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Several county councillors, who will not be returning for the next term were recognized at the
Nov. 29 session of council for their public service. With chief administrative officer Larry Adams
are, from left: Dave Urlin, South Huron; Doug Layton, North Huron, Paul Klopp, Bluewater;
Rob Morley, South Huron; Ellen Connelly, Goderich and Rosemary Rognvaldson, Howick.
(Bonnie Gropp photo)
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THE CITIZEN , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 2006 PAGE 11.
Klopp opposes action on honorarium rates
By Bonnie Gropp
The Citizen
With the inaugural meeting of the
new Huron County council close at
hand, outgoing councillor Paul
Klopp of Bluewater, at the Nov. 29
meeting, opposed any action by the
current council on honorarium rates.
A recommendation from
committee of the whole was
presented for consideration. It
proposed raising the warden's
honorarium to $10,000 effective
with the 2007 warden. It was
suggested that councillors receive
$2,500, by $1,500 from the present
rate. Councillors must attend a
minimum of 75 per cent of the
scheduled meetings to receive that
amount.
All councillors attending the full
committee meeting would receive
one fully day per diem.
Klopp felt that it was not up to
those sitting around the 2006 council
table to set the pay for the incoming
councillors. "I believe that
councillors should make their own
mind up. I don't think this council
should recommend what they should
receive."
Huron East councillor Bernie
MacLellan, who will be back in
2007, noted that the
recommendation, if approved, would
still be presented to the new council
for debate.
Goderich councillor Ellen
Connelly agreed. "My interpretation
of this recommendation is that it is a
starting point for the new council."
The argument didn't sway Klopp,
however. "We are not doing anything
incorrect in accepting this true. We
are following procedure. But I've
been around politics too long to not
recognize that rayepayers may
complain and the next council will
be able to say that the rate was
recommended, they had just
followed it."
"I don't believe committee should
do this," said Klopp. "This is one of
council's jobs — firing, hiring and
setting their pay."
His arguments failed to change the
minds of his colleagues and the
recommendation passed.
Next up was the recommendation
setting per diems for councillors
attending events that take less than a
full day, and public appointees.
There had been lengthy discussion
on this at committee. It was noted
then that all per diems paid to
council are adjusted in tandem with
salary, and wage increases given to
the county's non-union employees.
At that meeting, Klopp questioned
if board members attended over two-
and-a-half hour meetings would be
paid for a full day. The Bluewater
councillor , wondered if there
shouldn't be two motions to deal
with council and with boards
separately.
"There is a difference with a
councillor going to a ribbon cutting
and board members being paid to do
what they do."
Central Huron councillor John
Bezaire admitted he was a "little
torn", about Klopp's requested
amendment. "I understand and don't
necessarily disagree. But I believe
personally that there has to be some
honour."
Bezaire said that as a committee
chair he attended a number of events
for which he didn't receive any
payment. "It's up to the individual to
choose if they need to be re-
imbursed. I think you have to allow
them that opportunity."
While acknowledging that Bezaire
had made some good comments,
Klopp reminded council that they
had just increased councillor's
remuneration. "That's a pretty big
jump. This is a blanket coverage.
Whether we choose to put in for pay
is our own personal issue. But we
just put in for a $1,500 pay raise."
Klopp's motion for an amendment
was defeated. The original motion
carried.
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