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A4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday March 22, 2000 Education director readying for performance appraisal A job description has been adopted for education director Dusty Papke and a performance appraisal will probably follow. The Halton District School Board recently approved the role description after postponing the matter for several weeks. This issue has been among a few items delayed while the board consid ers establishing a policy governance model. "We need to get on with this," Erica Andrew said at a recent board meeting. "It's important the director be working under a role description." In forwarding the recommendation, the Milton trustee noted a role descripdon is needed for the education director before a performance appraisal can be made. Andrew, who chairs the director's performance appraisal committee, said proposals are being sought from con sultants to develop the process. Burlington trustee Sheila Flook sug gested waiting because the board is still looking into policy governance. "We need to know where we're going before acting on this," she noted. Policy governance has been described as a system where trustees develop and monitor policies, then hold the education director responsible. But trustees opted to approve the job description, which describes the direc tor of education as the board's chief executive officer. The description states the director of education is responsible for managing the system when the board is not in ses sion, within policies established by the board. He is to develop and maintain an effective organization and the programs required to implement such policies. "As chief executive officer, the director performs three roles: chief advisor to the board, chief administra tor of the board's system and educa tional leader in Halton," the job description report noted. IMPACT ABSORBING 3.9% LEASE/FINANCING RATE V O L V OO FO A K V IL L E Register now for May Pitch-In week Special "First Clean-Up of the Century" garbage bags are available free of charge to schools, youth and community groups, and local govern ments who participate in a project to help clean-up Ontario's environment during 2000 PITCH-IN CANADA Week. To receive bags and other free materials, groups should register before March 31st, 2000. "Based on the calls we have already received, we expect lots of Ontarians are planning to participate in a commu nity clean-up or beautification program to mark the new century," says Valerie Thom, program manager, PITCH-IN ONTARIO -- the non-profit society which coordinates the campaign which takes place May 1st to 7th, 2000. Free materials, including the spe cially imprinted bags and other materi als, are provided with the support of Chapters of Canada Trust's Friends of the Environment Foundation, PITCHIN CANADA and several Ontario municipalities. Bags and other free materials are available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. "First Clean Up of the Century" Information Kits and Project Registration Forms have been sent to more than 13,000 organizations in Ontario, including every school and thousands o f other organizations including Scouts, Guides, W omen's Institutes, 4-H clubs, municipal coun cils, ratepayer and community groups, fish and game clubs, conservation authorities, and many others. Additional information kits can be obtained by contacting PITCH-IN ONTARIO c/o of PITCH-IN CANA DA'S national office at Box 45011, Ocean Park PO, W hite Rock, B.C. V4A 9L1. You can also obtain information about the campaign and register your project on-line at www.pitch-in.ca. $ 4 9 9 -$ 5 9 9 - 2000 Volvo S70 SE 36 months , $4760 down payment 20,000 kilometres p/year Purchase at end of lease: $20,481.60 2000 Volvo S80 2.9 36 months $5400 down payment 20,000 kilometres p/year Purchase at end of lease: $28,349.75 Mulvale on Athena board Mayor Ann Mulvale has been named to the Board of the Directors of Athena Foundation. The announcement was made by Carolyn Madden, executive director of the non-profit organization head quartered in East Lansing, Michigan. The A thena Foundation was established in 1982 and is dedicated to creating leadership opportunities for women. The program encour ages com m unities worldwide to identify and honour women, men and organizations which help women reach their full potential. In 1997, Mulvale was Oakville's first Athena Award recipient. Board could decide on school closures tonight The controversial C.N. Watson consultant's capital strategic plan is up for approval tonight at the Halton District School Board. Trustees are being asked to approve in principle the report's rec ommendations to to close 15 schools, build 41 others and undertake $409 million in construction over the next 20 years. Six delegations are slated to speak during the public portion o f the meet ing which starts at 8 p.m. in the Singleton Centre on Guelph Line in Burlington. Education director Dusty Papke has said an approval in principle would allow the board to im plement the plan's first five years, subject to annual reviews. Papke said the capital strategic plan could be altered as pircum stances require, but schools m ust be closed to attract provincial funding for new schools. He said the board m ust act soon if the first new school is to be built by June 2001. Approval o f the plan and commitment to close schools is need ed to attract lenders, Papke said. Rate expires March 31, 2000 or while stocks last. O.A.C. Taxes, freight, PDI and licence extra. V O L V O 770 Pacific Road (Q EW&Bronte Road South) for life (9 0 5 ) 8 2 5 - 8 0 8 8 THE A TVJ T^-r -T-" Adults S2 Children Free (12 & under) Police find new speed detectors work wonders H alton R egional P olice have released the first w eek's results o f its "A ggressive Driving = Aggressive Enforcem ent" blitz. Arm ed with conventional radar and six