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sity training course for mu- nicipal clerk-treasurers; he is an accredited member of the Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (A.M.C.T.O.) and is a Certified Municipal Clerk (C.M.C.) of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. Wallace is a member of the latter two named organiza- tions as well as being a member of the Whitby Rotary Club, the Personal Officer's Association, the Association, of , Municipal- Administrators and is chair- man of the A.M.C.T.O. Clerks Advisory Committee., HiEs career He started off-his career in public 'administration in the administration branch of the TBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDA Wi 1*ietl7 1- vAX ey y Newsmnaker ~ ByMICHAEL KNELL The man who hiides f rom the public, eye According to Whitby Bylaw number 434-76, his job is to "interpret and, ensure that ail decisions' of the Council are properly impie- mented." That sounds like a tough job of broad authority and power. It is. The man who holds that job must have integrity that is without tarnish.' The job's officiai titie is Clerk-Administrator of the Town of Whitby and is held by 41 'year-old William, H. Wallace. Civil servants, at ail levels of government, at whatever rank, tend to shy away from the public arena, to stay out of the public eye and give their political masters the limeiight. Yet, the decisions *that they make affect al of us, niuch of the time with,- out any awareness on the part of the.average citizen. This is especiaily so at the municipal level. If a survey was taken among a general cross-section of Whitby resi- dents it would interesting to see how well the names Bill Wallace, Forbes McEwen, Bob Short or Wayne DeVeau were known. The forenamed people- have a great deal to do with what happens in Whitby and it is probably that they are not well known to the general public. Bill Wallace The subject of this forray is Bill Wallace, the head beaurocrat, or civil servant, for the town of Whitby. Bill Wallace is well quali- fied for the job of cierk- administrator. He has a diploma from the University of Western Ontario in public administration and is a gra- duate of the Queen's Univer- r- A Thrlft Box contains 9w àRq pieces of finger ickin' good Kentucky Fried Chicken, U fre5flly cooked from 9 Colonel Sanders'secret rAied6kiekN CMPN recipe. Its a getfml ooe Sanders' boys and girls favorite! make il "finger lickin good'é l$eott»ecicenZm&&.f£ OVER .100 LOCATIONS IN ONTARIO -SEE VOUR PHONE BO0K FOR THE ONE NEAREST YOU. WILLIAM H., WALLACE, A.M.C.T., C.M.C. E.tthe CNE OSà'a' WHITBY CNE Service BUS ta Picke ring -Train ta the Grounds HIGHWAY 401 SERVICE Buses leave the GO Terminal at Hwjy. 401 and Brock. REGUJLAR SERVICE Leavlng thWtermInaI ai 33 mInùtes past the hour ail day fromn 9:33 a.m. until 11:33 p.m. EXTRA SERVICE Saturday and Labour Day: 7:33 a.m., 8:33 a.m., 9:03 a.m., Weekdays: 7:33 a.m., 8:33 a.m. Sunday: 10:03 a.m., 12:03 p.m. HIGHWAY 2 SERVICE Buses are routed from Oshawa via Hlghway 2 (Bond St., Dundas St.) and may be boarded at stops along the way. The times lsted beîow are, departures from the agency at Dundas at Brock. REGULAR SERVICE Bunes leave Dundas and Brock ai 23 aib..jtes past the hour ail day trom *7:23 a.m.untîl 11:23 p.m. (*9:23 a.m. Sunday) Eastbound trips leave Exhibition Station every hour from *8:58 a.m. until il1:58 p.m. An extra train ai 11:40 p.m. connects with the Hwy. 401 bus service. Daiîy except Labour Day. (*9:58 a.m. on Sunday) CAUTION: A FEW EASTBOUND TRAINS TRAVEL ONLY TO GUILDWOOD. BE SURE TO CATCH A "PICKERING" TRAIN. FARES Adult, One Way $ 2.10 10 T ickets 18.25 Kids Under 12, One Way 1.05 Senior Citizens, One Way 1.05 Family Pass-Good Ail Day 7.25 Avoid ine-ups... buy return ticket in advance SHORTY'S BILLIARDS, Dundas at Brock WHITBY GO TERMINAL, 401 and Brook FOR INFORMATION- 579-4224 àM ýj&àUjýM OPERATED BY THE TORONTO AREA Ei@ IIA h~MTRANSIT ORERATING AUTHORITY HON. WILLIAM DAVIS, Premier HON. JAMES SNOW. Ministor A.T.C. MeNAB, Chairman Royal Canadian Air - Force, in which he served as an enlisted man. In 1961, he was appointed Deputy Clerk, and later Executive Assistant to the Administrator of the Town of Timmins, Ontario, of which he is -a native, coming to Whitby in 196 5. "I came into municipal service through background in the ROAF in administrg: tion and I became aware' of an -opening, in the' administration of Timmins," Wallace says. iu 1965, Wallace became Clerk of, the old Township of Whitby.The township 'was a comparitively rural area of some 50, square miles that included Brookiin, Ashburn and Myrtie.. When the township and the Town of Whitby amalga- mated in 1968, Wallace be-. came the new Clerk of the. new Corporation of the Town of Whitby. The corporation described Wallace described the difference between a town- ship and a municipal corpo- ration as a body subject to the laws applying to business corporations. A corporation may sue and may be sued Wallace says. "We may. sue or be sued,"t he says. "When the town acts it acts on behalf of- the corpora tion. " In effect, Wallace says, the taxpayer of Whitby is a. ýY. AUGUST 22,-'l979, PAGE 5 shareholder'In the corpora- 1lion of the town and council is the board of directors. 1 The structure is similiar to the area's most proniinent corporation, General Motors. .Wallace described his own function as chief administra- tive officer of the corpora- tion, translated into business ternis would, be senior vice- president. The mayor,ý Wallace says, is the president, chief execu«, tive officer and chairman of the board of directors. aerk-Admiinistrator's Duties eT'ne lerk pa rt of his title, Wallace says, is a statutory officer and his duties are laid down in the laws of Ontario. The clerk's duties» include the issueing of licences, most notably mparriage licences, he keeps the vital statistics on the town, he is the regis- trar and he retains aIl the bylaws and records of the town. . The administrator part is responsible for ensuring that the policies of council are carried out, he is responsible to council and excercises general supervision over ail departments. He is the chief admiinistrative officer. His most important. task ,is to see that ail decisions made by staff and ail work done by the mis carried out under the guidelines that are set 'by council. If something arises that is not covered by.. council 'set. CONT'D ON PAGE 6