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The F britary R6419091_Huroa_ ' "I doubt that this council 'had'
County Council was the budget any assurance when the . Child
session and members of council Care Clinics were begun that they
Spent most of the day reviewing. would be well used," stated Ginn.
budgets from the various county • "This is an age group that needs
departments and approving them help. If we begin the program .now
for 1972. '_x we will save money in' ttie long
Preatest increase in a budget run This age bracket is sadly
was shown in, the Board of Health neglected in Huron."
budget presented by .the `"Thehealthofthecou'ttty,is "One
.chairman, Derry,Boyle, •Reeve •.of of.the Most essential needs that
Exeter. Health costs for the ' we have." said Boyle in de se of
county in 1972 could soar as high . the budget. "It could include all of
,as $316,150 if the total pro r'am us .at 'some tine or another It
',receives_ the approval of the coulfiprOIa' lir" eIlre' iRf spt nt
Ontario Department of Health. money ui the rdunty " '
Last .year's budget called for The budget was passed by
council with littlte (difficulty
$274,812 with actual expenditures
of •approximately $266.000 in
1971"
PLANNING
Reeve l3ovle noted that a great The budget for the county's new'
part of the increase comes planning 'department will. be
becauseofhigher wages to health $46.392 101. 1972, but this figure is
department staff which presently lower than the original budget
includes seyen full time public presented by the Planning
health, nurses plus a supervisor 2 Director Gary Davidson ttr the
part-time public health nurses. Planning Committee
two full-time and one part-time
registered nurses: three public
health inspectors and one senior
public.' health inspector. one
dental assistant on a per diem
' basis: one clerk -technician, and
four full-time and two part-time
secretaries.
Dr. Frank Mills. Acting'
Medical. Officer of Health, who
. worked only on apart-tirrle:basis
last year while he attended school
in Toronto, will become a full-
time Medical Officer of Health In
the coming year: ,
A geriatric. (senior citizens:
program- at. a cost of $8.300 for
about six months in 1.9'7'2 has been
included in the Midget hut ,will
require the approval of the
,provincial authorities before it.
can, be - implemented. This
program was approved last year
My Huron County Council but was
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Iluron will support MDC again -on condition
alt $2` i t) ,01it 1971. itldniled. in the, meet t r i s a n d ci t h e r
budget for 1972 is a proposal.with • mis`eellaneous related
regard to the preparation of a matters" will he an estimated
slide pr-taSeatatrou relative to, T$41, 50 this year compared to
industry.. recreation, $39,836 last year
agriculture,. etc in Huron County. () pe ration of th e. Clerk,
Spence Cunrrnings is the county Treasurer's depair'trnent as, well
'development officer Wltlroffice in as such items as legal .and 'audit
the :i'our+'t House - fees and insurance pertaiiiing to
CHILDREN'S AID - liability has gone-upTi nn $85,600
•
The Children''. A1rl budget tor' in 1471, to• ;93,200 r►l 1972.
.1972• was approved at a c runty n ergency measures will cast
share. 01 the amount .of. ';;81,97.8: 20.30.0;0.satkieistxtLiwi(Arti.v(_,.nliutalsy \u11 cost
y _ c1'. to
y' ; 7,850 gist :year; and " Weed
inspection will total $14.,600 tio
h'
year: An estimated'$ 1; 700 will t e
a..
paid out
for fox and wolf bounties
in Huron in 1972.
-$275,03,9, t,e difference paid b
the province,' u
GENERAL GOVERNMENT '-
Costs for County Council
sessions, certain cothri ittee'.
HURONVI EW
Total budget for' Huronview this
vt',tr is $986,400. 'Ft1 estitnatecl
cost to the c'oUI),tV out of. cur'r'ent
r'tsveuues is 99,651.91 't0 ' 1972.
l.ast,vearthe,county share was
$110.981! However- a surplus
from prior years of $16,119,09 is
being used this veil r'to redut'e tfte
county share of'the .total
Hurunview budget..• ' "
SOC IAL SERVICE{ E L- Aft.E4;:
Pills budget, according to
Chairman . Harold' Robinson,
Reeve of Howick, was a difficult
one to st i.11le b°ecarr,se, it is a new
deptr trim t the county. With no
1
�a
) previous. budgets- to eonsult, the
'omnrittee te,rrned it a
'•guesser'arna taudget."