LIDAR (Light D etection and R anging) units, officers are on the lookout for everything from speed ers and seat belt infractions to aggressive driving and unsafe lane changes. A total of 225 aggressive driving charges were laid, including the 27 charges filed during O akville spotchecks at B ronte Road and Dundas Street on M arch 14th. Tw enty-four charges were filed in B urlington on M arch 13th, 85 in H alton Hills on M arch 15th and 89 in M ilton on M arch 16th. The 247 total charges laid include 20 for infractions such as seat belt violations and a pair of suspended drivers were apprehended. The rising frequency o f fatal col lisions, personal injuries and proper ty dam age - plus an increasing num ber o f other traffic related co m p laints - have resulted in police launching the new cam paign target ing specific areas o f the region. L ast year saw 25 fatalities in H alton and this year shows no sign o f slow ing down: so far in 2000 seven people have died on H alton roads. T he n um ber o f p ersonal injuries is also up, as are traffic com plaints such as those for the running o f stop signs and cutting drivers off. Home Show A p r il 7 ,8 ,9 , 2 0 0 0 Clen Abbey Recreation Centre, Oakville, 1415 Third Line Just north of the QEW Limited exhibit space is still available. Please call |enkins Show Productions at (905) 827-4632 MARCH is PARKS Maple S y r u p m onth Weekends Bronte Creek Call 825-TIPS or 1-800-668-5151 C R IM E S T O P P E R S FREE FA M ILY P A S S 1 1 | | i f c i i y S h o w This spatia l fam ily pass it 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Daring jewellery robbery at The Halton Regional Police Service is investigating the theft of several dia i Oakville's largest consumer mond rings from The Bay at Oakville | show - The OakvIHe Horsedrawn wagon rides, pancake house, gift store, COUPON Place. ^ * Lifestyle Home Show! logging theatre, candy shanty, syrup trail, On March 10th at 6:51 p.m., a sus maple sugar demonstrations, costumed interpreters pect entered the lower level of the Bay. and tours of the tum-of-the-century farmhouse. He then walked directly to the jewellery section and, using a sledge hammer, During the week, education programs are available 1+liT H t*L b. i*<Mk ·»a. «w . .. mm Please call to reserve a program. smashed the glass counter and took the tray of gold and diamond rings and fled. Friday 1 p.m. r Located between Oakville and Burlington, Saturday to 6 p The man is described as white, 18-25 north of the Q.E.W., exit 109 (Burloak Drive). Sunday 11 ` * years-of-age, 5 ft. 5 in. tall and weighing (905)827-6911. lt3 g ' 180 lbs. He had blonde hair and was wearing a black baseball cap, dark running shoes, and T h e P o t e n t i a l A m a l g a m a t io n o f F l a m b o r o u g h in t o H a l t o n R e g io n a white t-shirt which he wore under a dark H a l t o n R e g io n 's T e c h n ic a l A n a l y s is coloured sports jacket, his pants Last week, Halton Region released its Technical Analysis and Discussion Paper on the implications of a potential amalgamation of East Flamborough into were blue and the Region of Halton. This report does not take a position for or against the amalgamation. There will be a second report that makes recommendations for baggy. Regional Council to consider. The suspect left the store and got into a stolen 1986 On Thursday, March 23th at 7:30 p.m., the Region is hosting a Public Meeting to present the results of the analysis, to answer questions and to hear your grey Oldsmobile. views about the Flamborough proposal. Total value of the theft is over On Tuesday, March 28th at 8:00 p.m. there will be a Special Meeting of Halton Regional Council to decide whether to support the amalgamation of East $30,000. Flamborough into Halton. If you have any information that leads to an arrest in The entire technical report can be viewed on Halton's web site at www.reQlon.halton.on.ca. this or any other matter, you may These charts show the changes to municipal taxes for both Halton and East Flamborough residents and businesses if the amalgamation occurs: be eligible for a cash reward. You need not give your Financial Im pact on Halton Residents & Businesses Financial Impact on East Flam borough Residents & Businesses name when you Change/Year Change/Year tell us your infor Residential (CVA 185,000) 0.2% +$6 Low High mation and you Commercial (CVA 200,000) +$93 1.3% Urban Residential (CVA 175,000) +$482 16% 27% +$790 will remain anony mous. Industrial (CVA 200,000) +$36 0.3% Commercial (CVA 200,000) -$2,844 25% -$3169 28% Call 825-TIPS, Industrial (CVA 200,000) 17% -$2,706 -$3,058 20% (825-8477. | allows tw o a d u ltf th e ir c hildren FR£E adm bslon to Notes: · · · These are examples only. Actual taxes will vary based on the Current Value Assessment (CVA) for individual properties. Data based on assumption that East Flamborough's waste management, water/wastewater and asset/liability costs will be paid for by East Flamborough residents, rather than shared Halton-wide. The low numbers are based on Flamborough's calculations on the asset/liability costs, and the high numbers are the HamiltonTransition Board's calculations. There are a number of other issues and policies that also must be considered. For example, what happens to the 9-1-1 service? How will Flamborough residents be represented on Regional Council? And, what if the Province transfers Highway #6 to Halton Region? To express your views on these and any other issues, plan to attend the Public Meeting on March 23rd and/or the Special Regional Council Meeting on March 28th. Both meetings will be held at the Halton Regional Centre at 1151 Bronte Rd. in Oakville. For further information, please call the Regional Clerk's Office at (905) 825-6225. For local inquiries: Aldershot (905) 639-4540 Acton (519)853-0501 Georgetown (905) 878-8113 WER Entertainm ent NEWS & SPORTS T l i r e e T im e s u W e e k