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The Huron Expositor, 1988-02-17, Page 44 — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, FEBRUARY 17,1988 0 a YEAR TERM compounded annually RRSP's GUARANTEED SAVINGS PLANS RRSP SURVEY, EFFECTIVE: Feb. 15/88 SOURCE TERM YEARS s a t beings ssia ioiraic CIBC Toronto Dominion Bank of Montreal Standard Trust Canada Trust 10%% 1044% 10/% 10% 101/4% 104441 10"16 914% 91i% 914% 944% PA% 914% 9% 81616 8'4% 9% 9% 8% 6% 61616 6% 54446 5% ALL DEPOSITS INSURED WITHIN LIMITS iiiInuestmentGenitt One Door lb All Your Financial needs GIGS • RRSPM •MUTUAL RAIDS - RRIFTT ,FIRTURIEE LIFE RSURANCE • TAX PREPARATION CALL US TODAY! Seaforth Financial Service 961Y1522 1810 nrttt Seaforth's RRSP Specialists EXTENDED HOURS: Friday, Feb. 19 & 26 - Open Till 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 & 27 - 10 - 4 p.m. IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY SALE JAN. 27 - FEB. 27 Selected lot of Instock WALLPAPER 1.99 single roll O/�OFF ALL 30WALLPAPER BOOKS FREE UP TO Wallpaper Water Tray with all Wallpaper Purchases 50 Mrf�A l 1Ne 0°A TS •� OFF e OFF IN -STOCK WALLPAPER ROLLS 1,000'S to choose from Seaforth council approves fire budget of $26,357 Seaforth Town Council approved its share of the Seaforth Fire Area budget for 1988, in the amount of $26,357. That amount represents approximately 33 per cent of the total budget of $94,715. The Township of McKillop is budgeted for $22,633, Tuckersmith $15,014, Hibbert $8,000 and Mullett $5,586. Truck revenue is budgeted at $8,125 and fire calls and wages recovered at $9,000. The 1988,budget is down from last Year's budget of $114,044, in which Seaforth paid $33,717 for firefighting service, McKillop $28,952, Tuckersmith $19,206, Hibbert $10,233 and Hullett $7,146. The amount paid by each municipality and/or township is determined through assessment. ASSESS COST Seaforth's Finance and General Govern- ment committee will assess the cost/benefit of the town self insuring a weekly indemnity plan for its full time employees. Seaforth is the only municipality in the Huron County group that provides a weekly indemnity (short term sick leave - 26 weeks). Since an analysis of the 1988 draft budget indicates the 1 I premiums for weekly in- demnity will be approximately $5,500, plus the town's share of the arena staff, it was suggested it may be time to consider the benefits of self insuring this type of plan. ASSESSMENT FIGURES A comparison of Seaforth's 1987 and 1988 assessment figures for various categories indicates while the overall assessment in- creased marginally (1.8 per cent - from • $2,947,723 to 3„003,672) the residential ratepayer is assuming more of the tax burden. Residential public increased 4.3 per cent from $1,591,367 in 1987 to $1,659,980 in 1988; residential separate increased 1.9 per cent from $432,256 to $440,379. Commercial public decreased 1.7 per cent from $532,630 to $523,595; business commercial separate decreased 2.1 per cent from $126,420 to $123,833, business public decreased 3.9 per cent from $222,050 to $213,430 and business separate ` decreased 1.3 per cent from $43,000 to $42,455. The opening of the Pant factory will in- crease the commercial assessment by $25,159, while reducing the residential assessment by an equal amount, and in- creeasing the business assessment by $15,000. BERG Sales - Service Installation Free Estimates • Barn Cleaners • Stabling • Bunk Feeders Donald G. Ives R.R. 2 Blyth Brussels 887-9024 FEBRUARY IS DESIGNA COLOUR MONTH HILDEBRAND PAINT & PAPER Interior & Exterior Decorators MAIN ST. SEAFORTH 527-1880 at HAIR DESIGNS 527-2180 2 WED. thru SAT. oFFp„NG THE BEST To YOU IN MARJOFin L'OREAL CREPE COLOURS with each colour, receive one FREE conditioning treatment, by 4: Prop. Jeanette Connolly 15 E. WILLIAM ST. SEAFORTH HEARTY APPETITE - Members of Seaforth Town Council were the recipients of a giant heart shaped cake, as the. Heart and',Stroke Foundation formally acknowledged the start of its February campaign last week. Here Mayor Alf Ross cuts a slice of cake for Bob Dinsmore, chairperson of the local fundraising. campaign, Barney Goldsmith, president of the Huron County Heart and Stroke Foundation, and Chuck Rowlands, also of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Mayor Ross donated $100 to the Heart and Syoke Foundation to officially kick off its campaign. Canvassers will be knocking on doors this week and next. Mcllwraith photo. LANDFILL SITE Total expenses for operating the existing landfill site in 1988 amounted to $56,211, with $11,194 of that amount spent on wages and $45,017 on maintenance. Seaforth paid $39,347.78 or 70 per cent of the cost, while the Township of Tuckersmith paid the re- maining $16,863.34 or 30 per cent. Total expenses for the Solid Waste Disposal steering committee were $4,098. A $35,916 allotment from the province turned things around and the net result was excess revenue of $31,818 for the year. Tuckersmith received $14,969 of that amount. PUBLIC REIMBURSEMENT The Town of Seaforth paid out a total of $4.037.50 in renumeration