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8 economist sunsuntribune municipal news saturday oct 4 2003 ale come see our beautiful collection of indonesian style furniture handcrafted from solid teak mahogany and rattan tumisi kings 1 solid teak dining table w6 chairs 1913 9255 woodbine ave in the cachet centre 905 8379322 ifajof mackenzie dr 1 a x g 16th ave ft tikbjb jl collcctioa mi vtfwql moawed 10 am 7 pm thurefri 10 am 8 pm sat 10am6pnr sun 12pm5pm rattan dinette set w4 chairs my name is tom farrar and i want to be your ward 5 councillor onnovember 10th vote for a voice on markham council that will be strong arid clear from your side of town find but more at wwwtbmfarrarca tom farrar 7822 9th line markham on l6b 1a8 fs phone 9054722972 email tomtomfarrarca the the bochner eye institute k laser vision correction latest laser technology trusted name in toronto since 1929 f the consumer s choice award over 50000 patients treated dp harold stein dp albert cheskes dp raymond stein unionville office 147 main street unionvilo on l3r 2j8- call 905 4702020 today to schedule your free lasik evaluation markham gives more power to gao from page 1 municipalities have backup plans in case of emergency the old municipal act restricted local councils power only after election day which meant councils made up mostly of politicians that would not be running again could make deci sions right up until election day under the new act a lame duck period restricting a coun cils poweris introduced as soon as it is established that less than threequarters of a council will be returning you dont want people mak ing decisions who wont be accountable you dont want them taking actions that would hinder the new council mr sidebottom said if a council enters a lame duck period that council cant hire or fire employees get rid of property worth more than 50000 or spend more than 50000 in anticipation of a possible lame duck period york region council had to speed through a proposal last month to set aside 539 million for a rapid transit bussystem it was put forward relatively quickly without specifics behind it mr fischsaid he would have preferred to bring the proposal to council in october instead of september an extra month would have given the regions staff and politi cians more time to review the proposal he said it protects us and i like to be safe but i dont like being called a lame duck but regional council had to set aside the money so that in the next few months the provincial and federal governments could review the bus rapid transit plan and decide oh funding it he said york region council had set aside the money on the condi- tion the provincial and federal governments give the same amount in markham politicians reacted to changes to the municipal act by increasing power to the chief aclministrative officer at a september meeting markham council passed a reso- lutionto give authority to the cao john livey including the power to acquire land or goods and services worth more than 50000 and award contracts worth more than 350000 ward 5 councillor jack heath worried this gave the cao too much power this resolution is to me undemocratic i dont think we should grant a civil servant even though i have full confi dence in him this authority with no cap to have a two- month period with no one in authority to oversee spending ive never seen something like this mr heath said but mayor don cousenssaid the people who wrote the revised municipal act told the towns lavvyer it is important to have the protection of a cao who can step in and take action in case the council cannot said we dont like to take chances and would rather err on the side of caution when it cbmesto the law there is a levelof trust between ourselves and the cao that anything big would come back to us it pro tects us and i like to be safe but f dont like being called a lame duck mm jper perfiymthtgartt hkffsai m i quartette gelato travels the orient express flight classical entertainment gives listeners an unforgettable musical treat ithurs oct 9th 800 pm 3500 1 5 5 mike mandel with wendell ferguson get ready to be memorized by the worlds greatest jiving hypnotist mike mandel along with the quick wittin guitar pickin of the insanely funny musical satirist wendell ferguson media fanner fri oct 24th sat oct 25th 8 pm 2500 losochum mary lou t1ie gruffalo this tallstories production is childrens theatre at its best a good simple tale catchy music plus audience participation and a lot of giggles too s jsat oct 25th 1100 am 200pm v- special offer a family of four can see the gruffaloforunder 5000 adult 1250 child 1050 i ben k8sii mary lou fallis prima donna is back canadas own prima donna performs an evening of oftenuproarious canadian songs iwed oct 29th 800 pm 3300 sponsored by jm halo f with a cast of seven this compassionate and funny play takes a look at modem f- faith and communis when jesus appears on the wall at a tim hortons in nova supported by 2t 2800 scotia the town becomes a faith circus its spectacular theatre at its very best thurs nov 6th to sat nov 8th 800 pm p call 905305showi7 or tphfree 1o667688801 rwt3v3ibblein416or6473fe3coes box office hours monday to saturday 1100 am 600 pm 171 town centre blvd markham on l3r 865 i i i w i i this message brought to you as a community service ofthe economist sunsuntribune t i