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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-01-18, Page 2PAGE 2 —CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1979 Bd, committees revampe BY JEFF SEDDON The Huron County Board of Education revamped its committee structure Monday for the second time in as many years. The changes the board made cuts the number of board com- mittees from five to three and means that only one board meeting will be held a month, an af- ternoon session, instead of one afternoon' meeting and one night meeting as has been the case for the past year. This latest move by the board is a saw -off bet- ween the two committee system some trustees felt was inadequate and its replacement, a five committee system aimed at sparking more debate amongst trustees at regular board sessions. Thi two committee system divided the board in half with eight trustees sitting on a management committee and half on an education committee. Both groups met at the same time and trustees felt that one half of the board never really had an opportunity to find out what the other half was doing. To solve that problem the board came up with five. committees each with three members. By taking that route trustees hoped that a committee chairman would have to sell other trustees on any recommendations the committee brought to the board and the selling job would require greater debate. In an effort to streamline ad- ministration and to give the public an opportunity to attend board meetings the board went to two sessions a month, one in the afternoon and one in the evening.l' Critics of the riew system argued that the committees were too small and not enough discussion was done at the committee level. They also felt that the two meetings a month were not needed pointing out that the second meeting was not needed because there simply wasn't enough business to warrant it. They also said that administration took a great deal of time preparing material for the second board meeting and that time could be better used. on other education matters. Board chairman John Elliott told trustees in his inaugural address that he planned some changes that would put more pressure on some trustees. He said he planned to turn over some of the chairman's responsibility t6 the vice- chairman and with the new system he did just, that. The vice-chairman now automatically •--becomes chairman of the management committee which has as one of its duties, the budget. The committee will also handle ,,tra,psportation, property, goods and services and contractors the board employs. The education com- mittee is responsible for curriculum matters, staff improvement, ac- commodation, pupil services and student programs. The personnel com- mittee is responsible for negotiations, contractual problems and teachers services such as recruitment, transfer, tenure, leaves of basence and personnel relations. A fourth committee, the executive committee, is composed of the chairman of the board and the immediate past chairman as well as the .chairman of the three board committees.% The executive committee is responsible for public relations, internal board relations, liaison . with other governmental bodies, trustee organizations and staff committees and the overall direction of board work. Elliott proposed that the committees meet on Brucefield happenings By Jean Taylor The Brucefield United Church ,will. hold their annual congregational meeting on January 28, beginning with a potluck dinner at noon after the church service. January 21 will be Communion Sunday at 10 a.m. A snowmobile club has been formed in the area again this year. Their meeting place is at Hully Gully. Executive for the club this year include: president, Lloyd Hoy of Brucefield; vice-pres., Steve Smith; sec. treasurer, Carol MacDonnell; trail co- ordinator, Ed Bazzo. The club will be serving a pancake and ham breakfast every Sunday morning from 9 till 1 at Huliy Gully. Every Wednesday evening a trail ride is planned. Sunday evening a meeting and trail ride is taking place at 7 p.m. Personals Mr. and Mrs. . Don McGregor and Mr. and -Mrs. Arnold Riley spent the weekend holidaying at Las Vegas. The community welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Erb and family to the village. Grace and Elgin Thompson are enjoying a winter holiday in sunny Florida. Mr. and ..Mrs. Don Brodie and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Allan spent. the weekend in the Wiarton area snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. Four area boys, Bill Gibson, Brian Falcone - Ron Taylor and Davin___ Townsend represented CHSS, Clinton, as a curling team. They played against seven schools and won the championship .. for this division. They played off for the Ontario finals at Walkerton on Friday. WISHES A HAPPY BIRTHDAY To On Luanne Stevenson iii...2 Seaforth January 19 Shannon PreSZCatOrLondesboro January 20 Angela Gower , tit January 21 Nancy Lobb Clinton . January 21 Pamela McLean Clinton January 22 Paul Hubert Clinton January 23 To Join Wit come into pini News -Record office, S3 Albert St. Clinton a phone 482-3443 and have your name entered in the Birthday Book and get your. FREE button, the third Monday of the month, the night the second board meeting of the month was held under the old system. Seaforth trustee John Henderson felt that trustees would be denied an opportunity to stay abreast of committee action if all committees met at the same time. Henderson said having all the committees meet simultaneously "does not give board members a chance to see what other committees are doing He added that if one committee required the services of some mem- bers of the board's senior administration another committee may suffer because that person was unavailable. Elliott suggested that if a comm ,tee required a special presentation or wanted to meet with a specific superintendent the committee chairman could make special arrangements. He added that if a trustee wanted to attend another com- mittee meeting for some reason special arrangements could be made in that regard too. Henderson