This community’s committees have been struck.
Council endorsed a number of committees at its Jan. 10 meeting and the township has provided an entire list. Mayor Bruce Whale is a member ex officio of all committees.
The parks, culture and recreation committee consists of:
– councillors Jim Curry and Neil Driscoll;
– staff appointments of the director of public works Larry Lynch or his designate and arena manager Sandra Good; and
– citizen appointments Peg Schieck, Kelly Culp, Art Freeman, Lori Spaling, Carla Schott, Dave Geddes and Dennis Craven.
The cemetery committee is:
– councillors Mike Downey and Andy Knetsch;
– clerk Patty Sinnamon, Lynch, or their designates; and
– citizens Kathy Fowler, Spaling, and Jean Campbell.
The Alma hall management committee is:
– Downey; and
– director of finance Mike Givens and Lynch.
The economic development committee is:
– Downey and Knetsch;
– Sinnamon; and
– citizens Art Nieuwland, Liz Samis, John Mohle, Sharon Grose, Tyler Struyk and Donna Hirtle.
The human resources committee is Curry and Sinnamon.
The active transportation representative to the county committee is Curry.
The committee of adjustment and also the property standards committee is:
– deputy-clerk Barb Schellenberger, secretary; and
– citizens Kay Ayres, Floyd Schieck, Carl Israel and Peg Schieck.
The community emergency management committee is Knetsch, with Sinnamon as the alternate community emergency manager coordinator, plus Lynch and Fire Chief Rick Richardson.
There are also several special appointments:
– Pat Salter, Grand River Conservation Authority board;
– Terry Fisk, who also represents Minto and Wellington North Township, Maitland Valley Conservation Authority board;
– Curry, Maryborough housing authority ;
– Whale, Drayton Festival Theatre board;
– Downey and Driscoll, Mapleton Farm Safety; and
– John Green, Minto Mapleton physician recruitment.
There are as yet no fence viewers or livestock valuators appointed.
