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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-12-20, Page 3settles wages Huron county council awarded its bringing the wage of the director 'of administrative employees p gees and county public health inspecition toy $22,100, Officers an eight percent pay increase the director of nursing $22,100 and the at Wednesday, county nutritionist to $10.50 per hour. accepted m Connell p , a reco- The planning board recommended ' mendation from a special negotiating eight ..percent increases to its two committee for increases for top ad- planners and one planning technician. ministra.tive; staff and adopted The hike brings one planner to $2.1,86.6 several committee reports detailing and the other -to $24,414 while the pay , hikes for eMployees in various technician makes $17,264, county departments. •; Staff. at Huronview also Settled on Hay township reeve John Tinney, an ,eight percent raise bringing the warden of Huron in 1976, told council salary of the .assistant-adrninis:ttator the:, pay increasefor administrative to $18,200, the nursing director Staff was, .a_ little• more than council $18,746, the food supervisor $17,316, wanted to pay but said the committee the chief engineer $17,888, the "bar'gaine.d in good faith". housekeeping, laundry and social Questioned as to why the committee services supervisor $16,484," the offered an across the board eight stockkeeper $14,846 and registered percent hike rather than a variety of nurses wages from a starting wage of increases Tinney said the special $15,652 to a maximum of $17,888. committee felt it would be in good faith to "budge a bit". When the committee was formed to County toughens negotiate increases council suggested that a dollar increase be awarded every wage level rather than a cross the board percentage. Council felt that would reduce increases to higher paid employees and give the county a chance to offer employees in lower wage brackets heftier raises. But the committee felt it was unfair to penalize employees with long service records or higher qualifications to offer lower paid employees a bigger chunk of the pie. Hay township reeve John Tinney explained to council that the decision to give everyone the :same increase would not maked a great deal of difference. He said the increase "doesn't mean a whole lot of money to the county, it means some, but not a whole lot". Under the new wage schedule the clerk -treasurer and administrator makes $33,254, the deputy clerk - treasurer makes $27,976, the county engineer .is paid $30,654, the medical officer of health $40,196, the county librarian $21,762, the planning director $28,496, the social service administrator $22,100, the Huronview • administrator $26,676, and the development officer and museum curator $18,902 each. The board of health recommended eight percent increases to its staff • tree cutting law BY JEFF SEDDON Huron county council put some . teeth into its tree cutting bylaw, Wednesday to protect small tracts of forest vital to the county. The new bylaw increases the fine for violating tree cutting restrictions from $500 to $5,000 as well as reducing the number of trees that can be but without a permit. Under the old bylaw permitted landowners to cut down or bulldoze up to an acre of forest with no permit. The newlaw reduces that size to one Half an acre. Council hopes the new law will restrict the destruction of forested lots vital to combat erosion and help moderatethe water table in agricultural areas. Along with changing regulations for land clearing council also outlined the minimum size and type of each tree that can be cut down by any in- dividual. By doing so the county hopes. to protect small trees from being removed before they have an op- portunity to mature.. • , The bylaw needs ministry of natural. resources before it can be enforced. That approval should be granted early in the year. l For 364 days of the year I'm relieved that I .don't have to deal with any of the joys parenthood. I'm free to come and go as I please without the chore of lugging little ones around or hiring a babysitter. I don't worry about pablum - covered walls, dirty diapers or sick babies in the middle of the night. I'm able to . sleep in bn the weekends, free from the joys of Saturday' morning hockey prac- tice, ballet and piano lessons. Bu for :one day of the year, December 25, I wish I had a Houseful ofkids. Children are wonderful at Christmas. Theirexcitment, joy and• innocence make the day a wonderful occasion and. bring out the kid in all of us. Even though I don't have any little ones to buy for, I still make a yearly trip to department store's Toyland and join in with the other kids and play with each display., The trip is never complete without a stop 'at Santa's corner, just to have a look at the jolly old soul. I could spend hours at Christmas concerts, . There's nothing quite as special as hearing those sweet little voices singing out or watching the children but their best efforts into acting out the Nativity Scene. And then there's Christmas Day. It's almost impossible not to get caught up in the childrens' ex- citment as they run for the Christmas tree and their faces light up with joy as they tear the paper off boxes to find . those special gifts.. The rest of the day is spent, sitting around the tree, singing carols and trying out all the new games and toys. Christmas is really made for kids and without offspring December 25 just isn't complete. I wonder, does anyone know of a - rent -a -kid service for " Christmas Day? Clinton's doctor shortage was partially alleviated last week when a new practitioner, Dr. George Scott, 56, agreed to open a practice in Clinton in the new year. Dr. Scott, who has been in Alberta for the past few years, will open his practice in Dr. Addison's former office on Townsend St. on January 10. Here he is greeted by Hospital Board chairman Beecher Menzies, left, and Doug Coventry, hospital director. (News -Record photo) Tuckersmith raises... • from page 1 operating deficit of the recreation centre be the entire responsibility of the taxpayers living in Vanastra. While the intention of the