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Salary criticisms
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awards without review and
said council lacked specific
guidelines for control. Say-
ing he could not accept merit
increases being piggybacked
to pay increases, Mickle
argued that to do both is
wrong from =a .fin9ncial
standpoint and wilt destroy.
thebasis of the grid, sysjem
implemented by council.
The finance chairman
recommended that all
employee positions be frozen
at their level in the grid
system until the end of this
council's term.
He also stated his fears of
using percentages in es-
tablishing salary increases,
contending that it was a
vicious method of es-
tablishing pay increases for
it can be beneficial to those
in the upper pay level and
less than or barely adequate
to those in the lower pay
level.
Noting that the national in-
flation rate doesn't
necessarily mean the same
is happening in Exeter,
Mickle said any pay in-
creases should be related to
Exeter and be stated in
dollars and be the same
dollars to each employee
regardless of their position
as the position level at which
they arie hired creates the
difference in the basic pay
related to responsibilities
and qualifications.
"This to me is the most
equitable way for all
employees." he suggested,
concluding his remarks by
saying that if the method of
establishing salary awards
can't be resolved, the result
will be a reduction of the
town's services and a large
reduction of employees.
Gives to charity
Mickle, who opposed the
increases council members
granted to themselves, fail-
ed in his bid to have his own
stipend remain at $1,800
rather than be increased to
$2.300.
He failed to get anyone to
second his motion to keep his
salary at the former level.
Noting that he didn't want
to accept the increase,
Mickle said he would donate
the $500 equally between the
Cancer Society and the
Heart Fund.
"On behalf of the Heart
Fund, I thank you," com-
mented Mayor Bruce Shaw,
chairman of the fund in this
area. Mickle is the co-
chairman of the Cancer
Society campaign com-
mittee.
"It's not often we see
someone stand behind his
convictions to that extent,"
commented Councillor
Gaylan Josephson in
reference to Mickle's action.
Councillor Morley Hall
also said he had recon-
sidered his position regar-
ding the council pay in-
creases and felt they should
not have been increased In
the first year. He indicated
he too may turn over his in-
crease to a charity.
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The results are published in the three booklets "Guide to Eating
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You can get your free copies from your nearest office of
THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NORTHERN AFFAIRS
Copies are also available in vacation area
Brewers' Retail Storbs and LCBO Stores during June.
Ministry of the Ministry of
Environment Natural Resources
HON. KEITH NORTON HON. ALAN POPE
MINISTER Ontario MINISTER
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Exeter Increase held to
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financial statements from 17
towns in southern Ontario
and found the average tax
per capita for own purposes
was 1148. Exeter's per capita
tax for own purposes waa
1168 or 15 percent higher
than the average.
Noting that part of this
difference may be due to
Exeter's long-term debt
load, he said he had found
significant savings In some
towns in certain areas of
their operations and called
for the establishment of an
ad hoc committee to look at
these statements to pinpoint
areas where other
municipalities save money
with a view to following suit
and remain competitive in
the local mill rate.
"To be non-competitive
will be detrimental in the
future to the buoyancy of
Exeter's development," he
contended.
Mickle also recommended
building reserve funds for
capital expenditures as the
town is already very close to
the upper llmits of debt.
repayment allowed by the
provincial government.
He asked for an inventory
of all town equipment to
provide a source of in-
formation for expected time
of replacement or to com-
pare the costs with con-
tracting out services to
reduce expenses and capital
Costs.
Another of Mickle's
recommendations was for
EXETER'S 1981 BUDGET
EXPENDITURES
Council
General Administration
Fire Department
Police Department
Conservation Levy
Animal Control
Building and Zoning Inspection
Roadways (Inc. Traffic)
Winter Control
Parking
Street Lighting
Sanitary Sewers
Storm Drains
Waterworks and Hydro Debentures
Garbage Collection
Garbage Disposal
Public Works Administration
Cemetery
Social Services
Recreation and S.H.R.C.
Parks and Parkettes
Library
"Other Cultural Grants
Planning and Zoning
Commercial Development
Tile Drain Assistance
High School Debentures
Reserve Fund - Sewers, Lagoon
Capital Expenditures
Increase Reserve for Working Capital
Items in ( ► should not be added in as those
(Recoverable from other sources.)
REVENUES
Taxation (General Municipal)
Sewer Revenue
Grant -in -Lieu Taxes
Ont. Unconditional Grants
Ont. Specific Grants
Fees - Other Municipalities
Fees - Specific Functions
Other Revenue
Surplus
Capital Revenue
Reserve Capital Purposes ('80 Budget)
30,000
115,150.
111,500
234,875
7,278.
700.
36,750
67,300
19,400.
11,000
45,700
180,196
77,762
(118,123 )
37,000
24,600
80,700
16,000
2,000
76,354
29,850
6,200
800
5,250
11,500
(1,490 )
(47,163 )
145,000
207,405
100,000
1,680,270
are netted.
591,283
156,997
17,360
361,998
36,484
78,355.
29,900
51,725.
147,492.
108,696
100,000
1,680,270
council to undertake a
review of streets and benefits as found in other
sidewalks to find U such cat
1.36%
communities from a
designed program of
preventative maintenance
can apply to Exeter.
Tell children to
play safely...away
from hydro wires.
Touching or
coming close to
hydro wires can_
be fatal.
If kites or model
airplanes contact over-
head lines, even touching
the string or control wire
can cause serious injury.
If a pet runs up a hydro
pole, never climb after it.
Wait for the animal to come
down by itself.
Climbing hydro poles, fences
around electrical equipment, or trees
near power lines can be fatal. And
remind children not to go near areas
marked "Danger" or "Keep Out:'
Or, the fun could be over.
Safety around electricity
is no shock to you.
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