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Tenders will come
back to council, not
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Paul Cluff
QMI Agency
Engineering costs for a new natural
gas generator at the Huron County
Courthouse have caught the attention of
county council.
'Ihe $25,000 price tag for engineering
fees over six -to -eight weeks seemed
high, Bluewater Coun. Paul Klopp said
at the Aug. 14 committee of the whole
day two meeting, held at the
courthouse.
'the $100,000 total estimate
is "rather expensive", too, he
noted.
"'Phis building can't take
any more power than a
chicken barn:'
Dave Overboe, director of
social and property services,
saki suppliers have pegged an
estimate at $65-75,000 for the
generator and engineering
carne in at about $25,000, he
said.
Engineering costs were for
the layout of the building,
council was told.
The generator will be
installed outside on the north
end of the courthouse, sur-
rounded by a security fence,
Overboe said.
In a report, Overboe said
back-up power at the court-
house has been a topic of
much discussion over the past
several years. 'lb prepare for
the installation of a generator,
a transfer switch was installed
during recent renovations.
Natural gas service to the
courthouse was enhanced
Council tables decision
on long service medals
Paul Cluff
QMI Agency
Huron County council has delayed
making a decision about issuing long
service medals for Emergency Medical
Service (EMS) workers.
David Lew, chief of emergency serv-
ices, made the recommendation at the
Wed. Aug. 14 committee of the whole
day 2 meeting at the I luron County
Courthouse.
Coun, Bernie MacLellan (Huron
East) suggested the medals would
reward attendance and single out one
group of county employees.
The county has long service pins
already, MacLellan said and the new
medals would produce an "inequity
between departments"
Howick Reeve Art Versteeg said there
shouldn't be any doubling up of long
service recognition for any county
employees.
CA() Brenda Orchard said long serv-
ice recognition has different meaning
to different groups of employees
within the county. The medals could
8.be more meaningful to EMS workers,
who have suggested they want then,
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be monitored
with a larger capacity feed to accommo-
date a generator. Ensuring emergency
power is available to the administrative
hub is essential, the report said.
The generator could be installed by
December, Overboe estimated, •
Overboe told the Signal Star that the
county went through an emergency
exercise recently and a number of peo-
ple asked hien how soon power could be
restored at the courthouse in the event
of a failure.
"'There is concern, I was asked for a
way to make it happen sooner:"
Overboe recommended to council an
expedited purchase and installation of
the generator using capital reserve funds
and that council delegate tender approval
to (;AO Brenda Orchard.
Klopp made it motion to put the
matter off until the 2014 budget but only
one other councillor voted in favour of
that.
"It's going to cost what it is going to
cost, two companies are going to bid,"
said Coun. Deb Shewfelt (Goderich).
"'the decision is, do you want a genera-
tor or not?" Shewfelt favoured Overboe's
recommendation, however, the tender
process should come back to council,
he said.
That motion carried.
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