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l l . . o u l ll W W d ll Jim Wi isms IS ne county at on i . _ ' l Port Hope Mayor Rick Austin cast the deciding vote oi the Br VALERIE MACDONALD severrmembcr council, edging Mr. Williams into his now role. Sow Worst Today staff will receive the results of a consultant‘s reports l Calling it an “awesome res onsibiiit lt N th ‘ , on problems and solutions to map out an iiiipi'oved sniffing sit- IT, warden, .lim Williams, addressed coinciiofror illigliierlsltatridm: Em??- ilriCludli‘ng the ",'i'f,l)1/seis, aiiIJdlnew plositions imlmwtlto D lowing his election December 12 d t . ' am e tie CO (action 0 responsl l itles town oat er to to chain ofoifice. , ressed m his robes and county level of government . ' _ l co As cfunctly stafff looked on, he said he was looking forward to svJi1aei'giodr'itnv/ai,1hp)e' public on Friday morning, M r. unci an sta workin to ether . a co- . _ _ . F . " . . ' standing manner. g g m operative and under In his election speech, the new warden identified the chal- Given the exodus of top managers throughout the past year lenges in 2002 as creating a sustainable municipal infrastruc- (two more leave in January: Golden Plough Lodge adrninistra. lure, establishing regional economic development, spreading ml. Carol Shaw and county waste services manager Tom Mur- broadband Internet access throughout the county and reducing phy) creating a team to produce effective county government is we",! to zero. l ' . . a prluriiy which both he and Councillor Fred Holloway We need to work together in a spirit of cooperation and l, stressed m their campaign speeches. understanding to make Northumberland County the best place ' ' 7 m which to live, work and play/' he said. l f (MUG/4% (hinting/4’ tyzc,yi/ew l Text 0 new warden J' nomi ati p h Thefollowing is the text of the speech We need to communica - ' , "tT . , i (Drama/he Reeve Jim William gave to his lar basis with our 11)l1gltemounnyi'ir/ lift? 2,te1ilf s)tr/1.yl' aiiiiirsltiiif l sixfellow Northumberland County coutv ties so they are kept current on council to promote an aiinos here of team- a! rrCilembcrs prior to the note for 2002 decisions and how tax dollars are being building and cooperatioEi. l or en. Mr. Williams won the contest, spellltffective communication b t Second . our council. e w T , . , [ “i am committed to working hard to county council and our memheffili" viiv/ilTii11Tcheut,1lt1)1ee2i? ins? help make this an effective council and Provincial Parliament Dr, Doug Gait bated to improvin I the cor iot'atio ( a l I Noyt1yytr.betland Cour.1ty and effective and between county council and our Iectivelv, we new: a diveiisitv ofltaiecnt I :3? 9523:? corporation, In ouii goodls fifipirl Member of Parliament Paul tat should be maximized Theivareen is o r ago, coun y counc1 in i- ac in is im ortant, The new M ici. _ , . , . _ rel 1with restlect f our new organizer pal Act providpes for prior consultuartlilon $1332?ng $333153? $532333? if ion a we s oul "allow arpalgamr with municipalities on matters th t e _ y tions of 2001 to work", My commitment directly affect them. Hopefully, bettgr xref/l,'),')',')','),?),'),?,' ex 1' ' l to you is notjust to "allow" but to do communication with the other two iev- and interpersonal siting a De} 11158. M eas everything in our collective power to els of government will provide an effec- diverse sense 'ts"/C'iit,rc'd, sow; as 3i?“ I Fake the present) organization - upper" tive process to better plan and imp1e~ tive Warden e an e ec- ier, seven mom er counci . the most mentchan e. ' , . r 3C ' I effective in the history ofour county. As AnngMulvaie or Association of l I silage“? Em staff to sho: leader- We have an excellent staffin our cor- Municipalities of Ohtario (AMO) says 1lle//lf,oauieiil if]: 'pa1'ta1)"g1foi1/evaitll; poration to which we will be adding in "Being on the bottom of the financial the best services 111319 ices FLE'DIOVl'de the new year. It has been said that man- food chain is not easy." here is only one limits s WI In our mammal agers manage people and leaders tax a er who e1 ' ' . _ . develop people. We have leaders in our of "iggg1efeac,tyev1/tgCiig)st)tt, sagging? 