The Huron Expositor, 1998-04-22, Page 5Town discusses merits of one, two tier government
At last'Tuesday night's
meeting at Town Hall,
Seaforth Council bandied
about a report from
clerk/administrator Jim
Crocker on Huron County's
recent strategic planning day
without reaching any conclu-
sions.
Councillors have been
given a myriad of various
options for restructuring,
none of them the status quo,
and must now identify which
of the one -tier or two-tier
options they feel should be
costed.
This report is based on the
three key areas in restructur-
ing - services, governance
and transition.
The county now plans to
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accommodation grant.
"There is no new informa-
tion. It appears to be what was
there a couple of weeks ago,"
Marklevitz said.
Marklevitz noted that other
grants causing concern is the
early learning and the junior
kindergarten (JK) funding.
She said that the newly
announced early learning
grant, which is being offered
to boards who don't choose to
implement JK, is supposed to
be revenue neutral with the
JK grant. Therefore, she con-
tinued, no matter which pro-
gram the board chooses to
implement, they would get
the same amount of funding.
However, Marklevitz said
early calculations 'show the
board •receiving over
$750,600 more for the early
learning grant.
'."These two programs are
intended to be revenue neu-
tral. However, as can be seen,
a significant difference aris-
es," the funding report stated.
"Follow-up queries have been
initiated with the Ministry of
Education and Training to
attempt to resolve this dis-
crepancy."
Marklevitz added that the
AMDSB's lower than provin-
cial average JK enrollment
might be the reason for the
difference in funding.
Moving on to the per pupil
grants, Marklevitz said that
the grand total per elementary
student adds up to $4,778,
and per secondary school
pupil equals $5,416.
"If a student walks through
the door, that is how much
they are worth," she noted.
Several of the trustees noted
their disappointment in these
numbers, stating . that they
failed to see the funding equi-
ty the government had
promised. Abby Armstrong,
chair of the board, said that as
far as she knew, boards in
Toronto were still spending
close to $9,000 per student,
while the AMDSB was
almost $4,000 lower than
that.
"The bottom line is that we
are still spending close to half
Tess than the larger boards,"
Armstrong stated.
Trustee Atje Tuyten agreed,
adding that the government
spent months promising rural
board equitable .,funding for
all students' across the
province.
"I'm not seeing it here
tonight," she said. "I guess we
kind of hoped, but we should
have known better." '
Carroll added that there has
been a "dramatic shift" in the
way the AMDSB is being
penalized. He noted that
instead of being punished for
low spending,they are losing
funding because they are a
small beard.
Both Carroll and
Marklevitz promised trustees
more information on the
funding effects as soon as it
becomes ' available.
,Marklevitz also noted that she
has a lengthy list of outstand-
ing questions and issues that
are yet to be answered by the
province.
AMDSB
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trustees that finalization of
the '1998 estimates cannot yet
be completed. She noted that
after administration receives
the official format and calcu-
lations from the Ministry of
Education and Training, these
specific details may mean
small changes in expenditures
in order to achieve a balanced
budget.
"We will require some
minor adjustments,"
Marklevitz stated.
COUNCIL VACANCY
NOTICE TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE TOWN OF SEAFORTH
Due to the resignation of Councillor John Ball the
Council of the Town of Seaforth is accepting
applications from electors of the Town of Seaforth
who are interested in being appointed to the
position of Councillor
Qualification of Elector:
Persons are entitled to be an elector at an election held
in a local municipality (unless prohibited by the
municipal or any other act)
if he or she,
i) resides in the local municipality, or
ii) is the owner or tenant of land in the municipality, or
a spouse of such person; and
a) is a Canadian citizen
b) is at least 18 years old, and
c) is not prohibited from voting under the Municipal
Elections Act or any other law
If you are interested in filling this position and qualify
as an elector, please submit a resume setting out your
qualifications and community interests by Tuesday,
April 29, 1998, to:
James Crocker
Administrator, Clerk -Treasurer
Town of Seaforth
72 Main Street, PO Box 610
Seaforth, Ontario NOK IWO
Applicants will be considered at the regular meeting of
Seaforth Council scheduled for Tuesday May 5, 1998
during which applicants will be given an opportunity
to address Council before a decision is made. For
further information please contact James Crocker at
527-0160.
A
further meet for discussion
with all the municipal coun-
cils in Huron before proceed-
ing.
Huron's restructuring com-
mittee aims to have a plan
ready by next January 1.
Seaforth is asking for its
meeting with the committee
on May 20, with June 3 its
altemate preference.
According to restructuring
committee figures, Seaforth
has by far the lowest assess-
ment in millions of Huron's
five towns at $68.81 -million
with a population of 2,223,
compared with Goderich's
$339.37 -million (7,500 popu-
Huron Strings
entertain for
Town & Country
Homemakers
The Town and Country
Homemakers' Monthly
Dining for Seniors dinner
was held on April 16 at the
Seaforth Community
Centres. Entertainment was
provided by the Huron
Strings (Marie Flynn, Clara
Dale, Warren Whitmore, Mr.
and Mrs. Storey, Elgin Nott
and Alex Murray)
Door prizes were won by:
Rose Altman, Helen
Chesney, Marie Turner, Alex
Murray, Cory Klaver and Joe
Verberne.
The 50/50 draw winners
were: Shirley Cooper and
Janet Rice. April birthdays
were celebrated by Hazel
McNaughton. Lila Story and
Mary McCall.
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lation), Exeter's $199.65 -mil-
lion (4,384), Clinton's
$101.04 -million (3,182) and
Wingham's $100.67 -million
(2,921).
By comparison, the village
of Bayfield with a population
of 847 (but with 1,308 elec-
tors) has an assessment of
$67.34 -million, and the vil-
lage of Hensel] with a popu-
lation of 1,210 has am assess-
ment of 554.54 -million.
Pay approved
At its April 14 meeting,
Seaforth Council approved
the following amounts for
March meeting attendance:
Mayor David Scott, $245;
Reeve Brian Ferguson, $150;
Deputy -reeve William Teall,
$195; Couns. John Ball,
$195; Michael Hak, $240;
Heather Robinet, $330; and
Lin Steffler, $300.
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