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Timms motion for one year Coucillor pay freeze
27 Dec 2011
Nov.30th Councillor Bruce Timms put a motion to the Corporate Services Committee to continue the Councillor salary freeze for 2012. Last Year Council froze it"s own salarys in recognition of the Provincial example and the tough economic times . " I think this is a year where councillors need to hold the line on Councillor Salaries " as reported in the St.Catharines Standard. The Province imposed a 2 year freeze on their non-union staff and MPPs , this move by Regional council would be consistant with that. Regional Council confirmed the move later in December .
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Merry Christmas, and Happy holiday season
23 Dec 2011
Terry and I wish Niagara a happy Holiday season , some snow for a couple days around Christmas, and a prosperous New Year.
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Timms appointed to City governance review committee
18 Dec 2011
Regional Councillors Bruce Timms and Al Caslin have been appointed to a City of St.Catharines Governance committee. The Committee was set up by a motion of city council Oct. 17 2011 that established the membership of the committee and a draft terms of reference. There are 3 city councillors , 2 Niagara Regional Councillors and three citizens at large .
Councillors Secord, Burch and Siscoe. Regional Councillors Timms and Caslin, and citiezens at large , Mike Sullivan, Brett Sweeney Dr.John McTavish. The first meeting waas Dec. 14, Matt Siscoe was elected to chair the group.

Region wants economic explanation from arbitrators
06 Sep 2011
Published in the St. Catharines Standard, August 24, 2011

... The Region approved wage and hiring freezes this year. Timms said the Region would make clear "there will be losses of service and there will be harm done" depending on the reward.

He pointed to a recent arbitration decision in Fort Frances, Ont., in which the town slashed two of its eight firefighters after a hefty arbitration award. "The old expectation they had that we'd just pass on to our (taxpayers) will not stand," Timms said.

CLICK HERE to read full article in the St. Catharines Standard
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Timms gives Notice of Motion
24 Apr 2011
Regional Councillor Bruce Timms gave Regional Council notice of a motion he intends to introduce at the next meeting, calling on Council to invite the Police Board to join the Region in a delegation to the Province of Ontario to request action to Fix the Broken Arbitration System that see arbitrators award the Poilice Association salary increases that are out of touch with the economic realities of Niagara .
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