pointed out that the committee meetings being held simultaneously was the reason the board had changed its structure the first time. He said all trustees were busy at the same time and never learned -what others were doing and .that was why the committee system was changed. He said he felt a "simple solution" 'was to stagger meetings. The board's education committee will be held on the second Monday of the month, the personnel and management committee will meet on the third Monday of the month and the executive committee on the fourth Monday. The first Monday of each month is the regular board meeting. Clinton man was Yukon commissioner 414 A.Clinton native, Frank Fingland, son of Bess and the late Judge Frank Fingland of Clinton, has just stepped down as interim Commissioner of the Yukon Territory. The following is an editorial taken from the is too bad Fingland is not Whitehorse Northern going to be Commissioner Times of December 28, of the territory for longer praising Mr. Fingland's than three months. His brief tenure. Titled direct approach, enor- "Prestige of Oft'ice Is mous knowledge of the Restored Again", the north, and more im- article reads as follows: portantly, of the power "Associated with the bases irk. Ottawa, as well naming of Jone as his previous ad - Christensen to the ministrative experience position of Commissioner in the Yukon would make of the Yukon Territory is him in many respects an one loss, that of interim ' ideal choice. Unfor- Commissioner Frank tunately Fingland doesn't Fingland. want the job, and of "Fingland, who has course there are those served on an interim who would claim he is ill - basis since Art Pearson ,suited for it because he stepped down in the face fails to meet the silly of criminal charges, will "sourdough " be headed back to Ottawa requirements. That in to continue his work there itself might not even be with the Department of true, Fingland has Indian Affairs and devoted" much time and Northern Development. effort to the Yukon both "It is fashionable, in Ottawa and Whitehorse particularly in the and his contribution and Yukon, to view all federal civil servants as idiots and malcontents who ruin everything they touch, and have a nasty habit of getting ..involved everywhere they can. There is a continuing, and not entirely unjustified animosity towards Ottawa and the Depar- tment of Indian Affairs and . Northern Develop- ment specifically because of the awesome power it holds over the lives of northerners. "On the other side of the coin are men like Frank Fingland whose dedication and in- telligence will be sorely missed. In' some ways it Rich Ontario soils produced a bountiful crop of yellow cooking onions this year. They're reasonably priced, a good size and of excellent quality. Store them in a cool, dry, airy place. Use them often to add zip to meals, suggest food specialists at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Baird's cemetery report The Baiixd's Cemetery Board has made plans to honor the early settlers of the area. At their January 10 meeting, the board established a fund to raise money for the erection of a cairn or mausoleum in memory of the pioneers. Anyone wishing to donate to the fund is asked to' contact any board member. The board members include Watson Webster, Ross Scott, Adam. Wilson, John Broadfoot, Mac Wilson, Wilfred Chuter, Bill McAsh, Gordon Richardson. and Aldie Mustard. The sexton - caretaker is W. D. Wilson. At, the board's annual meeting held in Brucefield, the financial report showed a balance of $46.13 in the perpetuity account; . $414.23 in the operating account and $24,089 in securities. It was,.de.cjded that for all future burials, cement or metal vaults must be used. Withoutknowinsj it, you could be a tum -off. • Do you always take a bath, instead of a shower which uses less power? Do you fill a kettle full to make a single cup? Tum on the washing machine for just a few things? Leave the TV on when no ones watching? 4. And do you often fOrrget to turn off the porch light even though everyone's home in bed? Any of these thoughtless little habits. can make you a tum -off. Because waste of electricity, like anything that everybody really needs, can turn people off: Wouldn't you rather turn off a light bulb than turn off a friend? Think shout how you use electricity. Wasting electricity turns people off. I Ins mess.Igo is hail fight to %„u Four I barn on Iwh.11l of projik who t arca HY8-3344 ; the contribution of others like him in the civil service should not be dismissed. "Fingland faced a particularly tough task when he took over from Pearson. -There was gloom in the YTG building and an enormous distrust of th‘yice of Commissioner by the residents of the territory in general. "In a quiet and efficient way, Fingland has restored the office, and in doing so has raised the morale among YTG personnel. "Though the recent change in department structure to match the new ExCom positions has brought a new case of bureaucratic jitters to the YTG, in an overall house the mood in the gover- nment building is better now than for, the last two years. The credit for that change must be given to Fingland. v®r "Although Fingland is moving back to Ottawa, the Yukon will not really have lost him. It is comforting to know that there are men like Fingland in Ottawa. For he sees the Yukon not only with the affection and loyalty felt by many of its residents, but also in a greater perspective, as an area of potential growth, and one of great value, -not only for Yukoners, but for all Canadians. "Fingland's most recent stay in the 'Yukon has been short, but it has also been both refreshing and worthwhile. The man has handled a difficult job at an extremely difficult time. He has handled it without drawing much attention, but never- theless his efforts in the last few months have set the stage for a new confidence in the ad- ministration of the office of the Commissioner." NOTICE We will be CLOSED on Mondays for the winter season Tues. & Fri. 9 - 5 Wed & Thurs. 9 - 7:30 Sat. 8 - 1:30 Hair Design 16 Main St.. 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