and expenses to members of committees of council. Members of the Recreation and Parks committee received a total of $2,317.50 in 1987. Terri -Lynn Dale and Heather Mcllwraith each received $495, Lisa Preszcator received $315, Peter Vanslyke 292.50, Rick Wood 247.50, Brenda Der- byshire $180, Betty Felker $112.50, George Hildebrand $90 and Anne Adams and John Patterson Sr. each $45. Members of the Planning Board received a total of $680 with Ken Oldacre and Jack Bedard each receiving $140. John Ball receiving $120, Jim Gould and Don Corbett each receiving $100 and Betty Cardno receiTheCoCommittee of Adjustment received $600 with Jim Gould, Ken Oldacre, John Ball, Jack Bedard, Betty Cardno and Don Corbett each receiving $1M. Members of LACAC rect. ived $440, with $140 going to Betty, Cardno and A.Y. McLean, $120 to Walter Armes and $40 to Bob Fisher. INSURANCE RECOMMENDATIONS Town Council has adopted recommenda- tions by its finance and general govern- ment committee regarding insurance. In doing so, the town has agreed: - not to increase its Municipal Liability limit from 5,000,000 to $10,000,000, at an ad- ditional annual cost of $1,727; - not to increase the Councillor's Accident Insurance from $50,000 to $100,000, at an ad- ditional annual cost of $210; and - to have the Commercial Blanket Bond limit reviewed by Touche Ross during the 1987 Audit. The committee has considered increasing the limit from $75,000 to $500,000 at an additional annual cost of $351. SUPPORTS APPLICATION Seaforth Council accepts the addition of a section to the delegation of planning authority between the province and the county. The purpose of the additional sec- tion is to address the concerns of Seaforth and other municipalities that under the current proposal there was room for political interference of the planning process. The proposed addition gives groups the option of requesting mediation if there is " adispute bet%yeen municipalities, or bet- ween the County and a municipality (s) regarding a proposal concerning a delegated authority", that hinders the ability of the County Council, to deal with the proposal effectively. County Council, or any affected municipality, may request the Minister mediate a solution, and if at- tempts at mediation fail ultimately may re- quest the Minister resume of the considera- tion of the proposal." ATTEND CONFERENCE Seaforth Town Council has given authorization for Seaforth Town Clerk Jim Crocker, Mainsheet Coordinator Tom Lemon and one member of the Town's Economic Development Committee to at- tend the Downtown Coming Together Con- ference in Toronto from May 8 to 11. Registration for the conference is $295. Part of the costs for the Mainstreet Coor- dinator's attendance at the conference may be reimbursed if he is requested to be a speaker at the conference. - NEW CRUISER Town Council has authorized the Seaforth Chief of Police to call tenders for the purchase of a I ''rr Police Cruiser. Cruiser 13 will be sold by tender following delivery of the new cruiser. RELATIONS COMMITTEE An Employee Relations committee, com- prised of Reeve Bill Bennett and Councillor Harry Hak, will be established to set up wage negotiating guidelines for Public Works and Tov71 Office employees. The committee will meet with the Public Works„ and Office employees to discuss such guidelines. The formation of the committee evolved after a request from the Outside Workers to increase their clothing allowance from $300 to $400 per year. It was decided nothing could be done at this time, as negotiations were not due to be opened un- til 1989. JANUARY PAY Seaforth Town Councillors received total payment of $2,125 for meetings attended in January. Mayor Alf Ross received $625, Councillor Harry Hak received $390, Councillors Peg Campbell and Bob Dinsmore each received $255, Councillor Garry Osborn and Reeve Bill Bennett each received $210, Councillor Carolanne Doig received $135 and Deputy - reeve Hazel Hildebrand received $45. Seaforth PUC seeks out hydrant vandals At their February meeting the Seaforth Public Utilities Gummission expressed con- cern for the welfare of Seaforth's fire One hydrant was hit by a snow removal vehicle, and while damage was minimal, the top barrel still had to be replaced at a cost of $600. The hydrant in the parking lot at Lyons was also hit for the fifth time, but the protective bars constructed around the hydrant saved it. VANDALISM It is inevitable some hydrants are going to be hit by vehicles, but what has caused the commissioners some concern is vandalism. Fire hydrant markers, metal poles painted a distinguish ''crescent orange, are be- ing wrapped right . mind the hydrants in a corkscrew fashion. So far the only damage has been to the poles themselves and they have had to be sit aightened out. The poles are placed to help snow removal workers locate hydrants so they don't bury them; to help fireman spot hydrants which are buried by snow; and so the general traf- fic knows where they are. Vandalizing these poles is potentially dangerous, and the PUC would ask the citizens of Seaforth to be aware this destructiveness is taking place and to report it if they catch one of the offen- ding vandals in the act. