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<br />February 18, 1993
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<br />warden Bain and
<br />county council Members
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<br />The 1993 Estimates which
<br />council's earlier challenge
<br />a fiscal budget not exceeding
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<br />folloW successfullY
<br />to administration to
<br />4.5% in increase on the
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<br />reflect
<br />present
<br />leVY.
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<br />This target haS been met
<br />and capital requirements,
<br />a contribution to reserves
<br />approved by council.
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<br />addressing all 1993 operational
<br />1992's deficit of $258,600. and
<br />as set out in the Reserve strategy
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<br />My app<eciatien io extended te all ef yeu, ,taff and
<br />ceunci llc< , , whe have taken pa<t in e,timate' deVelepment
<br />aod <evi~ and whe have cauaed u, te a<<ive at the point
<br />we are presentlY.
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<br />1993 and 1994 ,hould p<ove te be exciting time' a' the we<k
<br />ef the se<ategic Staengthaning Study begin' te unfeld and
<br />identifY petential, fe< efficiencie,. While it i, unde<,teed
<br />that net all aece,,",endatien, ef the final aepe<t maY ha
<br />adepted, the exe<ci,e ef analy,i' and examinatien canUet
<br />help but be beneficiaL ldentifioatien ef pciMitiee and
<br />..a<ene" ef hew we all fit inte the "big pictuae" in wme
<br />of ,e<vice delive<y ,heuld heighten all ef eu< unde<,tanding,
<br />for the future. '
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<br />The impact' ef Dimentanglement which aae expected te heVe
<br />a fi,cal effect in 19" aae, aa yet, <elativelY bluaed.
<br />Sheuld the p<ejected change' ceme abeut (i.e. G...A. tC
<br />the p<evince, Read' and A"e"ment te the ceunty) the lea,t
<br />we 'hould expect te gain i' "COnt<el". An eod te being
<br />a funde< e f G.' .A. p<egaem, en a manda te<y baai' vi th no
<br />input i nte geve<ning pelicy develepment, aet ting of bene fit
<br />level' e< qualificatien c<ite<ia, in exchange fe< being
<br />able te make p<iecity deci,ien' en lecal ,pending, i' in
<br />itself desirable.
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<br />The bu,ine" of an uppe<.tie< geve<nment i' not alway'
<br />cenduci" te long ta<m planning. often we a<e a p<educt
<br />of the p<io<itie, of exte<nal influence' ,uch a' the p<ovince
<br />0< even ou< own local municipalitie,. often we a<e <egui<ed
<br />to <eact <athe< than te plan. Thi' i' not alvay' the ca,e,
<br />howeve<, and to the extent po"ible we p<efe< to be
<br />proactive.
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<br />Adroini't<atiOn" a"u<ance to council on behalf of all ,taff
<br />i, a continued commitment to excellence, an ongoing awa<ene,'
<br />fo< eppe<tUnitie, to imp<ove and, above all, an
<br />acknewledgment of the <ele ef county council to ,et p<ie<ity
<br />and direction.
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<br />YourS sincerelY,
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<br />John H. curran
<br />Chief Administrative officer
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