The Citizen, 1990-10-17, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1990.
Bll/th Council briefs
Council extends drug plan coverage for disabled employees
At a special meeting of village
council Oct. 3 councillors agreed to
extend coverage for municipal em
ployees so they will have drug plan
coverage if they are on permanent
disability.
The issue was raised at the Sept.
25 meeting of village council when
former Public Works foreman Merv
Ritchie told council that his drug
plan benefits have been cut off
when he was placed on permanent
disability pension. He said he and
other municipal employees have
never been informed of just what
their coverage was under their
employees benefit package. He
asked that council look at the
problem at least for the benefit of
current employees. Council had
promised to investigate the situa
tion.
Mr. Ritchie said last week that
he was pleased with the move of
council and that he has been told he
will now have drug plan coverage.
*****
Village council will ask people
not to burn leaves but will not pass
a by-law against the practice.
Councillor Steven Sparling said
he used to think the burning of
leaves was great when he was a kid
but now a lot of people find if
offensive and dangerous since the
smoke can obscure traffic.
Clerk-treasurer Helen Grubb ex
plained that a bylaw prohibiting
leaf burning has never been pass
ed. In the past the village had only
asked people not to burn.
Reeve Albert Wasson told coun
cil that passing a by-law would be a
“fruitless exercise unless you in
tend to enforce it.” Council agreed
to go along with a simple request
again this year.
*****
The village agreed to rent a
tractor from McGavin’s of Walton
at a cost of a flat $600 for the first
50 hours and $13 per hour after
that. The bid beat out another from
Huron Tractor at $16 per hour for a
minimum of 200 hours.
*****
Councillors said they had receiv
ed many complaints for the new
sidewalk construction undertaken
on Dinsley St. East and other
streets under the Pride program
grant. Council felt contractor Leo J.
Nicholson had done an excellent
and professional job. Cost of the
improvements was $45,246.
*****
Council approved paying the
$200 tuition fee for building inspec
tor Paul Josling to attend a
seven-day course on the building
code. The sessions, to be held one
each week, will take place in
Walkerton. In addition to the
tuition council will also pay a per
diem for attending plus mileage.
Reeve Wasson said he asked that
the request be brought before
council so councillors could be fully
aware of the cost of the village
having its own building inspector
instead of sharing one with other
municipalities as in the past. In
agreeing the building inspector
should attend Councillor Dave Lee
said “We can’t have a half a
building inspector”.
“Or a poorly educated one,”
Councillor Sparling added.
Mrs. Grubb told council that in
future the building inspector will
also be responsible for plumbing
inspections. Reeve Wasson said
that the growing demand on these
officials is “what’s going to kill
small municipalities’’.
Mrs. Grubb said that a recent
meeting of clerk-treasurers discus
sing county restructuring, the
clerks seemed to feel that the chief
building official should be a full-
time official at the county level and
local part-time inspectors should
work under him.
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Greeters at Blyth United Church
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Gordon, Catherine, Gary and Jean
Caldwell.
Rev. Ramirez opened the service
with the call to worship followed by
prayers of invocation and confes
sion. Hymns were “Great is Thy
Faithfulness’’, “How Sweet the
Name of Jesus Sounds” and “All
the Way My Saviour Leads Me”.
Scripture reading was Luke 17
(11-19) followed by the sacrament
of baptism. Babies baptized were:
Benjamin Paul, son of Stephen and
Joan Caldwell and Brock Christian
Andrew, son of Lance and Melanie
Bearss. A special anthem by Mrs.
Karen Bruinsma, guest soloist,
entitled “Especially For Children”
was enjoyed by all. The sermon
title was “Responsive Gratitude for
Grace Received”.
A reminder to all of the Harvest
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sale Oct. 18 (2-8 p.m.), Oct. 19 (2-5 K
) and Bazaar Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. I
it Auction taking place Oct. 16 K
the church base- u
p.m.J
Silent Auction taking place Oct. 16
through 20th in 1
ment. Junior and Intermediate
choirs will meet Thursday at 3:45
p.m.
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