HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-02-26, Page 3Usbome releases '91
council payments
EXETER - Usbome Township
has released both the statement
of remwbrmtion for council
members and the new rates for
council members in 1992.
The statement for 1991's re-
muneration appears below. For-
mer reeve Gerald Prout received
a total of $5,456.17, and then
-dcputpreese.Pat Down strewed
a total of $4438.56.
Annual salaries for council
members have increased about
three percent this year, with the
reeve now being paid $2,030,
and the deputy -reeve and coun-
cillors receiving $1,560. This
covers the first regular meeting
Name
Gerald Prout; Reeve
Patricia Down, Deputy Reeve
Jim Kerslake, Councillor
Rob Morley, Councillor
Wm. J. Rowcliffe,-Councillor
Brian Hardeman
of council each monde. Per any
additiveal meetings, council
members will be pend $110 for a
fill day, $75 for a half day.
Committee. meetings will now
be worth $40, up from 1991's
$37.50.
"We've been reminded Tor sev-
eral years that the farmers aren't
-making-any- Rooney, so -its- hard
to get blood from a state," ex-
plained clerk Sandra Strang,
who said that the modest three
percent increase in council pay
was carried over to a three per-
cent increase for township staff
salaries.
Salary
$4166.03
3264.31
3701.18
3371.81
3001.81
Expenses
S1290.14
1174.25
685.76
760.66
621.23
- 100.00
100.00
Reform Party holds
first- Exeter meeting.
Continued from
front page
"deal" under the Constitution, there yet...not until the current Constitu-
is nothing to stop British Columbia tional crisis is resolved".
or Alberta demanding similar con- When asked for the main diffe-
sidezatiot two years down the road. rentiation of the Reform Party from
In the question and answer peri- the others, Muttart said his party
od, Morley Hall of Exeter asked if stands for the reform of the Canadi-
the Reform Party had much of a an government system, because it is
the system itself that is wrong. A
reform of the Senate for triple -E
status [elected, effective, and equal
representation], free votes for MPs
as in Britain, and a recall mecha-
nism for Mks in which the public
has lost confidence.
"I think that's a main distinction
of our party against the others," he
concluded.
Mutual agreed with one man that
the party will make inroads into not
only the Conservative vote, but the
Liberals too.
"We're taking support from all
three parties...we'rae cutting through
the political spectrum," he said.
Ron Cottrell of Exeter who came
to listen to the presentation said he
heard a lot that he liked.
"I think what they have to say
makes a lot of sense," said Cottrell,
although he said he is not sold on
the idea of a triple -E Senate.
Pat O'Rourke agreed, adding
"I've completely lost faith in the
oilier parties".
youth movement, or if most sup-
porters were "like myself, a little
bald and grey". Muttart answered
by saying that most parties tend to
have older members, but while the
Reform Party is interim in gain-
ing support from younger voters it
does not plan to create a youth
wing to divide the party's efforts.
"We think that's a better approach
than creating a rah, rah, youth
wing," said Muuart.
Bill Kershaw asked if the Reform
Party was ready to take its message •
to Quebec in ,order.. to secure
enough seats in the next election.
Muttart said while the party was
originally based in western Canada,
mainly southern Alberta, it did not
launch' its campaign .in Ontario, but
waited until interested people orga-
nized riding associations. The
same is now happening in the At-
lantic provinces.
However, Muttart said he does
not predict the Reform Party to
gain interest in Quebec "for a while
Veri Farms
expanding
truck fleet
EXETER - Al least one Exeter
business is seeing some significant
expansion in their operation, de-
spite the uncertain economy. Veri
Farms Trucking just took deliver!,
of the fust of 18 new trucks to be
purchased by the company in the
next few months.
Veri Farms, whose fleet are now
frequently seen across Southwest -
em Ontario, took delivery of its
first two brand-new Freightliner
trucks on Friday morning at the for-
mer Laidlaw transport building.
Drivers for the company seemed
impressed by the vehicles which
cost about $125,000 each, saying
they were quieter and Smoother
than older models.
Some of the new rigs will be re-
placing older trucks, but the pur-
chase also represents a means to
meet the demand for the company's
expanded business.
Credit union
manager
charged
with fraud
PARKHILL - A former man-
ager of the now defunct Parkhill
Community Credit Union has
been charged with fraud and for-
gery in connection with Us loss
of about $640,000.
...The London Free Press report-
ed Wednesday that Allan Joseph
McPhail, 48, of Parkhill is also
charged with uttering forged
documents and is to appear in
London court March 17.
The OPP launched an investi-
gation by its anti -rackets Lon-
don unit into the loss of
$639,649 of the credit union's
funds in 1990. The loss, com-
bined with a $180,000 deficit,
forced the credit union to close
and sell portions of its assets to
Sydenham Community Credit
Union at the end Of 1990.
Police believe the credit union
honored cheques Witten on a
business account which did not
have the money to cover them.
Use of credit union money was
no recorded in internal reports or
statements given to the credit
union's board of directors.
Depositors with the credit un-
ion did not lose any money or
interest as they were covered by
the Ontario Share Deposit Insu-
rance Corporation.
