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mammalian-nu." walker ttt men." Mtttetmed I“. “We need all have-Button now team if qredtat'tha-teieadtintettteeeiottth- in; ye can do 3M! ":2 - -- (Continued from W) this," she said. "I think he's done a superb job," Other regional spokesmen are tight-lipped on the con- fidential report and the committee members' dis- cussions. In an interview Monday. Cambridge alderman and personnel committee member Fred Kent. when asked if there could be any salary adjustments in a rea- ligned administrative struc- ture. said “I don't know. That's something we have to face when the time comes." Regional chairman Jim Gray said in an interview yesterday the committee re- port involves "a fairiy mat- sive realignment.“ He said "I don't think there's been any question of red-circling to date." But when asked if the pos- sibility of salary adjust- ments could be ruled out, he 'Lowdown on the election Klderman Richard Bins, one of " A drive to get enough signatures to force a civic vote on ftttttridatittet is gain- ing momentum, according to a spokes- man for the Waterloo Safe Water So- ciety, sponsors of the petition. The group needs about 4,000 signa- tures (10 per cent of the eligible voters in the last municipal election) before they can force the city to hold a referen- dum on the issue. ' Jim Colley, who is spearheading the anti-t1ttoridatimt drive, said last week he was disappointed with the tug-non: at? meeting billed to attract volunteers to help circulate the petition. Only about 15 people attended the meeting. Regional staff shuffle By Stewart Sutherland . Ste" Writer More than 39,000 residents in Waterloo are eligible to vote in just over one month to elect municipal poli- ticians and trustees for the public and separate school boards. Elections will be held November 10 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. For those who are unable to vote on that date. there will be two advance polls: one on Saturday. No. vember l and the second on Monday. November , from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Those running for office must obtain a nomination form and register with the city clerk‘s department beginning Thursday. October 16 and no later than no- mination day which is Monday. October 20. " . -iiaidrG%ust be sighed bfio people who are eligi- ble to vote and submitted to city hall by nomination day. The voters' list will be published on Tuesday, Oct- ober l4 and displayed at city hall. the Waterloo Public Library and other public building .. . "13.693 people when names do Bot appear on the list can apply at city hall by October 22 to have their names added to the revised list. ' - To be eligible to vote in the November municipal election. one must be a Canadian citizen or British subject. 18 years of age or over and a resident of Wa- terloo during Ire September enumeration. le'liere is itiit no ime challenging Mayor Marjorie Carroll for the city's top job. while five new candida- tes have announced their intentions to run for alder- All of Waterloo's aldermen will seek reelection with the exception of Blake Hull. who said recently he will not seek a third term in order to spend more time with his family. _ _ A . Waterloo: vote is a general election. not based on a ward system, which mean: theeight candidates for aldermen polling the most votes are elected, regar- dless of their neighbourhood. Shortreed wants study of trai'iiiir'iiiiiiiii?it"ii"'""13 Petition picking up would only say. after a lengthy pause. -rm not pre- paged to (lugs; it." _ Gray wouldn't comment on specific aspects of the committee report, saying "I dmi't want information be- fore the public that isn't be- fore council wen." Chief administrator Ri- chardson was unavailable for comment. She also said she personal- ly hopes regional council will appoint a new engineer- ing commissioner in Dut- ton's place. selected from among present staff ranks. Thomas said the adminis- trative gttttffle is necessary because "I think we've been a little top heavy," because -there was so much to do when the region was first es- tablislted." She said “the policy of the region has been to adver- tise" for applicants for such positions, but "in this in- who's mauve- on the and! ad; when com-wee. predicted lee-es will drxtrtteeae91iu"te.titmortttettif revenue period." . "I think“ -tidbefairertohuattho" figures when we see what the tall [my But since last week’s meeting, Cothy claims the total number of signature: has riaeerto nearly 2,” from 2.2”; 7 The group is planning to lunch a drive for signatures at the University of Wa.. terloo and hopes to obtain another 1,000 signatures there, Colley said. He said that if his volunteers don't have the necessary 4,000 signatures by the deadline date of October ts, which was agreed upon by the city; he plans to ask for a two-week extension and, tail- ing that, will approach council again to reconsider his group's initial request for rescinding the bylaw. stance," she said she hopes it won't be necessary, When asked if "in this in- stance" meant she had a particularly suitable can- didate in mind. Thomas just smiled. The committee chairman then- hinted at a possible scenario when she said "if this tthe report) goes through. there will be one less (job) because of rea- lignment." The scenario would invol- ve an existing staff member being appointed engineering commissioner, with other personnel being shuffled to assume the appointees pre- vious duties - in effect. meaning one less job. The committee report fol- lows a directive from re- gional council to the new chief administrator, Thomas said, "to havea look at the whole adminis- trative structure" of the re- gion before deciding on a re- placement for Dutton. if in- deed there is to be one. The administrator, Ri- chardson. met with the former engineering com- missioner before he left for London. Dutton was then re- ported to have told Richard- son that the engineering de- partment needed revamp- ing. and that some staff in all departments were over- paid. Thomas said she thinks council "will probably vote on it (the report) if given an hour to really look at it" and said a speedy decision could be made "because of the thorough job Richardson did in analyzing the administra- tive structure." she said she exrects the re- port will be dea t with at the next meeting in two week; Thoma: also said the health and social services department needs to be stu- died more carefully before any recommendations for changes can be__1nade there. One clear indication of an attrition policy. she noted. is that chairman Gray will now only have one secretary instead of two. with the re- tirement recently of one of his secretaries. Other committee members include Alderman Howard Ziegler of Woolwich Township. Alderman Mary Jane Mewhinney and Pe Marjorie Carroll of a- terloo. Aldermen Fred Kent and Ted Fairies: of Cam- bridge and regional chair.. man Gray. . If council doesn't"vote. dunes." Bias aid. - But In um criticised transit eel-vice. say- In; that chi bus pass system set up by Kitchener Transit has "(one astray" and that be doubted the service is “being pm- perty run." g f - "This whole dilation in min. out of control." he“. “I don't think our people are getting a really convenient transit sys- It's official. ' Council approved the new service nation bylaw Mon- day which allows all service stations‘in Waterloo to re- main open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 The bylaw came under scrutiny recently when a local operator approached council with a request to re- main open longer than the old bylaw permitted. Gregorios Mimis. opera- tor of a service station at Regina and Erb Sts.. said motorists were getting poor service because the old brlaw forced operators to c on at 1 pm. each night and many that were sup- Gas bylaw now official posed to remain open on Sundays stayed closed or closed earlier than sche- duled. He had also claimed that he was losing business to Bridgeport service stations that are permitted to re- main open M hours each day, _ . _ _ _ Under the new bylaw there will be a rotation sche- dule drawn up that would see at least four of Wa- terloo‘s 19 service stations remain open each Sunday from 10 am. to 8 pm. for four consecutive weeks. Those stations that stay closed or clou early after being granted permits will not be granted a permit Sound's nautic- for " investm- tion ot the transit service's increasing deli- cit m not to the city's administrative committee which will repart its findings to come“ at a later date. HeWthmyMcom'mnh- timttnttte-iee-rtisdttykitehener Transit again, according to Alder- man Robert Henry; chair- man of the city's service station advisory committee. An ad hoc committee. consisting of the chairman of the city‘s legislative and personnel committee, all gasoline service station operators in the city and members of the general public appointed by council. will be set up under the new bylaw. The new bylaw also con- tains a provision for re- vamping the service station advisory committee. The committee will need a quorum of the committee chairman and six numbers.