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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-06, Page 31tong,. dot. issue +i Arena closings occupied `art of the discussion time at ;uron County Council's April ssibn on Thursday; April 29, how that arenas and curling • inks have • been brought rider the O-ccupational IafEty Branch of the Ministry : ': 'Labour subject ,to the tdustrial'. Safety. Act, much bricer'n ,about' the structural iequacy: of municipal: •enas to Withstand '"heavy ' now loads arid winds- has leen expressed., ,; • It is understood that some renas in Huron County Will e closed unless they are einforced ' according to ecoriimendations of a con citing engineer ' which the unicipality. must'hire atits wn.expense; The engineer's eport is to be submitted to' e Ministry of Labor to be • nalysed. Some 800 municipalities ave been contacted by the inistry recorriinending that 11 arenas within their- unicipalities be . carefully u,=examined ,by *-a professional ngineer to ensure the arenas eet the requirements of The ational:Building Code. The ' 'faction was taken after several' tragedies . involving- renas . and curling rinks-,' which collapsed since 1959. _ Reeve Bill Elston pointed • out . to council that stricter requireme.nts.. have been. written .into` the building code . since many arenas were" erected. He said 'that arenas'" in Many'.areas just won't pass inspection according to_ the new building regulations. "It is • a hot issue,'' said Reeve Elston. • ' "" TheHuron` :Historic: Jail Board'_ has • been. given an; proval to dispose of the stove: and other kitchen: • equipment :in•;the-lci:tchen;: anal to- uS-e -116 giroeeed s kitchen with equipment of,an .`• earlier era: Raymond . • Scotc'hiner, curator of the Huron Pioneer Museum; has been named. publicity ' Chairman for the 1978:. International :Plowing Match. He replaces the late' . Gordon'McGavin who passed away recently: : The' `committee of management of Huronview • has . concurred with a proposal of . Metropolitan Toronto Socia[ 'Services Department that certain trust funds of residents. in homes for the ,aged and. similar extended care: facilities be • made available to. the homes to apply to' care costs. • The suggestion has, also been made that'co-payments '. • under Extended Care Health. Program be ;set at a figure:: equivalent td',Residential- are rates charged in any niw�nicipal.Home of the•Aged., "Chester Archibald,' ad- ministrator "'of• Huronview, explained that residents. are allotted $43 'per's. month . as "spending money". If this money isn'.t spent, it .ac-, emulates in a trust fund. In any cases; persons who are hroni•cally ill 'for a long' erigd and who .have no op-. ortunity to spend the money; ither build. the fund . to a gum where they lose part pf heir old age assistance. tension - or the money falls to he' heirs at the death of the. esident. Mr. Archibald says itis felt hat such rnonof •should be pplied-•to the ,care --of- the-': `esident when it' 'cannot • be pent or utilized by the person nor' sortie .private need or ant: He said the committee It the money should not be - j ermitted to build u15 to the etrime't`tt' of the 'resident's • ension - or for:that matter ro-vide "trips to the 'sunny i ziuth" for survivors, while e taxpayer s'ubsidizes the are'of the resident. The residential rate at i urrinview has been set at 5,32 pe4;;day, effective April '1 1976 as ,approved 'by the i.nistry.of Community and ocialServices. ••. Huron County Library has received $5,000 from Wintario AO Ile used for .strengthening the Canadiana collection. The boars has authorized an application to Wintar'io `.. grants for $3,006 non capital' rant for shelving andsmall quipment. Two Experience '76 udcnts to work on behalf of ih(' library in vacation camps lfi Huron for 10 weeks liave Peon approved. Salaries 'are T 1irid by the 'province; the. T;r+unty provides tran- 5irut;tittion costs to the cartIps. A ritmlar program proved sari r .sftil in 1975,. reported MarMtllatj, chairman of "' `1tr library board. i )1,1;HR1 THURSDAY, MA ,11 7 PAGE 1' Auditor's To: The Members of Council, inhabitants and ratepayers of the Tortm,of .Goderich We.have examined the financial statements of the Town of Goderich and its local :boards for the year ended December 31, 1975. Our examination included a general review of . the accounting procedures and such tests' of accounting records t4nd other,supporting evidence as we considered necessary in the circumstances. In our, opuliQzl;, hese •fihancial statenients• present ` fairly the 'finlanc:tal:^position.'