by-law was for Vanastra's ratepayers to be responsible, the wording in the by-law seems to indicate that the residents across the township are responsible. It is thought that an amendment may have to be made to clarify the in- tention of the by-law. A letter from the ministry of in- tergovernmental affairs suggests that council should give some thought to giving credit to the Vanastra ratepayers if there should be a sur- plus in the operations at Vanastra_ this year. It is believed there may be a surplus between $4000 and $5,000. When Diane Durnin, manager •of recreation centre, arrived 'at the meeting about 10 pm, she said she had a list of proposed names that might serve on the fund-raising committee for the addition to the recreation .centre. Council agreed "to discuss names and relative merits of in- dividuals for . the committee" in committee of the whole. The nine ratepayers who were spectators at the meeting, road superintendent Allan Nicholson and this reporter, spent about an hour in a chilly corridor while they discussed these points. When the invitation came to return to the meeting, Reeve Ervin. Sillery said that the names of those on the committee could not be revealed until they were contacted in the morning. However, he said that he and deputy reeve Robert Bell would serve on the committee. He said a fund raising goal of $50,000 had been set. Mrs. Durnin offered to contact foundations to ask .for money even before the committee is confirmed and has a meeting. \'It will save time,'-' she said. In other business, Councillor William Brown reported that Walter Armes, a'1 teacher at Conestoga College in construction work, had offered to do some renovation work at the township office to give his students practical training. Council will supply the materials. The proposal is to be investigated by Clerk Jack McLachlan. 111VT ,i1I iYF r,S RFCQRD, THURSDAY, DHCgMBER 20,' 1979.- ,PAG, F. 3 rsraitli reeve, By Whine Qke - As Tuckersmith Township council prepared to get the meeting going Tuesday night, Councillor William Brown of Fgmondir ile asked Reeve. Ervin Sillery about remarkshe. had made in a report from the Kitchener daily paper concerning hire. Brown said, the reeve was quoted as saying that "Brown has been a troublemaker; ever since he got on council". He handed the newspaper clipping to the reeve who read it and remarked, "She has it written rather strongly. I can't say meeting." • Councillor Brown was removed from the committee on December 4 when council accepted the letter from the five appointed members of the board. The women gave no reason for wanting him removed. Deputy Reeve Robert Bell replaced the coun- cillor on the board. In other business Steve Rathwell, a Vanastra businessman, asked council if consideration was being given to making changes for the Vanastra water system and was told by the reeve that there will be a total general review of the situation. Clerk Jack McLachlan reported that 18.47 per cent of the township taxes are outstanding .at this time. He said it was an improvement... over last year. The clerk read a letter to council signed by nine township residents from the Kippen area saying they were angered and bewildered that council co— uuellior spay committee. Brown next asked Councillor Frank Falconer if he would like to enlarge on his. r-e'nark as quoted in the paler that he. knew the reason that Brown was asked to be taken off the day care committee. ' Falconer's only remark was "Well ..'..." Brown asked if Falconer would like him to give the reason he -believed he was taken off the committee. He told Falconer he was sure he would not like to hear it. Falconer did not reply, and Brown said, "Well let's get on ,with the whether 1 said it or not." The councillor replied, "I don't think I have been, a troublemaker. I only do as I see fit. I feel I have the right to my opinion." The article referred to the recent controversy over the proposed ad- dition to Vanastra when Brown was the �o?�nly member of council to�7ote against the addition. The reeve agreed that Brown had the right to differ. The councillor then asked councillor Robert Fotheringham what was meant by a remark quoted in a recent London daily paper by Doris Cantelon, a member of the Vanastra Day Care Centre who had signed a letter asking that Brown be removed from the Day Care Board, that she didn't know anything about it and that the reporter should • ask Fotheringham.. Fotheringham said he did not know about or sign the letter, but perhaps she said this because he is the chairman of the would go ahead with the addition to the Vanastra recreation centre in the face of the controversy over it and the fact that council was requested to take it to a vote of the people, "Surely a project such as 'this should be brought ' to the tax-. payers". • . . They requested;toknow how Many Tuckersmith residents used it and said if it was used by persons across the county mainly, then the county , should pay for it. They requested a reasonbe given by council for not holding the plebiscite as requested by a majority of the ratepayers - at the ratepayers meeting. "And why was Brown remove��l from the Day Care Centre?" they asked. They concluded the letter to council with the statement, "Let us not .become a bickering township, laughed at by the readers of the newspapers." Debbie Denomme asked for another maternity ,leave . of 17 weeks and ishe said she will returnon April 29 to resume her duties as a teacher at the. 'Vanastra Day Care Centre. Council has purchased a Ford industrial tractor and mower from Ray Potter and Sons of Clinton for $19,013.90. Road superintendent Allan Nicholson was given\ permission to purchase a two-way radio for around $1,000 He is to buy two, wet suits' for township road crew, and other necessary equipment needed to carry on his work. When you buy Bartliff's you buy the best! recut peace have they that love. ,Trumpeting our wishes. th a t all the seasons of your life will be filled with peace and love. We appreciate your faith in us. New this year at Bartliff's - visit our CURIOSITY CORNER For delicious gift ideas. Our Curiosity. 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