Accident
claims life
of Fraser
Institute
finalist
ST. MARYS - A collision be-
tween irtractorAndler and h VIA
passenger train near Coteau du
Lac, Quebec has claimed the life
of a Fraser Insitute contest final-
ist and his wife.
As reported in the St. Marys
Journal Argus, Harvey and Bar-
bara Dust, formerly of St. Marys
were returning from a dinner in
Ottawa on February 11 where
the former was among 28 final-
ists honoured in a Fraser Insti-
tute contest for ideas in econo-
my in government.
Dust, a school librarian, had
submitted a proposal on how
VIA rail could be a profitable
form of public transportation.
Ottawa
delegation
unhappy
GODERICH - A recent trip to
Ottawa in an attempt to win con-
sideration for the town of Gode-
rich as a site for the proposed re-
location of the regional coast
guard office has been called
very disappointing by Goderich
Mayor Eileen Palmer.
The delegation had hoped to
meet with Minister of Transport
Jean Corbell orMinister of State
Shirley Martin, according to the
Goderich Signal Star, to discuss
adding the town to the short list
of locations under consideration.
Instead, the group met with
Martin's executive assistant.
Should Goderich be selected
as the desired port for the new
office, it could mean about 120
jobs.
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Hay council remuneration, expenses
total $27,689.89 for 1991 year
ZURICH - Hay Tova ship council has rebased its
1991 statement of renwteeation, listing the (monies
received by council numbers dorieg the year both
for meetings and in recompense for expenses.
Reeve Lionel Wilder received *the most for his
'services as head of council, totaling $6,801.39, in-
cluding a S700 foe for tignbtg cheques. Councillor
Gerald Shantz placed second in spending, with a to-
tal of $6,024.74.
Council , at their February 3 meeting, also set
Per Diem
(Cesme.uoss)
Lionel Wilda
Murray Keys
Donald Weigand
Blaise Ducharme
Gerald Shantz
Jim Love
Remuneration
rates of lemwwadon for 1992. The reeve will re-
ceive S127 for a regular meeting,.the deputy -reeve
$122, and councillors $120. All will be paid $50
ter half-day meetings and committee meetings, and
$90 for full-day meetings.
They will be plaid $90 for convention days, plus a
$50 meal allowance. The reeve also receives $25
for each time he visits the municipal office to sign
cheques.
Per Dims
Rr t=es NIP*Ammo
$540.00 $2375.00 $1290.00 $700.00
270.00 2520.00 1120.00 50.00
270.00 2242.00 1200.00
270.00 2596.00 1330.00
270.00 2714.00 1840.00
236.00
Expenses
Rraaittralie. Ce.veedee Meal
Fees EVaaaee Allo..:.«
(Annum.)
5206.01 S872.79 $488.59
473.89 200.00
46034 221.00
216.01 454.93 28839
216.01 454.94 288.59
Total Remuneration
Total Expenses
Total
Mileage
$329.00
199.50
22.50
222.80
241.20
$21,833.00
$ ,856.89
$27,689.89
Three convictions
in Exeter court
EXETER - A charge of driving while under
suspension netted a Kitchener man over $500 in
fines in Exeter's Justice of the Peace court last
Tutsiday.
Samuel E. Hamm of Kitchener entered a not
guilty plea following an incident on July 21,
1991 on Highway 83 in Usbome Township.
The court heard police stopped three vehicles
in a row for speeding with the accused being the
fust vehicle. Fuhrer investigation showed the
accused as a suspended driver who hadn't yet been notified of his
suspension.
The officer served him with a notice of suspension but two days
later learned the accused had been previously notified of his suspen-
sion and knew of it prior to July 21. The start date was June 25 as a
result of unpaid fines.
Justice of the Peace Karen Sturdy fined Hamm $503.75 with four
months to pay. -
Driving with open liquor
Douglas J. Stewart of RR2 Kipper entered a guilty plea to a
charge of driving with open liquor available.
The court heard the accused was stopped by police on January 3,
1992 on Richmond SL, in Hensall when they observed three occu-
pants of the vehicle weren't wearing seatbelts.
The officer noticed an alcohol odour and seized 14 full bottles of
beer.
Stewart was fined 5153.75 with 60 days to pay.
Failure to have proof of insurance
Dwayne Mellin of RR3 Parkhill was found guilty on a charge of
failing to produce proof of insurance after an incident on December
13, 1991 in Stephen Township.
Mellin was fined $53.75 and given three months to pay.
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Fire board
eyes capital
expenditures
Continued from front page
"The tanker truck is getting to the
point where it's getting beyond safe-
ty," agreed reeve Bill Mickle, chair-
ing Monday's council session in the
absence of mayor Bruce Shaw.
Fuller, however, said the decision
to purchase a $23,700 truck to re-
place the chiefs car, currently a re-
tired police cruiser, would have to
be given more consideration by the
board.
•The fire board also made a re-
quest to town council to remove
chief Gary Middleton from the
town staff and to be considered
solely an employee of the fire
board, which pays his salary
through the levy to the four munici-
palities.
The board's argument was that
with full control of his salary, the
budgeting process could be made
quicker. Council accepted the
board's proposal.
The chiefs wages are on the 1992
proposed budget as increasing from
$38,000 last year to $40,000.
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