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tember 14, 1994 (Continued from page 1) heque was issued (to cover omeroy‘s legal fees)," said Bird. He believes council misunderâ€" tood the magnitude of the bylaw and gured the $10,000 a year set aside ) cover claims would be ample. As Bird sees it, the bylaw has two laws; the fact it covers criminal harges, and it appears to be retroacâ€" ve. â€"In Pomeroy‘s case, he also quesâ€" oned whether the charges were jobâ€" slated. The allegations of wrong oing against Pomeroy supposedly ccurred while he was Mayor of {alton Hills and later chairman of Fa]ton Region. Bird said employees facing arges, criminal or civil, that are not )bâ€"related should not be entitled to ompensation from the region. "It was not intended to be a botâ€" \ tomless pit," said Bird. "There is a loophole in the intent of the bylaw that someone is driving a truck through." If Bird‘s amendment is passed the region won‘t pay upâ€"front legal costs THE OAKVILLE BEAVER of anyone facing jobâ€"related crimiâ€" nal charges, but will reimburse the person, for what is considered a reasonable amount, if they are not convicted of the offence. Bird said he is willing to discuss exceptions to the blanket criminal charge exclusion. He also wants to ensure the bylaw doesn‘t apply to anyone facâ€" ing charges prior to June 1st, the date the bylaw was passed. This would exclude Pomeroy from coverage by the bylaw. Halton Hills regional councillor Pam Johnston also plans to introâ€" duce amendments to the bylaw at Wednesday‘s regional council Received threatening phone call over legal feesâ€"councillor A Halton Hills regional councillor says he received a threatening anonymous telephone call last week in response to comments he made in a newspaper story about being appalled taxâ€" payers are picking up the tab for Halton Regional Chairman peter Pomeroy‘s legal expenses. Regional councillor Bill Robson said a man called him at home last Thursday at 5:45 p.m. "He said I was a sick puppy," said Robson. "‘*We‘re going to have to take care of you,‘ he said." Robson reported the call to the Halton Regional Police, who are investigating. Robson does not believe Halton taxpayers should pay Pomeroy‘s $28,000 in legal expensâ€" es to defend him on two counts of breach of trust and accepting a secret commission, which were laid a year ago. On June 1st, regional council passed a bylaw providing indemnification to councillors and employees of the region if a criminal charge or civil action arises through the execution of their duties. "This should not cover criminal charges of "That is not what we were trying to establish for indemnification. Breach of trust charges do not stem from the commission of his (Pomeroy‘s) duties." he added there has to be a line of demarcaâ€" tion in interpreting the bylaw and covering Pomeroy‘s costs. "Council should make the differentiation. It was certainly not to get into personal criminal charges," said Robson. He added council should have been consultâ€" ed by regional staff before the decision was the nature of Pomeroy‘s charges," said Robson. made to pay Pomeroy‘s $28,000 legal bill. 1 ird‘s amendment would see nonâ€"payment of upâ€"front legal fees . meeting. Pomeroy is scheduled to go to trial Jan. 17th, along with Halton Hills lawyer Bert Arnold, on breach of trust charges. It is alleged the regional chairman accepted from Arnold 50 shares in the land development company Albefins Investments Ltd. during 1981 and 1984, when Pomeroy was Mayor of Halton Hills. In a second indictment, Pomeroy is coâ€"charged with his wife, deputy regional clerk pat Crimmins, and developer Ab Tennant. Pomeroy allegedly accepted an $80,000 cash payoff from Tennant in December, 1990.. That case is scheduled to go to trial Feb. 20th. A date for a possible third trial including all four accused won‘t be | set until Jan. 17th. SEARS Expect more from Sears s ma Sss s en leathE" So:g \a ie rolled e-\rer;\. S\zars reg. 119 { afl(dG::\fisme c ow 80 ® i\ed C i1oWws»: * also f l w ontt $ e + * ?H\\ y mogol. § * c vas ‘ t [ s .“ m rt levelSâ€" #73838 _ firm comto 99.98 699. N 50% off! EX:%ears te '16499-‘.38 ...... 1999 ort pouble "Gears 160 ombin® 10. yea! OUSCT also on sal? + U JA set a j prea t pure |UX : 3 l\-\‘\m Srase trim. Bs ieep surtact 0. §74240 ind W 5 ommc w . l y ting * * armoire. o lsnt uis s427 rary SW sser, a jeep SCV n sns Cgmemp:\rd, m\rrOdire \3%33% Doug\j Zn sieeP 32'\5\\5 at Sears C (S ( «1 \ab\e als w Includes ries. 884 * Hight 460800 SEARS Expect more from Sears COPYRIGHT 1994. SEARS CANADA INC. Visit Sears Oakuville Place Monâ€"Fri 9:30am â€" 9:00pm Saturday 9:30 am â€" Gpm Sunday 11iam â€" Spm