.
.He pointed out this was a"very
sensitive issue" hi the county.
if we lose this information.
\ve've in effect kViped out a good
deal of our history," said the
Baylleld reeve, He suggested the
committee check to . see if a
micro-filming program is in
progress, or is being considered.
NEW ROOF
The court house roof' is in need
of repair Ruud prices to replace the
roof aircl undate• the insulation are
to be obtained from Smith-Peat
Roiqing and Sheet Metal Limited
and from Exeter Roofing.
The property committee also
report's the county will receive
from the province $81.098 for rent
of the court house during 1978 A new salary. schedule for
and $15,435 for .rent of the nurses in the Huron County
registry office during- the same Health Unit was approved,
period. Those rates arc up Retgistered nurses, and Public
,,lightly Over .1977. • Health Nurses start at ,S13,120
The county will again be paying each new and go tO.;imaXinitnn if -
''J16,000 toward the operating $15,620 for registered nurses
-,nenSe8 of the Poderich Airport; after five years and $16,020 for
,JriCil learned. public health nurses after five
During the report of the years. A senior public health
executive cominittee, an item for nurse gets additional $400 :per
information of council about Bill eltnim as does a nurse having a
98, an act to revise the Municipal Bachelor of Science degree.
Elections Act of 1972, brought. There was an average 'wage
much discussion. The greatest increase of -9:05 per cent in 1976
concern Was over the commence- for nurses and an average wage