11,pet'1irj,i1ractydlj,11, to organization and we must give them the work together for his or her benefit identify new £1011“; se/tdill..""" and opportunity to lead - to make an effec- The AMO and Federation of Canadian I sustainalbie muni y 1 1"iir, , ' tive administrative team for this orgaa Municipalities (FCM) are two organiza- ture mm m rastruc. nization. tions that shoul _ N . . . l The most obvious task for the War- resources for our wing? Tbiligoeligeli‘t- I regional economic development I den IS to chair county council meetings. tise is available and we should take I broadband access to all Of It is equally important to prepare for advantage of this to explore new initia. Northumberland County these meetings, to ensure that members lives and best practices to help us be n zero waste m the foreseeable of county council have all the informa more efficient. future. , . 1 PT and resources necessary to make This corporation plays an extremel We need ty work together m a spirit _ informed decisions. This will mean important role in our communit 1-3, of cooperation and understanding to time on my part to assist with prepar- viding: y p _ make _Northumberland County the best mg the agenda. and supporting materi- I emergency services: place m which to live, work and, p lay. _ als. lam committed to doing this. I have I social services and housing- T W l often felt that we spend too much time I waste mama emem. , f(:t,TriytbT- :Eâ€"r’:7jr , on the day-to-day business of council g 7 'i wwwfléeflflfi“ tl, and have no opportunity to explore new I muster"! care for the elderly; f! mm - - ,,..~ LN “ 'L--- Arm tr l initiatives. /r i _ Itourism andpromotional services; . V Sedsom Greetin y tl, It has been suggested by Councillor I public works; and . . iii /irnn g / , . (Lou) Rinaldi (Mayor or Brighton) that . the. corporate iemces required to 2 T l C . R, one way to help keep county Cxmr1C't1lors administer and finance all of these ii" 11110 y reed-ions l up to speed on the operations of the departments. . “PM ie “WWW 2po Dsr. JWW'JHV'H 7" county IS to asstgn one councillor to Th? pressure IS on as never before to “ m-ty-i/yt/freak/rsh/rw/er each department to meet with staff and pravlde better serv1ces mm less grtmyterklrh'olktrtr,cra/isf1rivd. be an informed resource for council. resources. This can be done with the - . _ in E l l This has great potential for the com- ngitur‘égse of our present ' its. .astoE lnglilon- Flvry.#2'6l3475-4yri ing year and should be explored in . . . 5" "pry ( greater detail and implemented if it gets a2g,t',f/lt, staff. Ihave com bpi Egg. the support of all councillors. With well. 1 Ience m out stair. . Get set for a V we in“ mm with organized meetings we can spend more was asked recently If; 'tFt .i h y l time on new initiatives that will thought county council Tqfttt3liNN; 'i'i'eci'tt cvvyYrasirklir enhance our ability to deal with future should ha.ve, more control 1tglNttltM firfrij- Tp' 1irlidsymicytcn:ie1rr issues. This indeed was one of our long- Eva administrative staff. 7' r)iji,ii,o,C-tl,ir',, ".' dim“ IO all of)rcr for . term goals set one year ago. nequivocalily t NO. We need . F/2iir'i'ir . q iiit the prcvirurs.gif of i We must work hard to enhance our In atmosp er? of COOPEl‘a- ' I I 69 ' "riij3j,l wus.Lsr, rl _ image as a council and a corporation. tion, teyry.builfit1g aitm.g iii,:iiiliiiliil'ili$'ii' E . L‘ Ir) This will be done primarily by the Egg zoiégglrnafig; 0332211: ' E ,- I' L' - McrryCiriamos actions of council but requires an effec- . ' _ ' n- ' . If," . _ . tive communication strategy. I will mam “fie if?“ the. Willing- f 'trw. Ftrrd bh D re/s/ic/y Frnviiy encourage new initiatives to improve 2,fh'h athility within our CLIFFCREST JEWELLERS Ltd. J i communication within the organization in: 0 o tu :15.in Irie,': . ll King S:.rLCcyllaorne(upsmirs) a _ and between council and staff. oppor t y CI a new 2% 355-5934 g'islj, l e-----------------' __ - - _ _ _ _ __ w, b"'-"-----------------",--",