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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-06-24, Page 30Page 14A Times -Advocate, June 24, 1981 Send salaries back to committee Okay town financial planning policies It took a couple of months, but Exeter council finally approved finance chairman Bill Mickle's view of some financial principles for the town last week, but sent his comments on employee salaries to the employee relations committee. Mickle had authored a seven -page budget address, but debate on the subject matter had been pushed off several agendas in the past. Monday night, acting mayor Alvin Epp had the report debated but ruled that each member could air discussion only once, noting that uncontrolled debate could lead to the matter being unresolved again. In his lengthy report Mickle had attacked the present grid system used for town employees and said he could not accept merit in- creases being piggybacked to inflationary increases as was the case this year. "It is either merit of pay increases in a calendar year; not both, " he said. "To do both is wrong from a financial control standpoint and will destroy the basis of a grid. He had recommended that all. employee positions be frozen at their level in the grid structure until the end of this council's term, and in the interim, a program be developed to tighten up and or redefine the' grid. The finance chairman also expressed fear of using percentages in establishing salary increases, noting he would prefer to talk dollars to reflect inflationary costs as percentage is a vicious method for it can be beneficial to those in upper pay levels and less than or barely adequate to those in lower pay levels. Councillor Jay Campbell said the grid system was designed to reward em - ployees for improving their efficiency and was a meritorious increase that was different than an in- crease for inflationary reasons. He said employees should receive both if they are earned. He noted he did not believe percentage increases to be vicious and interjected later that a seven percent inflation rate was seven percent for the guy at the top and not just the one at the bottom of the pay scale. The system was also defended by Councillor Gaylan Josephson who said the grid was an important and integral part of rewarding employees for efficiency that comes with experience and he couldn't see doing away with it. Saying he was in wholehearted agreement with sending that portion of the report to the committee, Josephson said it was asinine to devote two hours of council discussion to a sign and cut councillors off on discussion that deals with their employees. Councillor Lossy Fuller was the only other member to make comment on the salary matter, saying she agreed with Mickle that double raises should not be approved and that there had to be a ceiling and guidelines for merit pay for the various positions. Other recommendations contained in the report and approved by council were: Establishing with the Ontario Municipal Board the level of long-term debt that they deem acceptable for Exeter and developing a budget program to direct funds to reserve funds designated for priority capital projects. Mickle indicated Exeter was very close to the ceiling allowed for long-term debenture LADIES CHAMPS Burgerfest Saturday The staff at Baskin Robbins picked up the medals as the ladies bed race To provide industrial The Huron Community In- dustrial Training Committee has announced it will again offer the Canadian Institute of management certificate course for the county business community this fall. The county -wide com- mittee offered the first year of the four year manage- ment and administration course last year and hopes to entice enough applicants to offer Year 2 beginning in September. Wayne Kennedy of Cham- pion Roads Machinery Ltd., said the training committee is committed to get as much champions at the Grand Bend Staff photo training training as possible in the county and avoid sending people to outside centre for courses in management. The group needs a commitment from 30 people to offer the second year of the course and anyone can jump right into the second phase of the four-year course. BALLET PROS PERFORM house of Barbara Westman with Barbaro Westman. Two ballet profession students in Exeter. Above, els were in action at Tuesday's open Tracy Tokarz and Barbaro Hale talk T -A photo Initially the course was directed towards industry but Wayne explained that it has merits for any business person. "We are trying to market the program. generate in- terest and keep it in the county. We wi'.I continue to offer the courses yearly but if we can't get the number, the committee will pay the difference or the applicants will have to go to London," he said. "The course gives people a better appreciation and un- derstanding of what they're doing and allows a certain mobility." he said. "The value of the course is that people get to talk to business people from across the coun- ty and that interaction is valuable. They get to discuss the same problems that peo- ple experience in business and exchange ideas." The second year of the CIM course deals with Cana- dian Business Law and Organizational and Human Behaviour. If enough in- terest is generated in