2-The Canadian Champion, Friday, September 24, 2004 Ii I. 4ffi204 With our written Warranties and Guarantees, our, cars seUl themelves Those folks in the showroomn are just there to give you the key. 6 R0 u r 410 STEELES AVENUE, IN MILTON 905-875-2277 WWW.GORRUDSAUTOGROUP.COM Ail paymrnts based $2000.00 down or trade eqii.emt. Ail taes and administration tee inciided in paynts. Lic. tee etra. 9 dow aim nent option availabie (Dac leteres rate 7.45% forai eehices 1999 and newer 9.45%for ail ehies1998 and pior Amortiaton front24Io 72tttattt0depending o ehieyear. Subjec toerrors andnomissions meeting procedure may change Milton counicil could scion be changing the way its meetings are ion. Town Clerk Troy McHarg brought for- waed an updated draft procedural bylaw and new counicil code of conduct to the administration and planning standing com- mittee eaelier this week that counicil could approve Monday night. One of the most major changes, M. McHarg's report said, would be listing more items under the consent portion of the agenda. allowing counicil to approve a large block of documents aIt at once. "The expanded use of the consent agen- da will expedite the meeting process sig- niftcantty and allow council/committee O focus the majority of its time on signiftcant issues," the report said. Couniciltors will be able to requesi that an item in the consent agenda be pulled out and put in the regulae agenda for discussion or debate. The code of conduct outtines general rotes counicil imembers must follow on things like confidentiality and use of Town property. "The counicil code of conduet would help 10 ensure that members of counicil share a common basis for acceptable conduct," Mr. McHarg's report said. "'his will also serve as a usefol reference goide, especial- ly for new members of cooncil." The order of items on the agenda and its general appearance coold also change slightly and the New Business section could be renamed Statements/Requests By Members. Mr. McHarg said a new initiative through the draft bylaw ts the incorporation of minute-taking standards. He explained that Ibis will help train staff and set clear rules as toi what should and shouldn't go in the mtnutes. If the bylaw is approved, any commtttees of the Town will be able toi ose it as a guide for their meetings. Growth faster than expected Mtlton's population ts growîng faster than the Region may think. according 10 Town staff. A report brought to the Town's adminis- tration and planning standing committee Monday night indicated that MitIon's pop- ulation is currently sitting at about 51,000 -3,500 more people than what wsoU expected for this year through the Region's Best Planning Estimates systent. "The statistics confurm that the town of Milton is, in fact. growing ai a faster pace than identified îhrough the Regional Municipality of Halton, with the Best Planning Estimates lagging approximately six months hehind what has heen decter- mined toi be actually taking place," Director of Planning and Developmenî Mel lovio's report said. Il ment on toi explain that in the Phase I A turban expansion ares, 6,177 building per- maita have heen issued and as of September 7, 5,103 of those homes mere occupied, resulting in a population increase. Last year around tbis time, the Tomn's population mas about 45,000.