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FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2001 SII Report sets out options for council structuring By Rik Davie Weekend Star A report on the way in which Scugog 8D i nae a Township may be governed in the future has ran pedurhbeddit been presented for input from councillors and N wy = ---- the public. LE) jo g B ! \' d o § The document Governance in Durham Region: A PRR PR Model for the Future is a 23-page report outlining Port Pei ry two ways local councils may be restructured to BE OW a streamline government at the municipal level. BD Em z ole] : It is the product of the ongoing consultations among Scugog, Uxbridge, Clarington and Brock Townships, exploring into ways to share ser- vices and cut operating costs for the four rural ,,- municipalities. -. Two. main. strategies are included in the "report. : «0 Option | recommends reducing regional . council representation for municipality in Durham to one councillor, with another added for every 28,001 residents. To ensure that representation is equal at all times, each municipality would be permitted to have an alternate representative, possibly the mayor, who would vote only in the absence of the regional representative. This follows a model set forth in the Greater Toronto Services Board (GTSB) report. 0 Option 2 recommends simply redrawing ward boundaries in each township to reduce the number of ward councillors by one. The reallocation of regional representatives would result in a cost savings of around $47,000 a year in salary, while Option 2 would realize a savings of about $16,000. RIK DAVIE/WEEKEND STAR Councillors in Uxbridge and Scugog will now CARVING OUT A NAME FOR HIMSELF: Lennox Giorgetti of the Brooklin consider the report for Jscision and public \oqdcarvers won the Best of Show Award at the 11th Annual Woodcarving Show input before retuming to Pe ihe 0 discuss and Competition, held last week in Whitby. Not bad, considering that Mr. Ne plans amongst the northern municl- Giorgetti has only been carving for 11 months. The Brooklin Woodcarvers club is panes. looking for new members for their Thursday night meetings at the Brooklin Please turn to page 2 Community Center from 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. n Sept. and the end of April. ay ea ET Re NG PERE "a ond WTA 1g ns wd wn apo 0 E----" 150 2001 p