Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-12-20Committee of the Whole TOWN OF NEWCASTLE December 20th, 1973 Minutes of a meeting of the Committee of the Whole Council held at Hampton.Municipal Hall on Thursday,. December 20th, 1973 at 7:00 p.m. Present: Mayor Garnet B. Rickard Councillor B. Tink Ivan M. Hobbs K. Lyall A. D. Wearn D. A. Allin Absent: Councillor K. Entwisle Staff: Clerk J. M. McIlroy Treasurer J. F. Descent Treasurers Mr. J. Descent presented a Report on the proposed operations Report of the Treasury Department. The Report was accepted in principle subject to the following: - Borrowing (a) Moved by Councillor Hobbs, seconded by Councillor Allin. By -Law THAT the Borrowing By-law for Current Funds be for $2,000,000. "CARRIED" Office (b) It was agreed that the office hours at all the Hours various offices would be 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Committees (c) Moved by Councillor Hobbs, seconded by Councillor Allin. and Boards THAT the present Committees and Boards be dissolved in accordance with Bill 162 and that the same Boards be reappointed tentatively on January lst, 1973 for a limited period. "CARRIED" Purchasing It was agreed that control of Purchasing would be by the Treasurer for the time being. Tax Bills It was agreed that the Treasurer would contact the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for a price for running Tax Bills and compare it with the I.B.M. price. It was also agreed that all tax collections would be at the various branches of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce subject to the Treasurer contacting the other local Banks to find out their price for collection of Tax Bills. - 2 - Office The Clerk presented the following Report on the Staff placement of Office Staff: - Clerk's Office - Mrs. Gray - Mrs. Fice Treasury Department - Cashier, Taxes, Vital Statistics, and Cemetery - Mrs. Depew - Cashier, Taxes, Switchboard - Mrs. Dunham - Payroll - Miss Clarke By -Law Enforcement Officer - Mrs. Best Works and Engineering Department - Mrs. Kirkton Building Department - Mrs. Stagg It was also reported that Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Stainton of the Orono office had indicated that they were not interested in working for the new Town if it meant working out of Orono. The Clerk's Report was approved. Inaugural The Agenda and Programme for the Inaugural Meeting on Meeting January 3rd, 1974 was discussed and it was left for Councillor Lyall to finalise and attend to the printing. Moved by Councillor Hobbs, seconded by Councillor Wearn Future THAT Council will meet after the Inaugural Meeting as Meetings follows: - January 4th, 1974 at 1:30 p.m. January 7th, 1974 at 7:00 p.m. Both meeting to be in the new Council Chambers at Bowmanville. By-laws The Clerk submitted various by-laws which would require passing as soon as possible in the new year. It was agreed to consider these by-laws at the above mentioned meetings. Appointment This matter was deferred until January 4th, 1974. of Committees Applications The Clerk was asked to send out a copy of the list of for applicants to all Members of Council Committees etc. MM Meeting It was decided to meet with the Departments as follows: - with Departments December 24th 9:00 a.m. Works Department 10:00 a.m. Building Department Letter The Mayor read a letter from CUPE regarding the to certification of the outside workers unions. CUPE Moved by Councillor Wearn, seconded by Councillor Tink THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorised to set up an appointment after January 3rd, 1974 to sign the certification agreement. "CARRIED" Adjournment The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 10:00 p.m.