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Zurich Citizens News, 1976-12-01, Page 1umru NO. 48 -FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1976 20C PER COPY Reeve calls salary ceiling 'discriminatory' Treasurer Bill Handy to be sure his name was recorded as being in objection to approval of the recommendation, Mr. Oddleifson was protesting a clause in the committees recommendation which said that a "six per cent increase be granted to each of the Executive Group personnel, to a maximum Bayfield Reeve Ed Oddleifson called a $1,508 ceiling on salary increases "discriminatory" and called for a recorded vote when the Special Committee tabled its recommendations for salaries at Huron County Council on Thursday afternoon, The vote lost 49-5 but Mr. Oddleifson told County Clerk - of $1,508." pay scale was held back last year The Bayfield Reeve said that if and this year would make up for everyone else was entitled to a that inequality. six per cent increase in salary it Stan Profit, Reeve of Goderich, was descriminatory to place a said he did not agree with the ceiling on the two top paid County Bayfield Reeve's objection. He employees, Those affected by the said because it was a percentage ceiling were Medical Officer of increase, all employees appeared Health Dr, Frank Mills, who to be getting the same treatment, earns $37,024 per year, and when in fact the "higher paid County Engineer Jim Britnell, help" was getting significantly who receives a yearly salary of more money. $32,578, after the increases, Before the increases the Oddleifson said it was not the M.O.H. received $35,520 and the money he was objecting to but Engineer $31,080. that it was a point of principle. Other increases include $1,456 Warden Jack McCutcheon, who for the Clerk -Treasurer and headed the Special Committee $1,274 for the Deputy Clerk - made up of council executive Treasurer bringing their salaries committee and the chairmen of to $25,870 and $$22,360 respec- all its other committees, said the tively. The Planning Director will limit was put on the increases for receive an increase of $887 the two employees because of bringing his salary to $23,062, the provincial government County Librarian gets $656 more regulations on such increases. bringing the salary up to $17,056, The government pays a large the Administrator at Huronview portion of their salaries, he now earns $19,292 after a raise of pointed out. $742, The Social Services Stanley Reeve Anson McKinley Administrator received an in - said the men were given 11 per crease of $634 to raise his salary cent raises last year which were to $16,484, the Development much larger than those given Officer got $611 bringing his other employees. He told the salary to $15,886 and the Museum meetin: that the lower end of the Curator received $520 in in- creases .bringing his salary to $13,520. The sailing wasn't a great deal smoother for a recommendation that mileage allowance be in- creased, effective January 1, 1977, from 14 to 16 cents per mile for those receiving the car allowance of $60 per month and from 19 to 21 cents per mile for casual mileage. Exeter Reeve Clarence Boyle told the meeting that anyone who would take 20 cents per mile was "a robber." He said that even if petrol goes to $1.00 per gallon it would still only cost him $6.00 to attend a county council meeting where he received a free meal "which I should not get" and $12.50 renumeration. "I would still be making a profit by coming here," he said, "and I shouldn't." Goderich Reeve Stan Profit suggested that at least the County Councillors should be taken off the list of those to receive the 21 cents in mileage. Warden McCutcheon suggested that "that is easy for someone who walks to meetings to say." (continued on page 15) YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, I GUESS -Greg Johnson of Hensall certainly gave Santa the once over as he accepted a Teddy bear and chocolate bar from him at the Bendix Christmas Party in the Hensall arena last Sunday. Photo by McKinley Communily Cede fund is growing McKinley Farms & Hatchery Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Ken Parke Mr. and Mrs. Jake Van Wonderen Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Greg Armstrong Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. R.E. McKinley M.P. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pennings Mr. and Mrs. Bob Peck Mr. and Mrs. John E. Robinson Mr. Fred Eckel Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eckel Mr. Norman Eckel Mr. and Mrs. John Eckel Anonymous Kevin, Janet and Danielle McKinnon Doug, Hendrina and Jason Erb Anonymous, Eileen Consitt Interested Citizen A Friend Matilda Tetreau Anonymous Gordon Bloch For The Kids A Friend Anonymous Interested Citizen Interested Citizen Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith and Family Anonymous Interested Citizen Anonymous Fern Desjardine Interested Citizen Interested Citizen Interested Citizen TOTAL TO DATE $300.00 50.00 50.00 20.00, 25.00 15.00 10.00 50.00 10.00 25.00 50.00 20.00 50.00. 75.00 25.00 10.00 50.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 50.00 5.00 10.00 2.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 2.00 50.00 50.00 60.00 10.00 50.00 20.00 15.00 50.00 20.00 50.00 $30,415.00 IT'S THE MEN'S TURN -Doug Shirray, left, and Cecil Pepper take their turn at washing dishes during the Hensall United Church's smorgasbord supper Monday night. Photo by McKinley Three collisions this week k f 1 Two trucks collided on an area farm this week causing damage of $2,150, but there were no in- juries as neither vehicle had a driver. • The two unattended vehicles were parked at the Gardiner and Sons Ltd. farm, RR 1 Kirkton, when the brake unfastened on one and it rolled into the other. One vehicle was owned by Gardiner and Sons and the other by Hutton Lloyd Transport Ltd., RR 1 Tiverton. OPP Constable Wally Tomasik investigated. • In an accident on Friday, a dog was killed on the Crediton Road when it ran into the path of a vehicle operated by Harold McKee, Owen Sound. Constable Jim Rogers set damage to the vehicle at $200. In the only other crash of the week, Diane MacKillop, Hanover, was injured when she was involved in a single vehicle collision on Highway 4, just south of Hensall. Damage in that crash was estimated at $1,,800 by Constable Larry Christiaen. re During the week, the local detachment officers charged 62 people under the Highway Traffic Act and three under the Liquor Licence Act. Two thefts were also in- vestigated. On Sunday, Ross McNair, Huron Park, reported that the hood cover from his snowmobile had been stolen while the machine was parked unattended because of mechanical failure in a field at nt Huron Park, Value of the hood is $80. Ben Gamble, RR 1 Granton, reported the theft of a battery from his vehicle while it was parked unattended on Saturday. Other investigations included the following: three break and enter, three thefts, one assault, one domestic complaint, 12 requests for assistance, one suspicious person investigated. Local student wins scholarship Over 200 Mohawk College (Hamilton) students received a Natal of $27,170 in scholarships at the college's 10th annual awards night, Friday, Novem- ber 26th, at Mohawk's Fennell campus. Representatives from 110 companies, associations, anu individual donors present- ed these awards. Area winner was Ms. Toni Pennings, of Zurich, who won the Altrusa Club of Hamilton Scholarship ($125) for the Faculty of Applied Arts and Business Awards.