Goderich Signal Star, 2011-12-07, Page 9al Star • Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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, county council endorsed a call to hire on a
tant at a cost "not exceeding $100,000" in order to
t an "organizational review"
ty solicitor Greg Stewart acted in the capacity as
n accordance with ministry rules guiding such
interview with The News -Record, Coun. Bernie
Ian (Huron East) said the purpose of the review is to
e a report card" on both county council and its
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administration.
MacLellan says though the process is
not one that is regularly followed,
councillors are considering imple-
menting regular reviews for all of the
county's operations.
"It's something that maybe should be
done every full term of council," he
says.
The consultant, George Cuff, hails
from Alberta, and was picked from a
handful of consultants that were
recommended by a consultant,
For Humanity
Habitat for Humanity's Huron
County chapter is receiving a financial
boost care of the proceeds of the sec-
ond -annual Huron County's Warden's
golf tournament fundraiser held in the
fall.
In making the presentation of more
than $5,000, Huron County Warden
Neil Vincent says he opted to follow in
the footsteps of the fundraiser's creator,
past warden Bert Dykstra (Central
Huron), as Habitat is a noble
organization.
In accepting the donation, Habitat's
volunteer treasurer Glenn Hayter
reports the chapter is in the process of
building its seventh house in the
county.
Hayter encouraged county Council-
lors to seek out
families to apply
for thepossibility
of purchasing a
Habitat home
since there is often
a dearth o. f
applicants.
Another Habitat
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for Clinton- in
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Huron County
Warden Neil Vin-
cent .(North
Huron) took time
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out at county council's last official ses-
sion for 2011 by saying what was prom-
ising to be a quiet year proved to be
anything but.
With a year punctuated by chal-
lenges, including a devastating F3 tor-
nado and a court case, Vincent thanked
his peers for their support.
"Thank you for the opportunity of
being the warden this year, I hope I've
represented your views," said Vincent,
who notes he made a donation in coun-
cil's name to the Goderich and Area
Disaster Relief Fund_
In paying tribute to Vincent's efforts,
Coun. Deb Shewfelt (Goderich) said,
"There: has been some rocky roads, but
you've handled it well."
County CAO Larry Adams also
thanked Vincent for his leadership on
behalf of county management and.
staff.
The November session is the last one
scheduled for the Huron County Health
Unit auditorium in Clinton, as the next
session of council, its inaugural, will
take place at the county courthouse in
Goderich at 1 p.m., Dec. 7, where a new
warden will be elected:
As it stands, only Coun. Bernie
MacLellan (Huron East) has expressed
interest in the post.
Hurt Peelings
The Avon Maitland District School
Board is not amused.
According to Coun. John Grace
(Goderich), board officials were not
pleased by a recent county -fuelled res-
olution that asks the board to consider
keeping schools rural when possible
during the .Accommodation Review
process.
While County Warden Neil Vincent
(North Huron) notes this isn't the first
• time Huron County Council has pro-
vided its input, Grace says the board
made note that it was "disappointed" in
the county's comments. The board also
noted Perth County didn't ask for any
special considerations.
Finding Aid
County Housing Manager Barb Hall
reports the county is looking at ways to
help find renters make ends meet.
Hall, who was addressing a question
first posed by Coun. Ben Van
Diepenbeek (Ashfield Colborne
Wawanosh), says the county is looking
at ways to access more upper -tier fund-
ing designed to help low-income peo-
ple with things like rent supplements.
Hall notes while there are programs
already in place in the county, they are
all at capacity,.
Giving Back
County CAO Larry Adams reports
that while the Town of Goderich has
paid out $29,000 to the county for serv-
ices rendered in the days following the
Aug. 21 tornado, the wish is to forward
that money on to the Ontario Disaster
Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP) so
that it can benefit those in need.
County councillors approved that
plan.
Giving Thanks
in giving thanks to one county coun-
cillor who recently lost his seat at the
county table, Art Versteeg (Howick)
notes Central Huron's Brian Barnirn,
who acted asthe library board chair-
man until a recent court ruling put
county council composition tol6, did a
commendable job and proved to have •
"passion" about library -related issues.
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