Town Hall Answers All 14 Questions

1. Has the accounting for the trailer park been
reconciled to reflect the true financial status of the park?

      There is an overall
Recreation and Facilities Administration Budget.  It is pages
34 and 35 of the budget.  This is treated as a separate
budget in the department but contributes to the overall costs of
running the department and providing services to all the areas
that the department oversees.  Each of the facilities
operated by the department share some of this expense.  
If a cost accounting method were to be applied to the Trailer Park
cost centre, we would need to allocate a percentage of this
administration budget to that facility in order to determine the
true cost of operating that facility.  This was explained to
Council when they calculated out the actual cost of operating the
Wingham Trailer Park, and why Council came to the conclusion that
the Wingham Trailer Park does not realize a profit at the end of
the day.

2. Is the information package ready for the trailer
park?

     The package is called the
Trailer Park RFP (Request for Proposal) document.  Creating
this document was delayed because two key pieces were important to
complete before it was ready for public distribution.  The
land survey and the title search were necessary steps and were
delayed by the Goderich Tornado that left the land registry office
unusable for days, and then back-logged.  The Township now
has that information and a draft survey.   Once Council
is satisfied that the document reflects their wishes for the RFP,
it will be circulated to the public.  Notices will be
prepared for media outlets to inform the public that the RFP
document is available.  This document will outline the steps
and time lines necessary for any proposals to purchase the Wingham
Trailer Park property to be submitted to the Township for
consideration. 

3. What is the current status of the Bill Knott
complaint investigation?

      The Clerk will provide Mr.
Knott with a letter regarding this matter.

4. Has council agreed to the proposed Code of Conduct”
and what is the time frame for passing it?

      A Code of Conduct has been
drafted and has been discussed by Council.   It will be
reconsidered this fall.

5. Will COW meetings continue to be chaired by Deputy
Riach