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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Feb 221978 Consulting firm to help town Milton man hurt hire new clerkadministrator REGIONAL POLICE estimate in total damage to the truck and hydro pole during a collision involving a Milton man in Acton Friday night Police say David of 5761 First Line was slightly hurt in the mishap Morrow says Decision costly to North Halton According to Regional Chairman Morrow North Ha Hon resi dents could have saved between and over the next three years if council had accepted his proposal mated at big winner with a reduction on Ihe average home of over hose three years In Georgetown the reduction would have been and in Milton the reduction is towards uniform water rates and a sewer surcharge On Wednesday council voted against Morrows pro posal laler Morrow sent a letter to ihe three Milton representatives urging them to support his proposal if and when an opportunity reconsider became available His letter included and analysis of what It would cost homeowners in Milton Acton and Georgetown for sewer and water in 19SQ and In his letter to Milton Mayor Don Gordon and Jim Kerr and Jim Watson Morrow said Last Wednesday during the course of the morning meeting I became very con ccrned that by a slim one vote majority Council indicated It did not wish to recteve any further information on the matter my mind when the reports ire pared that there Faced with 37 applications it would take a long lime to for the clerkadministrator a get agreement lob the towu has decided to noted there was hire a consulting firm to help unanimous agreement when narrow the list of candidates Treasurer Ray King was down to three or four people Wred and noted he has Despite objections from worked out quite well He said several councillors Monday it with a little work on the pari was decided will be paid the firm of Stevenson could be made again and Kellogg to sift through Members of the applications and rccom administration committee mend the beat people for the along with the chairman of job works committee will on Councillor Peter Marks the hiring committee said the Councillor Roy Booth noted lion felt nobody on council it will cost a minimum of really is knowledgeable S3 for the consulting firm enough about the clerk just to recommend a few administrator job to pick prospects He said the firm the best candidates He noted docsn t know the town or other municipalities hire council so can pick a person consultants to help them hire whowill work well with senior staff ell If the town wanted things of the candidates like psychological testing of could be eliminated just by the finalists for the Job the reading their applications Councillor Pat McKcnzie declared He said he was able to whittle 37 people down to seven possibles so the town should get on with interviews so the spot can be filled promptly After weeks of haggling the Mayor Tom Hill warned mayor expenses and public everyone on the selection relations costs have finally committee would favor dif been straightened out by finalists for the job and Hills council Monday council dtcldid to allow thi mayor a for expenses and public re lations but it will ill be in the book under the heading of public re I vouchers will have to submitted monthly council decided from investigate the whole finance administration question very thoroughly millet read thi s ex I hereby enclose a report peases be pud from his pub- which I believe is very im relations fund which would porta as it concerns totil people of Milton Councillor llo said the liberty or sending copies tnis w since his to both Councillors public rehtions fund current and Kerr ly and his ex thefuturethereisiny penses SI He explained consulting firm would charge Hill noted the town laBt another clerk administrator Doug Noting he has probably Pritchard was rccom hired more people than any mended for his new job in other member of council hir- thesame a consulting firm was a consul ting firm Councillors good idea Councillor Pat found this to be an Interesting Patterson declared fact He said for the town Marks said there a might even get a staff member of council who member the whole council won be throwing barbs at as administrator s Job so a con has happened in the past is needed He noted Council must still make the the region hired its chief final decision on who is hired administrative officer with so it might well do the the help of the same firm and whole Job Councillor Waller any business in Ontario with said as big a budget as the town We don t have Ihe brains would hire a management or ability to weed out three or consulting firm to help hire four good people from among senior staff After the firm narrows It Councillors Lcs down Ihcn we can look at the Booth Miller situation logically and all voted against Mike Armstrong sug hiring of Ihe consulting firm A Milton man was hurt In a traffic mishap with a hydro pole in Acton Friday night Regional police state David of Line was slightly hurt in collision involving his pick up truck and the pole Damage to the truck is about and to the pole A Georgetown ambulance crew was called to the scene but did not go with them Acton firefighters were also called to the scene Police state Ihe truck was southbound on Main Street North The truck rolled over and then struck the hydro pole There Is damage to the vehicles entire right side and cab Mayor to get 2500 a year expenses public relations committee plan uld public relations and expenses cut of nothing According