. The 1972 budget for the Social
Service depar'tnlent amounts to
$380,150.. The co • ty share!Qof
$94,510 amo�rnts o about 24 per
cent of the total udget. .
- 'S inee *Alii"s is 'a. new
delrarttnent, the Cmum ittee do ndt
Wye past experience to rely on so
'tray well have budgeted low in
some"areas and high i=n.others,"
-- 1.14 r.4).M ..,spa (J,_;.'.1ooj1efulixi . the
;total "8'`9brall budget .will not be
.exceeded." ..
The budget ' ;provided for
increased salaries for the four
persons working • in the social
serviOes department. When' the
staff was hired; the Executive
Committee recommended that the
salaries be reviewed in June of
1972 and since it was necessary
for budget purposes to know the
cost of any salary adjustments,
the committee received approval
for the following' Salaries:
• For. the 'administr'ator, John
MacKinnon, $9,500 from $9,000;
for Howard Hackwell and Charles
tiay, the two field worker's, $6,500
each from $6,000; and for the
secretary, $5,200 from $4,800. .,
The division of workload for the
sociah,services department was
spelled out in the report too.
MacKinnon is responsible for all
applications-anfield-work in the_
Town of Goderich: Hackwell 'has
all municipalities north of County
Although it is not known how
much the' planning. committee cut
from ,Davidson's , budget. it IS
.understood that Diividson had
requested additional staff in
order"to cope with the increased
volume of work in his department.
This increased W0Ii load' is
v,ilid and is due . to the 'Land
.Division consent rnspef'ti'Ons and •
the increased number of requests •
,, from local municipalities for
various functions to be carried
out by the Planning "Department`
relating to zoning bylaws etc.
The committee agreed not to
hire additional staff but to
r 'commend to municipalities;that
they "wait their turn for the
• serv'ices of the planning
eiepartmenr''
"As well consent inspections
may be delayed but will be
reviewed as quicklvr'as possible,"
ed- clown by- provincial ,the -rampart'cbricl-ud 1-.
authorities. •
There was .some brief
• .discussion concerning whether or
not a ' geriatric program was „The muselum budgets is up
'necessary in 'Huron Countv..One . 'slightly from S34,550,in' 1971 to
Councillor, Cecil Desjardine of $35,300,this year.
Stephen. Township.- claimed •the .. This is broken duwn...to 831,300
interest in geriatric .clinics in for operation of the museum'and,
Huron would 40 minimal. 84,000 for maintenance.
Councillor Gerry Ginn, deputy- o
reeve of 'Gode.rich Township. COUNTY DEVELOPMENT • ,
compared the proposed geriatric
clinics`to the Child Care Clinics The total budget of the County
which are so popular • in Huron Development Department is
'$25,900 'as compared to. abudget
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MUSEUM
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Road25; and °Charles Ray has all'
municipalities south of County
Road 25 except the 'NMI of
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
* $179,362 thjs year,
-The following rentals have been
approved 'for libraries in.19Z2:
'Brussels, $500; Clinton, $2,000;
Seaforth, $1,800; Exeter, $2,000,
$3,000; Hayfield, $200; Blyth,
'The general maintenance $60Q; Hensall; $300.
budget will cost $68,370 including
•iffineenance; $4,660 for the
administrative building; 'and aRASS RESISTS SALT
ommon turf grasses have.g
"14. unhi'le'a'rned'at the seSSipn
that the jail.w,ill clOse officially Institute itiOttavra. Snow-covered
March 31, 1972: -No decision has turf in mid -winter 'showed no
been reached concerning future
use of the property.
Reforestation in the county will
cost $5,250 thi year.
LIBR
The budget for the Huron
County Library is up slightly this
year from $1'78,550 in,4971- to
damage from six applications of
salt at double the rate nornially
used onlighways.
littliT All!
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