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS The Workplace Hazardous Materials In- formation System (WHIMS) will soon be law in Canada after several years of negotiations among labor, management and government. The legislation will come into effect in Ontario in the fall of 1988_ Basically WHMIS is a system to provide workers and employers with information on hazardous materials in the workplace. The identity and composition of these materials )m soybeans white beans coloured bear idneys wheat barley oats canal° forage reemerge postemerge spot treatment pr lent incorporate application rates NPK mi utrients liquid fertilizer dry fertilizer soil test ustom blending custom application the fu res market outlook contracting storage c p marketing advice production credit coir )ybeans white beans coloured beans kid 'heat barley oats c®nolo forages preem losternerge spot treatment preplant incoq Ipplication rates NPK micro -nutrients liquk lizer dry fertilizer soil tests custom blenc ustom application the futures market oink :ontracting storage crop marketing advice ►roduction credit corn soybeans white bet Dloured beans kidneys wheat barley oai Michael S. Bolton CONGRATULATIONS! The partners•of Ward Marlette dish to congratulate Mike on successfully completing all the examination requirements for the C.A. designation. Mike graduated from University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Accounting. Located in the Walkerton office, he will provide support to cleats in the areas of amounting and auditing. income tax. estate planning. and management advisory services. We are pleased to have Mike as part of our team, assisting with our continuing effort to provide quality financial service to the farm and business community When there's so many decisions to be made in farming today, k's nice to know you really only have to make one— Cook's—where you can trade with confidence. Broaches Hesston Centralia Kirk eon Welton 262-2410 228-6661 229-89116 527.1540 7-9251 $ Ward Mallette Chartered Accountants Walkerton 881-1211 Hanover 364-3'90 Mount Forest 323-2351 Division of Gettiro (1987) Inc. 4•. Read Office Hensall. Ontario NOM 1X0 (519) 262-2410 Telex 064-7251 FAX (519) 262=3125 a will be dealt with along with the health hazards associated with thein, training in their safe handling, and preventative measures and emergency treatment_ Thecommission will be sending a delega- tion to the London PUC for a seminar telling how the new legislation will affect PUC operation and what standards will be ex - Three important elements of the WHMIS are: labels on materials; material safety data sheets giving information lire material identification and use, fire and explosion data, and first aid measures, and training for workers. Municipal auditors will be auditing the utility's books in March and statements should be out by the end of April. The utility reviewed their subdivision policy regarding the servicing of lots. It was decided the new charge for servicing a sub- division would be $600 per lot plus $6 per foot frontage. The previous rate, set 12 years ago, was $300 per lot plus $3 per foot fron- tage. This charge is strictly for underground servicing. New poles may soon be installed for the servicing of the medical building. As soon as the contractors who are working in the area now are finished the utility will begin in- stallation of permanent service for the new building. PUC Office staff has informed the com- mission they are willing to negotiate a new working agreement. The current agreement expires March 31. The utility paid $1,060 for boiler insurance in 1968. It was previously reported the cum- misiOn renewed its insurance policy for $6,1ffi., so this figure can now be increased to Exeter pulls out of Huron County planning service Huron County Cotntril, at the February 4 meeting, received a resolution from the Town of Exeter advising of withdrawal from Comity Planning services, effective December 31, 1987 and that a planning con- sultant be retained on a fee basis from Jean Men2reith's Office, ready for the January Advisory Meeting. Council was advised that Exeter would still participate in Economic Development portion of coun- ty services in 1968 - Exeter advised the county Clerk - Treasurer that the planning portion of Huron Comity Budget should be separated from the remainder of the county budget and that portion not be included in Ex- eter's apportionment. After a review of the planningreport, concerning the withdrawal of planning ser- vices by Exeter, by Senior Planner, Wayne Caldlcell, Council recommended that Ex- eter be advised County Planning and Development Service and all otlyer ser- vices shall continue to be apportioned in 1968 as in prior years. BillHanly, clerk -treasurer, said if C.64/01- Ly ourtty Council accepts either of the new county -wide tax re -assessment proposals – Sections 63, or 70 – county apportion- ment will be eliminated and Exeter's re- questwill be unnecessary../