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The marriage of â€" Kitchenerâ€" and Waterloo transit service has gone a little stale over the last week, and Kitchener Mayor Morley Rosenberg now says ~he wouldn‘t mind heading for the divorce court. if Wateriloo _ goes own way The building, formerly the old MacKenzie King school, is more than 50 years old and requires renovations to update some of the faciliâ€" The North Waterloo Disâ€" trict of Scouts Canada is making a public appeal to help raise $25,000 for a major renovation program at its headquarters at 844 Frederick St., in Kitchener. ON TRANSIT SERVICE Morley happy By Karla Wheeler and 126th Year No. 30 Wednesday, July 23, 1980 Waterloo, Ontario 15 Cents _ Brown says ‘not my fault‘ he sits at home Scouts need $25,000 â€"SEE PAGE 7 He‘s pleased He claims the order from the commisâ€" sion barring him from a return to active Police chiefâ€"inâ€"limbo Syd Brown says he‘s not concerned about any adverse public reaction to his latest demand for a raise in pay from the Waterloo region police commission. In an interview. Brown said "I have no control over that situation (of public reaction).‘* adding "I don t think the average citizen knows I‘m being preâ€" vented from work** by what he claims is an illegal suspension. ; "‘It‘s not my fault."" he said. "that I‘m being forced to sit at home and draw Brown is earning $42.400 a year since being reinstated to the police payroll last September following the successful appeal of his dismissal on Jan. 3. 1979. By Phil Jailsevac Staff Writer Since the North Waterloo ‘District is a member of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Feâ€" derated Appeal, all donaâ€" tions are tax deductible. In an interview, the should Kave our own transit * mayor said, "I would be deâ€" system,"" although she said lighted," if Waterloo cut its ‘she hopes it won‘t be necesâ€" ties with Kitchener Transit sary. and stopped renting its serâ€" Whether the two mayors vice. f are just defiantly strutting ties. Additional administraâ€" tion space and rooms for the training of leaders are needâ€" And Waterloo Mayor Marâ€" jorie Carroll has said; ‘‘there comes a time when council may well say we training of leaders are needâ€" _ City council backed them ed. . in putting a motion to Since the North Waterloo Kitchener for extension of District is a member of the the No. 4 Glasgow Street bus Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Feâ€" to serve residents of Maple derated Appeal, all donaâ€" Heights, Maple Hills, Glasâ€" tions are tax deductible. gow Heights and Westvale There are presently 4,000 Meadows. members and 700 leaders in A doorâ€"toâ€"door survey the North Waterloo District. (Continued on page 2) duty is an illegal suspension because he has not been charged with any offence. Part26. section 7 of the Police Act states "where the chief of police is not charged within fortyâ€"eight hours after being suspended. he shall be returned to duty.** * When Brown learned that Chief Harold Basse â€" "the other chief."" as he calls him â€" had received a raise last month to $53.000 annually â€" he called upon the commission to do the same for Commission chairman â€" Bernice Adams. dismissed his request as "a laugh" and said I think $42.000 is reaâ€" sonable for what he is doing."" Because of that comment. Brown reâ€" ferred to the chairman as the queen of the oneâ€"liners‘‘ and retorted *what I‘m doing is her fault. not mine."" * ‘‘The local commission can‘t have it both ways."" he said. "They can‘t keep me on an illegal suspension and still Whether the two mayors are just defiantly strutting their stuff remains to be seen, but it‘s certain that *‘*domestic bliss"‘ is not the prevailing mood between them and their councils. The recent flareâ€"up began when residents of Maple Heights subdivision in Waâ€" terloo requested bus service to their neighbourhood. Dunck named MVP in tourney â€"SEE PAGE 14 complain about my salary."~ Brown said since coming to the force in January of 1977 he has received only one pay increase of six percent in Sepâ€" tember of 1978. ; Even though he is not on active duty. he claims his salary should be adjusted ‘‘in line with the cost of living inâ€" crease." ‘‘*They can‘t deny me the increase other members of the force are receivâ€" img. e sakd. â€" ~=.>â€" T he. 9 Deputy chiefs Clare Kunkle and Charles Clare received raises to $45.000 and $40.500 respectively at the same time as Basse. ~"How can they justify paying the deâ€" puty chief more than the chief." Brown asked in reference to Kunkle‘s salary. He said his lawyers are involved in a *‘‘*steppedâ€"up civil suit‘" to not only deâ€" mand the pay increase but also 10 months back pay from January of last year to October. f . Brown said this action ‘*is not the main theme of the battle"" with the poâ€" lice commission but said he felt justified in fighting for the backpay and "theâ€"inâ€" creases I have been denied." If Brown stays on the payroll until March. 1984. he will have completed 30 years of policeâ€" work at age 60 and be eligible for a pension. That pays about 50 percent of his inâ€" come averaged over the last five years of employment. Ti# o Brown is awaiting the next step in his legal battle with the commission to be reinstated to duty as chief, when the Suâ€" preme Court convenes in the fall to hear his bid to prevent a hearing by the comâ€" mission. Brown claims the statutes prohibit either a trial or hearing and. in any event. feels the commission could not be unbiased in holding a hearing. If he doesn‘t complete his 30 years of work. he receives nothing. j**" m