'~VllWIFIEEPRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1988, PAGE 9 Bill l125 could mean a nothe r, s'hool trusteinDra By DEBRIE LUCHUK The Durham Board of Education could acquire one new trustee with the passage of Bill 125 by the provincial government. Bill 125 deals with trustee distribution according to the numbers Of public school supporters (French and English) and separate school supporters (Fr'ench and English). Bill, 77, an accompanying bill, deals with enumeration of eligible voters and is the only way to determine how many public a nd separate, French and English school supporters there are in the region. The number of trustees is determined by the sum of the public or private school supporters in each municipality. With 250,000 public school supporters'tin Durham, the 17 trustees now elected will be augmented by one. The number of trustees is determined by the population of the electoral group multiplied by the total number of trustees. This réèuit is divided by the total number of public school supporters in the area. In Whitby, there are 48,820 people of which 78.54 per cent'or 38,700. are public- school -supporters. If the new outline for trustee distribution is not accepted by the boartd, an alternative ditiuin of trustees can be made by. a three-fourths vote. By Aug. 10, the director of the board must 'meet with the clerks of the region and determine the trustee repre- sentation for each municipality on the basis of the formula. Trustees at the May 8 meeting of the board expressed displeasure at' the proposed legislation. Oshawa trustee, Cathy O'Flynn described it as "a waste oftime,"- and Oshawa trustee Ruth LaFarga added, "We are flot certain which area we will be representing until close to the election. We should keet) lobbvinff to have this- Bill delayed. It appears to be coming from three Correction It was incorrèctly stated in hast week's- edition that Edward Spong represented' Bradscot Construc- tion at. the inquest into the deathý h of a crane operator at a construction site in Whitby. j In fact, Spong was repý:esenting Anzano Construction at the inquest. The Free Press wishes to apologize for the error. i Learn from the beti Education through Martial Arts. Parents eall: 666-2878 different departments. (in the goverrýment).' Trüstees are -concerned about possible 'ambiguities in' the language of the Bill. There will be no right of appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board for electors afier the Bill goes through. "#Only 30 per cent of the eligiblevoters will comne out and vote anyway," Whitby trustee Ian Brown said, -referring to tradi'tionally low voter turnout at municipal elections. The Bills, if passed, it could mean a lot of work for trustees just before the election, especially in August, when the director and region cerks finally decide how the region is to be split up electorally. It appears that the board will be supportinfi the Association for Large*Schools Boards of Ontario (ALSBO) in opposition to the passage of the Bills. DUiUI EUHITEK May 18 - BAHRY~' May 22, BUY EXTRA TO' Hamburger &FREEZEAN HotdogBunsfl.I«69 (limit 3 doz. per customer) per dozen, ý13180 HOPKINS 666--1177 Open 7 Days a Week AM