the program. all four years of the certificate course will he offered in Goderich on a con- tinuous basis The cost for one year is $270 and there will he one - three hour session each week in the board room of the assessment office on Gloucester Terrace The committee rice( . commitments by .lul% 1 ;Ind if you are interested in the management r r,ur con- tact Wayne: Kr.. oris :►t Champion I -t ' Marl—Hwy Ltd. at 524-2tk: debt. Conducting an inventory of all the town's equipment to provide information on age, expected replacement dates, original costs, depreciation schedules, types of usage, maintenance costs,costs per hour to operate and hours usage. This information would then be used to assess the merits of buying equipment versus con- tracting services to reduce expenses. • Undertaking a review of streets and sidewalks and find if such costs benefits as found in other communities from a designed program of preventative maintenance can apply in Exeter. Implementing a study to find methods of efficient operation of the town so the mill rate will be more competitive with other municipalities. Mickle found Exeter's per capital tax for municipal purposes was 15 percent higher than those of 17 other towns in southern Ontario. Obituaries WILHELMINE JAQUES At St. Joseph's Hospital, London, on Thursday, June 18th, 1981, Wilhelmine (Ferguson) Jaques. Beloved wife of Oliver Jaques of Exeter, in her 63rd year. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ferguson. Dear mother of (Dorothy) Mrs. Gerald Gaiser of Crediton, (Marlene) Mrs. Clayton Van Alstine of London, Bill of Bowmanville and Harold of Mississauga. Also survived by nine grandchildren, three brothers, Norman, Wilmer and Roy Ferguson, all of Exeter. Rested at the Hopper -Hockey Funeral Home, Exeter, where funeral service was held on Saturday, June 20th, 1981 at lla.m., with Rev. James Forsythe officiating. Interment Exeter Cemetery. IRENE BROCK At her home RR 6, Guelph on Saturday, June 20, 1981, Annie Irene Waghorn in her 66th year, wife of the late Carl Brock, beloved mother of Mrs. David Taylor (Betty) of Fergus, Clayton of Elora, Milton of Guelph and Brian of RR 6, Guelph. Survived by nine grand- children. Sister of Lottie Roth, Mrs. Jack Findlator (Evelyn), Mrs. Allan Gould (Mary), all of London; Mrs. Ethel MacDonald, Crediton, Harvey, Lawrence, and Frederick all of London. Rested at the McIntyre and Wilkie Funeral Home Guelph where service was held on Tuesday, June 23 at 2:30 pm. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. CLARENCE DENOMME At Victoria Hospital, Westminister Campus, on Tuesday, June 16th, 1981, Clarence Lloyden Denomme of 630 Emery Street, East, London, formerly of RR2, Zurich, in his 72nd year. Dear father of Tony, Zurich; John, Kitchener: Frank, London and Diane of Barrie. Dear brother of Reuben, Windsor;Irvin, Leonard, Tom, Arnold, Eldon, Doreen and Mrs. PrescillaBrandt,all of Grand Bend. Predeceased by one sister. Also survived by thirteen grandchildren. Rested at Westlake Chapel of Michael P. O'Connor Funeral Homes, 49 Goshen Street, North, Zurich until Friday, June 19th, thence to St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, St. Joseph for celebration of the funeral mass at 11 am with Father J. Bennsette Celebrant, Interment followed in St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Joseph. FR ED GI BSON At South Huron Hospital. Exeter, on Sunday, June 21. 1981, Fred C. Gibson, of The Blue Water Rest Home, Zurich, and formerly of the Thedford, in his 87th year. Beloved husband of the late Laura (Windsor) Gibson, (1971i and dear father of Leo of Dashwood; Helen (Mrs. Jack Welton), of Thedford and Phyllis (Mrs. Bruce Richter) of West Williams Township Dear brother of Raymond of Arko'na and predeceased by one brother Harold Also surviving by 12 grandchildren Rested at the Gilpin F'uneral Home. Thedford for service in the r haprrl or. Tuesday. June 23. ;it 2n m ACROSS THE FINISH UNE - The Thompson -Warner Oldtimers hockey team with help from the Optimist Club raced one of the many beds at Burgerfest in Grand Bend, Saturday. Driving their bed was "Mean Joe Green". • Stbff photo Dance Kirkton Woodham Community Centre Sat June 27 Music By Rancheros Proceeds For Hall Maintenance JOSEPH NAGLE Suddenly, at the University Hospital, on Wednesday, June 17, 1981, Joseph A. Nagle, of Biddulph Twp., in his 60th year. Beloved husband of Mary (Walsh) Nagle. Dear brother of John Nagle, Mrs. Mildred Larkin, Mrs. Regina Rock- wood, Basil Nagle, all of London. Predeceased by one brother, Wilfred. Rested at the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home, Lucan, until Saturday, June 20th, then to St. Patrick's Church, Bid- dulph, where the funeral mass was said by the Reverend J. Finn, at lla.m. Interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery. LENA LUMMISS At Huronview, Clinton, June 19, Helena E. (Lavender) Lummiss, 89, sister of the late Thomas Lavender Exeter. Formerly of Toronto and Millbridge in Hastings County, Lena is survived by one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Vollick, Madoc and nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband, Thomas Lummis (1918) one daughter, Ruth (1980) and four brothers. Funeral service was held in Madoc, Monday