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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1997-06-04, Page 3Outstanding contribution Clayton Hefley of Exeter was presented with the Meritori- ous Service Award on May 12 at the Huron -Perth Lung As- sociation's Annual Meeting. Hefley was presented with the. award for his Outstanding contribution to the Huron -Perth . Community displaying leadership both as -a chairtr000f the board for four and a half years and in fundraising and .ed-. ucation initiatives... The executive director of the Huron -Perth Lung Association, DeeDee. Herman, nominated Hefley for his service on the- board of .directors as president from 1991 to .1995. He is `credited with -representing the com- munity view while keepirjg the best interest of the Lung As- sociation in mind and for his active role in fundraising both ase volunteer and as a corporate sponsor. This -is the first time the Huron. -Penh Lung Association has, nominated a candidate for this prestigious award in several years. . Hospital restructuring timelines delayed The June deadline for hiring a system CEO will likely not be met until late fall 4 By Heather Mir T -A Reporter EXETER - Huron -Perth hospital restructuring is • proceeding; The eight hospitals will not. however. meet the initial June deadline set_ by the District Health Council to, hire a Chief Executive• Officer who would oversee the two -county sys- tem. . - "We're trying very hard." said South Huron -Hospital .Board Chair Verla Russell, adding. "But it's a slow -process:" South Huron Hospital CEO Don "Currell anticipates it will be late fall before the Interim Governance .Committee, com- prised of two members • from each hospital. • is able to. meet its first target. For- mal governance structure planning and moving' for- ward with opera- tions''wa3t se't to occur in Sep- tember. . By April. the first single system board was to be put in place. These dates will like- ly be pushed farther ahead and it is unknown when the process will be complete. • ' "There • is a lot involved in this •' corporate move." said Currell. add- ing, "The timelines of being done in June of. this year was something we just couldn't reach." In addition to .working towards a restructuring othe Huron -Perth hospital system. staff and boards have been busy finanlizing oper- Times -Advocate, lune 4„ 1997 Page 3 Committee seeks motion to proceed By Kate Monk T -A Reporter VARNA - After months of dis- missions, the Municipal Re-. structuring Committee is seeking direction from its municipal mem- bers: At last Monday's meeting, the MRC discussed.comments gathered from four public meetings- and the direction the committee should take. - The committee is •composed of . the councils of Bayfield, Hensall and Zurich as well as the townships of Hay, Stanley and Tucketsmith.'_ At the: public meetings held in Varna, Bayfield, Brucefield and .Zurich in April and May, some '- people were clearly for -or against. •amalgamation. Of approximately 26 returned questionaires, ' only three indicated opposition to amal: gamation. ' Most. participants- had questions - ating plans and :budgets. Although South Huron Hospital. will be operating with a $450.000 deficit and is underfunded between $700,000 and $F million, Currell says no -layoffs • have been an- nounced. - The- Ministry of Health and the DHC acknowledge this • under- funding although the 'ministry ,be- lieves funding should come from redistribution as a result of re- structuring. - "We say that that • is not accept- able." said Currelt. "This is an un- -:derfunding problem, .not a .dis- tribution problem." The hospital is' still waiting for some movement on the part of the goverment , to recognize that cuts . across the hoard- 'will severely impact people unless there is a con= tingency fund. . Even if restructuring doesn't provide a per-. manent change in bud- gets for. underfunded institutionsCurrell . said there' should be bridge runding avail- able at the very leash The hospilal's fund- ing has been, redueed by $198.000 this yearr-which totals approximate- ly five per cent of the annual bud- get. The board hopes to avoid staff • layoffs and to achieve spending re- ductions through early retirement. - incentives • ' To date. five staff members have accepted this offer.' Over a re- - covery time, the retirements should provide a spending cut of between $100.000 and $ 150,000. "The timelines of being done -in June of this year was something we just couldn't reach." i , -- .. , - 1 -11-Velvet Backed Spoon Racks • ' • Plate Rails • Clocks ' • Curio Cabinets and much more 35% OFF* SAIF HOURS: Moak Sun. to5p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. GRANDPA'S WOOD SHOP UNFINISHED PRODUCTS • Diamond shaped Plate Racks • Mirrored back Curio Cabinets 'All in -stock Wroxeter & •Clocks and Grand, . 's Wood Products much much more THOMPSON FURNITURE & ELECTRONICS Hensall 519) 262-2202 about' financial savings and repre- sentation. At every meeting, people expressed concern there were. not enough savings through amalgama- tion. - Concerns were also raised at the public meetings.and last Monday's meeting about the report's assump- tions and the accuracy of numbers. "If we're going to build on it, we should build on it with bricks, not straw," said . Bayfield Deputy - Reeve .. Kim Dagg. In response, • the committee - agreed 'staff would "shore up" num- bers • where possible. Committee members 'said they would hear questions from councils at any time. -- ,The. committee also considered the option of a one -tier -govern- ment.. . "We should at least. look at one- tier." said Hensall.Reeve Cecil Pep- per. Bill - Carnochan, `Tuckersmith Townships reeve concurred. "Everyone has to keep their op- tions open...You have to Zook at the attributes of one=tier and know what is in a two-tier," he said. Carnochan raised the example of the recent Chatham -Kent re- structuring commission. Although the . majority of mu- nicipalities supported a two-tier structure, the province mandated a one -tier system which Jack Carroll. the local Member of Provincial Par- liament, called a "pattern for the fu- ture." - In Huron County, a one -tier. pro-' posal wilt be discussed at the June 5 county council meeting. Mem- hers speculated the single -tier struc ture would have one representative "per municipality .with a weighted vote on recorded votes. Other unknown factors facing municipalities and the county in- clude financial consequences of losing 'provincial grants. Policing, library and private sewage disposal programs are expected to cost more locally in 1998. . Although the committee is not ready to submit a restructuring pro- . posal, itdoes want to continue, • based on direction 'from the mu- nicipalities. • "Status quo is not an alternative." said Patricia Carrier, Bayfield's reeve. - "At least have a structure in place to absorb the problems that 'you're. going to face," stated Carnoehan. The committee members agreed to return to their individual coun- cils to vote on whether•or not the MRC . should prepare the re- structuring proposal. • If given the green light, the com- .mittee would prepare a proposal and present it 'to each municipality before submitting it to the county. The committee will" meat again • after the councils report on their motion's, • ■ r r 4 Enter Our - FREE INSTORE. 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