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and $11,400 for all other trustees. The ministry also will provide Metroland West Media Group each trustee up to $5,000 per year The new chair and vice-chair of the for expenses, travel and professionHalton Catholic District School Board al development. The Halton Catholic board caps the expenses amount are the same as the previous ones. Milton trustee Diane Rabenda and at $3,000 per trustee. Burlington trustee Arlene Iantomasi went unchallenged in the annual elections for the respective positions at the Dec. 2 school board meeting. Rabenda was acclaimed as chair and Iantomasi as vice-chair each for a one-year term, which ends at the first board meeting in December 2014. The role of the board chair, in part, is to moderate the meetings of trustees by ensuring the discussion of board REG issues stays on topic and remains civil, and to monitor and sometimes rule on the way discussions proceed. The vice-chair fills the same role when the chair is not available or is unable to lead the board. Rabenda had decades of experience as a teacher, principal and superintendent of education with the Halton Catholic board before retiring and then being elected the trustee for Milton in 2010. "We've had a busy yet productive year," Rabenda told the board after being acclaimed as chair. "I believe, as a board of trustees, we work together as a team for the benefit of students. "Our staff deserves a lot of the credit for the achievements of our board," added Rabenda. Iantomasi became a trustee in November 2007 by winning a by-election to replace former board chair Al Bailey, who had resigned. This is the third time in four years that Iantomasi will be the board's vice-chair. Along with Rabenda and Iantomasi, the nine-member slate of trustees for the Halton Catholic board includes Oakville trustees Alice Anne LeMay, Paul Marai, Anthony Danko and Ed Viana, Burlington trustees John Morrison and Jane Michael, and Halton Hills trustee John Mark Rowe. by Tim Whitnell Honorariums In 2006, the Ministry of Education amended the formula used to calculate annual remuneration paid to school board trustees. Each trustee receives a base honorarium of $5,900 plus a possible $1,200 as an attendance amount related to committee work. There is also a student enrolment calculation and, for some, a distance amount. The board chair and vice-chair receive an additional $5,000 and $2,500 per year respectively. The current remuneration for Halton Catholic trustees, not including the expense amount, is $17,814 for the chair, $14,607 for the vice-chair Catholic board acclaims chair and vice-chair; LeMay returns after illness LeMay out of hospital A familiar face returned to the board table at the Dec. 3 meeting. Longtime Oakville trustee Alice Anne LeMay made her first appearance at a board meeting since late September. The 33-year Catholic school board veteran had been in OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) for about six weeks recovering from double pneumonia and a neurological issue with her right arm. "It's comforting to know the power of prayer," said LeMay, with her right arm in a sling, as she thanked some fellow trustees and board staff for visiting her. "When I was in (hospital) they almost lost me. It's wonderful to be back," LeMay told her fellow trustees. 9 | Wednesday, December 18, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com ISTERED MASSAGE · FACIALS · WAXING Purchase the Ultimate Gift of Relaxation this year... Always the right size, always the right colour... $ when you purchase any of our Spa Packages * Spa Packages based on guest pricing plus taxes. Offers may not be combined. Excludes cash denomination purchases. Valid in-store only. Rates and services may vary by location. Offer expires December 25, 2013. Free Gift Cards expire March 31, 2014. 25 Receive a FREE GIFT * CARD 511 Maple Grove Drive, Unit 21 Oakville, ON L6J 6X8 (near Sobeys in the Maple Grove Village) Oakville 289.837.3838 www.handandstone.ca