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BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO
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REPORT TO GENERAL PURPOSE AND
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING OF JANUARY 25, 1982
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SUBJECT: USER PAY POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. That this report be received for information.
BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
The Community Services Department is currently in the process of orientating
the various groups, organizations and participants that we are affiliated
with as to what the term "user pay" actually entails, and what their
individual roles will be with the implementation of user pay.
Target date, for initiating user pay, has been set for the year 1984.
Hopefully, a number of our programmes will be involved with the new
system prior to that.
At present, the Deputy Director is scheduling a series of meetings with
the various organizations and executives throughout the municipality to
explain the "user pay" system and deal with any concerns they may have.
Department staff has been working with the Bowmanville Skating Club for the
past three (3) years developing an executive and a strong contingent of
volunteers to eventually take the club over completely, minimizing the
departmental staff's role with the club.
The Skating Club is to the point where it is now involved with fund
raising to offset a portion of the operating costs. The club will be
responsible to raise ($4,000.00) in the year 1982. This figure will
gradually increase each year, putting the onus on the club to become
self- sufficient.
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The Bowmanville Baseball Association has already been involved with our
department in the administration of the recreational boys baseball leagues_
in Bowmanville. It is our intention that this programme be completely
administered by the Bowmanville Baseball Association by the summer of 1983,
deleting this expenditure from the operating budget.
Talks have initiated with Mrs. Shirley Fowler, discussing the franchising
of the Baton, Tap and Ballet programmes to a private source, with a possible
take -over in the Fall of 1982.
Although unofficially, talks have started with the Bowmanville Minor
Hockey Association as to the possibility of the Association administrating
the recreation hockey programme. Preliminary indications are that
B. M. H. A. is willing to consider taking over the recreation hockey.
Staff will be meeting with the Newcastle Village Figure Skating Club on
Friday, January 29th at the Newcastle Village Arena to explain the user
pay system and deal with concerns of the executive and parents of skaters.
I would like to point out that a major concern of staff, is that these
programmes continue to offer the level of service and meet the individual
needs that they presently are. It is not our intention to franchise these
programmes to volunteer groups only to save the taxpayer money through
budget cuts and have the programmes deteriorate. Therefore, it will be
imperative that the department maintain a close relationship with these
individual groups during the take over period,
It is our opinion, that once the various programmes are under the user pay
system, the Community Services Department would act as a resource, assisting
the volunteers in maintaining an exceptable level of service.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas A Fanning, R. D. M.`��
l TAF:sa Director of Community Services
J�oseoh P. Caruana, Deputy Director
Department of Community Services