June 22 with burial in Fox's Cemetery, Eldorado, Ontario. EDNA GINN At University Hospital, London, on Thursday, June 18, 1981, (Edna Sarah Martin) (Marty) Ginn of Grand Bend. Beloved wife of the late Lloyd T. Ginn (June 11, 1981), in her 88th year. Dear mother of Mrs. H.P. (Marjorie) Demare of London and Robert M. Ginn of Cleveland, Ohio. Dearly loved by five grandchildren, Susan and Robert Demare of London, Anne F. Ginn, Detroit, Michigan, Martha Ginn of New York City, Thomas 13. Ginn, Aspen, Colorado. Last surviving member of a family of nine. Rested at the T. Harry Hoffman and Sons Funeral Home, Dashwood, where funeral service was held on Saturday, June 20th at 1 pm, Reverend H. Moore of- ficiating. Interment in Grand Bend Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Ginn would have celebrated their 61st wed- ding Anniversary on June 26th. PIES FOR BARBECUE — The annual Crediton Parks Board chicken barbecue was held Saturday. Shown with some of the delicious pies are Note Smith, Phyllis Lightfoot and Lorraine Bowers. T -A photo Set salary schedules The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board set the salary and benefits schedule for 1981-82 for speech pathologist (non -teacher) in its system. At present the board has only one. The schedule is: With minimum requirement of Honours B.A. the salary would range from '17,600 to '20,300, for maximum of Honours B.A. plus in- crements of '2,700. With minimum requirement of M.A. the salary would run 'from '19,250 to maximum with M.A. of '22,250 plus in- crements of '3,000. Other fringe benefits would be the same as those paid to teachers on staff. Included too, are two days per month of sick leave. The following are staff changes all effective September 1, 1981: Mrs. Julia Gracey hired as Kindergarten teacher, 50 per cent, at Holy Name of Mary school, St. Marys; Sharon Commerford will be a classroom teacher at Holy Name of Mary School, with French responsibilities. Erica Lindenblatt hired as a classroom teacher, with French responsibilities, at St. James School, Seaforth; Tim Carroll was hired as classroom teacher, in- cluding principal's relief, and special education, at St. Marys School, Hesson. Marianne Frayne hired as classroom teacher (prin- cipal's relief 50 per cent) at Sacred Heart School, Wingham; also Jim Nigh was hired as a teacher at this school. Sister Anne Antaya to St. Mary's School, Goderich; Sister Maureen O'Reilly to St. Boniface School, Zurich; Grace Heleno to St. Patrick's School, Dublin; Carmela Martone to St. Michael's School, Stratford. Patti Kennedy, principal's relief 50 per cent at St. Patrick's, Kinkora and teacher 50 per cent at St. Ambrose School, Stratford. Linda Wagg. teacher 50 per cent and special educa- tion resource teacher at St. Patrick's School. Kinra. Paul Zybura transferred as requested from St. Michael School, Stratford to St. Aloysius School, Strat- ford, and Ed Cappelli from St. Aloysius to St. Michael's. The board accepted the resignation of Mrs. Anne Murray, music teacher 20 per cent, St. Joseph's School, Clinton, effective August 31, 1981. The trustees endorsed a resolution from the Lincoln County Roman Catholic Separate School board ad- vising the minister of educa- tion of the extreme urgency to release the current year's grant regulations no later than January of each year, in order to allow boards to plan appropriately their own budgets and school organizations. Too, they wished to advise the minister that the annual in- creases in grantable expen- diture ceilings be increased at least by the same general increase as reflected in the C.P.I. of that year. Three trustees were ab- sent from the meeting as they were attending the Congress on Education in Calgary, Alberta, June 20, 21, 22 and 23 - Tim McDonnell of Gadshill, Vin- cent Young of Goderich and John O'Leary of Staffa. William Eckert, Director of Education, gave a detail- ed report on the seminar for L E ITCH The family of Don & Dorothy Leitch wish to invite relatives and friends to a dance in celebration of their 25th Wedding An- niversary to be held Sat. July 4, 1981 from 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Best Wishes Only Please For More Information call 227-4309 227-1798 Or 227-4157 directors of education to which he had been invited to attend in Banff in May. Mr. Eckert said the eight-day course made him "feel more knowledgeable and therefore somewhat more at ease as we wrestle with the current problems of this system", and he gave a 20 - page summary to pass along some of what he learned for the information of the trustees. The board will hold its next meeting on July 27. i 52nd Annual STEPHENSON REUNION Sunday, June 28,1981 at Huron Centennial School, Brucefield Supper - 5 p.m. Bring picnic lunch dishes, cutlery and refreshments t BEEF BARBECUE Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre Sat. June 27 Serving from 4-8 p.m. Adults: Advance $6 At Door $6.50 Children 12 & under Advance $3.25 at Door $3.50 Advance Sale Until June 24 Tickets available at Hopper Hockey Wednesday July 1 At Dusk Musical Entertainment By The New Dundee GERMAN BAND Cert Tlie Mu!;; hear4' GRAND BEND Grund Bend Areal Chuniher of Commerce Precision Sky -Diving Demonstration by S.W,O,O.P. Prior to the f:lreworks