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Board vice-chair Dave Whiting said he would support the move if more board meetings were held in north Halton from where he commutes to the board’s Burlington office in an 80km round trip. Milton trustee Bob Clarke made much of reduced federal and provincial grants that put the burden of paying for education on local taxes and said, “I/ never thought I would see so much anger and vengeance against an organi- zation such as this.” Burlington trustee Diane Leblovic said she’d seen few signs of “innova- tive, creative restructing" by staff for this year’s budget but rather reshuffling. In the past two years, the board has Nor dow the 1993 budget prOposal include the $277,000~needed to fund implementation of the board-approved revised transportation policy - a" policy geared to improving busing, paifimflarly for younger students. “We can no longer sit back and let administration make the unpopular decisions. We must be prepared to take the heat," said Reid, noting “band-aid approaches and last minute fundraising attempts” don’ t show respect for the system. Reid tried, but didn’t succwd in ask- ing fellow trustees to cut their own mileage payments as a funher budget After some opposition from union groups, 2,000 staff contributed approxi- mately half the amount, $500,000. A March 31st deadline has been set to make up the rest or potentially enact some 30 layoffs. Ward 2 trustee Cheryl Reid voted against the budget and said too much dissension still existed. To reach the 2% level, education director Bob Wllliams asked the board's 4,000 full-time staff to donate a day's pay to raise $1.2â€"million or face layoffs. The board budget includes no new initiatives or programs._ ”This repmsents an understanding by our board of the effect these tough economic times have had on the people in our community," said board chair- man Dave Coons. This year's 3.43% millmte increase compams to a 14.6% iacmase in 1990, 5.02% in 1991 and last year’s nfilkate increase of 8.03%. Not all trustees were happy with the 1993 budget however. lthough Halton Board of Education’s 2% budget increase was the lowest in board history, itwill still mean a $43 increase for local taxpayers. By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Stafl' Trustees voted 11-6 Thursday to appmve the $291 .3-million budget. Public school (board approves 3.43% millrate increase 2M “HADIJflCK 0NlY” DAYS We have been "Frying" since 1967! Longer than an other “Chip Shop" in akville. At Art’s Flsh Chips I500 81th Line, 844-9209 Tuesdays are Home Delivery Daily passed 12% millrate increase, a total Leblovic said was much too high. Lane said her constituents complain about high taxes, quality education and value for money. Lane noted she’s had promises that pmfessional development "There’s plenty of money in the sys- tem, it’s the way it’s allocated that they key,” said Lane. “We spend too much money 6n oenlml administration." Oakville Ward 6 tmstee Lihda Lane also voted against the budget; {’9 ; CANADA'S LARGEST CHAIN 0F FACTORY DIRECT MATTRESS MANUFACTURERS SINCE 1978 E SPRING uninuaua all .2 nessm /'/ CANADA'S LARGEST CHAIN 0F FAC IFATIonv fly“ STORE @ DOUBLE...149 SET 249 0UEEN.... 179 $3299 SET s199 BlflPHllfl would be decreased in the coming year but said she’s had not assurances about teacher absenteeism for board business - something that accounted for 3,700 teacher days in 1992. Ward 1 trustee Lynne Clark said she’d examined the board budget as closely as she does her own over her last four years in office and supported the 1993 budget. Clark acknowledged difficult eco- nomic'times and said her husband’s "" ' ' Chev-w- "INS-H1. 10-5 pm. iww SahIrdavs 96 pm FREE SETâ€"UP FREE qmn Ens PRE-X‘éifllaamcm LAYAWAY ‘ MSZEE336R8IJ' FREE DISPOSAL OF OLD MATTRESS DOUBLE...169 SEI'289 0UEEN.... 199 $3349 SET $249 flflTHflflHRfl E‘Iil-fil company recently closed leaving him out of work. Ward 4 trustee Penny Siebert said whether or not the public chose to believe it, they made an impact on the budget. "To expect major changes in the one or two months that we’re looking at these figures is night onto impossible “It (education) justifies an average increase of $43 and even with my own circumstances I’m more than willing to approve the budget,” said Clark. DOUBLE. 239 35379 0UEEN...2693Er429 KING.... 42933729 Mon-Wed. 106pm. h _ri. 199pm. SET s299 SPARESAVEH ,-_ $389 lfidbing Single Over Double $269 {file 4 large' storage age drawers BAPTAINS'S BEI] I HTHflEIfliANflE SET $449 DOUBLE. 289 SET489 0UEEN...3098EI§29 IING.... 45933769 for me,” said Siebert, calling for more public input on issues throughout the Oakville trustees voting against the budget were Ward 2 Cheryl Reid, Ward 5 Debbie Marklew and Ward 6 Linda Oakville trustees supporting the budget were Ward 1 Lynne Clark and Ward 4 Penny Siebert. Ward 3 trustee John Scheel was absent on personal business. flflTHflSllPREME DOUBLE. 309 53539 0UEEN.’..3293Ers79 KING..;. 49985859 SET 3499