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Page Z Whitby Free Pros, We<kwsday. Deoember 22.1993 Whitby trustee elected to lead board By Mike KowalskI Whitby trustee Patty Bewman will lead the Durham Board of Education in the final year of its mandate. Fellow trustees last week named Bowman as school board chair te replace outgoing chair Louise Farr of Pickering. i5owman's election as chair caps a nine-year stint on the board. Firat elected in 1985, the 30- year-old design artist has served on every standing committee of the board and been either chair or vice-chair of many commit- tees. Most recently, she was vice- chair of the entire board. Bowman told The Free Press not to expect anything ud tic» during the il months leading sup te next November's municipal election. The Durhamn board will essen- tially continue in the saine direc- tion that it did under Farr's stewardship, Bowman said. MTat is unless were respond- ing te changes from the provin- cial goverinment," Bowman noted. UWere stili responding to the social contract,» she said. Bowman said trustees will con- R ceARI A 4> ' Qý PA1TYBOWMAN tinue te work with and consult aIl of its employee groups as well as. striving to improvet ieir relationship with the community at large With rthe "largest budget and number of employees of any poli tical entity in this region,"Bow- mani said trustees are fiaced with a problem as they grapple with their 1994 budget. combined with increased operat- ing expenses, means local tax- payer will ho forced to pay more unless trustees can find areas of the budget to cut, Bowman war- ned. "But we're not just a board of budget, prograins and social con- tract we're a board of educa- tion »she said. Ware constantly developing and reviewing so that we can p*ovde the best education pos- sible for our children.» In addition te electing Bow- man as chair, trustees picked Ajax trustee Duncan Read te be vice-chair. Among those elected te various committees, Whitby chtrsof the p~Glliver E Lkity' Advisory Commiteeand Whitby trustee Alan Gunn will be chair of the Ethnocultural Advisory Commit- tee. Threatening charge inklaid A 21-year-old Toronte man was charged with causing a dis- turbance, mischief and threaten- ing after an incident at a hitby nightclub early Saturday xnorning. Police say the suspect got into a fight at Stairways and a paid duty police officer working at the club tried te eject him. The mani resisted but was sub- dued and placed under arrest with the help of other officers icalled te the scene. Police say ho later kicked the Idoor of the police car ho was put Iinte, causing miner damage and Ithreatened one of the oficers Itakinghim te the station.