.of the: Tpwr 'Goderich<and its local as at December 31; 1975 and the results. It:its.operations for the year v: then'ended, in accor"dance•with acoottnting principles generally accepted for Ontario municipalities - applied, after giving .retroaetis"e'.effect to the changes as referred to in note. 2 to the financial statements, on a bas consistent with that of the preceding year. ` - -The comparative' figures as at December31, 1974 and for theyear ended are based upon financial, statements which were, reported on by another auditor. Listowel, Ontario, March 15, 1976 License No. 350 MacGillivray. & Co. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS STATEMENT ' OF CAPITAL FUND: 'OPERATIONS: for the year ended December 31, 1975 1975 Actual Urifinanced capital outlay,(Unexpended capital financing) at the beginning of the year . Capital expenditure General government 3,902 •1,1.73 Protection, to persons and property 15,538 . 13,178 • Transportation services, 141,660 138,264 E.nvironrrientalservices • • 129,389' 360,944 Health services ...r ' Social and family services " Recreation and cultural services 55,494 7,069' Planning.and development Other . Total expenditure 346,183 520,628 1974. Actual $ 237,519 23,216 * Capital financing ° Contributions from the revenue fund .215,167. • 149,1:43' Co'ntribu'tions from .reserve funds and reserves +' ' Long term liabilities incurred 164,892 Ontario grants 79,388 Other . , ' ' . 127,594 Total capital financing • Unfinanced capital outlay (Unexpended capital financing) at the end T the year IANCE-S� as at, December '31, 1975, ASSETS Current assets ' Cash Accounts receivable '• Taxes receivable Other current assets Capital outlay tobe recovered in future years Otherlong term assets ,rte .......... 115;000 39,182 3,000: 584,041 ; . 306,325 • : (339) • • .237,519 .1975 1974 177,543 173,810 75,110 101,255 163,1&1 • 120.,438', 68,322 119,977 • 527,718' 471,918 .1,464090 1,638,769 1,989,808 2,114,687 LIABILITI:ES Current liabilities • Temporary loans - . Accounts payable and accrued liabilities • Other current liabilities' ' 1,769 256,955 ' 181,448 91,002 5,575 5,826 -Net longterm liabilities Reservesand reserve funds Accumulated het revenue (deficit) and -unapp.lied.capital receipts 188,792 353,783. 1,462,090 •249,576 89,350 Taxation , 1,388',321' • 210,635 157,948 1,989,809 2,110,687 ANAL YSIS OF REVENUE for the year ended December • 31, 197`5 n b Realty - Residential and farm -- Commercial and industrial :. . total revenue 3 .886,941 541,074 1,528,015 Business 219;241 96,897' Special charges .Payments in lieu of taxes - Canada c, .Canada enterprises • Ontario Municipal Tax Assistance Act Provincial'Parks,Munici•pal Tax Assistance Act .. .. • . Municipal Act (section 304) Universities and colleges Hospitals, " Other Ontario enterprises Ontario Housing Corporation '. Ontario Hydro Liquor tontrdl Board 'of Ontario Municipal enterprises Ontario unconditional giants Per capita general , Per capita policing Transitional assistance Special assistance General support • 60,163 `` 188,022 . 42,394 1,844,153 region or ' school .county boards share •share 2 3 • General government Members -of council • 'General'administratiott; `TA TEMENT . eF REVEA for the' year ended;: accumulated net rrevenue (deficit) at the beginning of'iheyear • Expenditure.. General municipal purposes'. ` General•governinent 172,000- 165,192 156,9:15 l,,Protectlon to persons and property •: , , 312,411. 340;776 266;548 Transportation services :.'.. , •... . . .. . ... :.: 635,143.:• 628,94.4.': 469,670 Environmentalservices • Health services :