to councillor Peter Marks expenses would be paid through vouchers and the current system of giving the mayor for expenses on lop of his salary wasn ap propriate Booth suggested money would be saved for the tax papers if the mayor s salary was simply by and and extra book keeping were eliminated Marks said the mayor ex might only be 300 a year so by running a voucher money could be Booth countered anyone thinking Ihe mayors job in only J00 in expenses should try doing the job for a few weeks Mavor Tom year even cover further information I hope you will agree that it would be a responsible action I would be most pleased to have Mr Farmer discuss the report and any related matters at your con venlence Mayor Gordon said Brief land ownership downs separation bid be a need for further doubted Milton councillors information On such a were in serious policy decision with Council opposed so much at stake we the change it was owe it to our citizens to unanimous Council kills proposal Continued from Page where I want than take a free ride and go where he wants to lake me Milton Councillor Jim Ken- said he feared the province was trying to buy direct con trol for Ihe region Are we going to lose control loeallV he asked Acton Councillor Pat Mc said he favored the system proposed and understand opposition to it He agreed his area could benefit from it but noted Acton continues to pay hospital costs that residents will benefit from Opponents of the scheme hurled personal at Morrow and staffers for promoting the abolition of the Region levy- 7161098 Region will raise 1G1 in interim taxes to the four area municipalities Administration Committee is recommending that half of the levy come due Feb and half April The region will collect 334 from Burlington from Oakville 607 from Milton and from Hills The interim levy is based per cent of the final levy for the previous year The levy is used to reduce the amount of borrowing that Is required chargeback while those sympathetic to the move blasted Morrow and Farmer for making what they felt was poor sates pilch You know and know that if this carries that II be the end of chargeback sys tem You should have come out with a more honest and Thctwoofyou are to blame The way you ve prepared this reflects a lack of trust In the people here If you had been more honest I think you would hae received more sup port Burlington Councillor Jack ilaftis said said whole essence of regional govern was at stake It motion to receive and file recommendations on water and sewer rales were Mary Jack Haft is Tom Land Committee I DC separation hid to of Mil Its meeting in Ihe Lint tow n office 14 Kipperls land fronts on Highway north side on the I me The square feel of land on the south west ilf of lot w is to have had a home built on it if Kippcrt fiot his sever IDC denied the bid because it felt mother homo in the would with its access create traffic Sutherland DavidCoons Ben on highway and CiprictH Miller Don Gordon James Watson Harry Barrett McLean Anderson Carl Gordon Reade Ron and Jim Ken- to get an infilling situation Coats said The land was bought ten months ago s- Ron Henry also of told the his client needs property build on Kappert thinks he should not be penalized of the brief owner ship Henry said Theresa scarcity of lots Henry said Henry argued the proposal should be granted on the basis of infilling There ire possibly homes in the Henry He added ihe proposal t to extend the cluster of homes there rather it would complete the cluster s internal growth Kippert lives on pari of mileage and noted since no vouchers were turned In he had declare the 1 expense money on his income tax without the onethird lax free exemption he and other councillors get Hill said it cost him last year to collect his expense allowance and use his gas or car as a deduction Both councillors Pat and Pat Patterson sold the voucher system would become nil picking Councillor Mike Armstrong said business uses vouchers to handle expenses and the town should too It keeps everyone happy honest and it tax free Council agreed to set the limit on public relations and expense at year It was noted the mayor often must buy flowers and gifts for in I job Parking at church An agreement between the of Hills and i Trinity United church is still under discussion The agree ment concerns the parking lot and its rental The matter was on Ihe agenda at the works com meeting or council on Monday but is being held The agreement must be approved by Peel Presbytery of the United church COME AGAIN RED DEER Shoemaker to Beit Dressed Men In order to introduce a completely new line of Dacks for 1978 we must clear fifty in- stock parrs Clearance Price Various Style end Wkttlitl shoes Downtown Acton Were LARGER FACILITIES jm 2 POORS WEST ON Mill to Mill ST EAST FORMERLY THE GIFT CUPBOARD We will be open at our New Location Sat February faith ho said Councillor Gordon said This has been bungled It is situations like these that tend lo make me critical HONDAS HONDAS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Baz Motors GEORGETOWN la Th Right Mld councillors came into the meeting with their minds closed I appointed that they didn t sec fit to pursue the matter Asked after the meeting about the criticism concern Mayor Munro said the vote incomplete reports the receive and file It was on chairman suggested any indication of a lack of report put before council dence in the chairman and would hovi left some staff questions unanswered He The vote to file 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