Slasher squad invades council says nib April 11 Page A regional councillor has described the region administration and finance committee as a slasher squad on controlling internal staff trans fers with or without the cooper of the officials and deportment heads involved Made up primarily of tht mayors of Ha Hon four mum tht committees slasher squad as depicted by Terry Man clandestinely gathered lo trim three per year planning staff position from this year budget without the approval of the planning com or regional council A special joinl meeting of the planning and administration is to be held it GO rates going up farts will in crease by a a a mile on most routes controlled by the Toronto Am Authority at the end of his The increase approved by authority Inst week for Implementation April re resents the fare ad islmcnt required by policy to reflect increased operating costs Also contributing to the hike is the rectnlly signed agreement with Cinadian tonal Hallways for the opera of GO trains As of April it will cost instead of to ride GO transit from to Toronto This is tl fourth gtncral fare increase for GO transit Also to introduced in April is the downtown bus of 35 on farts from and Georgetown to downtown Toronto can avoid the surcharge by selecting convenient GO services such as the GO trains to Union Motion The premium tar on all bus options is designed to help offset the abnormally high cost of operating buses in the congested Toronto which He planning olhtr ments will discussed Mill to Man tongue in check view of the administration tonimit Iran four area mild ma nut red mayors at the Oakville rt headquarters to slash rip and staff positions slated for view The slasher squad lit said dons super hero costumes to desecrate the other committees without the knowledge or con of chairmen and dtpartmtnt heads Budget staff tuts 1 said ire txecukd and then to council for appro without any rationale being offered or the moves The squad task complete its membtrs thin relurn to their municipalities to ptr haps the own plin staffs or ponder new budget lilt councillors that council should simply Itt it drop now as the best April Fool joke in his IlMHltNTltVS The ensuing debate ocr the administration committee retommendation revealed that numbers of the and planning committees held different of chief idministr officer Held on tht matter Mr Held was absent due to illness and could not answer conflicting reports about his stand Hills Booth chairman of the plan committee shared objection to the methods used by the admim committee in attempt to control staff transftrs but his comments on the rctommendition htld no He called the committee dictaloml in to final the staff transfers and told council Mr wis opposed to the transfers in discussion with the plaining Mayor Harry Barrett spoke for the administration committee when he that Mr lie id had sanctioned the firs in his presence IMPERIAL RIDES All this week Georgetown Market Centre SATURDAY MORNING SPECIAL 3 rides rides BRING THE KIDS THEYLL LOVE IT