December 6th, 1982. /7.

be cutting staff? Mayor Traboulay then addressed this last
question: the provisional budget is set at 1.3% below last year's
expenditures and if: adopted will not result in massive lay-offs;
in some areas where there is no work there will be temporary
lay-offs; in reduction by staff if we must have it will be by
attrition - we are surely not over-staffed contrary to what many
may believe; there has been a reduction in staff other than police
and fire since 1975 - for example, the outside staff stands at 86
compared to 104 in 1975. Mayor Traboulay stated that at last
year's Inaugural Meeting he stressed that new strategies would
have to be used to cope with our lean times - some of these have
been done: better utilization of staff, energy conservation and
consolidation of some programmes have been looked at and is part
of a continuing programme to reduce cost and that in 1983 he will
be proposing another strategy to deal with the situation - he will
propose that an amount of our dollar reserves be set aside and
that the interest earned on these funds be put into capital road
and ditch work; we must strive to do some ditch covering and road
and sidewalk construction each year; the interest earned will
reduce the amount of money we have to collect from taxpayers to do
this needed work. Mayor Traboulay reviewed 1982 -— the hard work
and dedication of the Kinsmen; their building stands not only as a
well-needed facility but as a monument to what teamwork can
produce - hats off to the Kinsmen ~— the turning of the sod for the
Terry Fox Library was another 1982 highlight; that building too
will stand as a monument to the courage and dedication of one of

our citizens - Terry Fox - hats off to the Library Construction

Committee; the Energy Efficient house was also opened in 1982 and

stated that house is a symbol of our determination to do something

“Sout energy conservation and expressed his appreciation to the