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FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1986

THE PILL PROVIDES THAT THE JURISDICTION OF THE URBAN COUNCI LIKE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, SHOULD BE DEFINED IN TERMS OF ITS ELECTORAL BOUNDARY AND THAT THE AREA UNDER ITS JURISDICTION BE CALLED THE URBAN COUNCIL AREA+. +A SIMILAR AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE IS ALSO BEING PROPOSED, + HE ADDED.

THE BILL PROPOSES THAT IN FUTURE THE URBAN COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, WILL ONLY BE RESTRICTED TO ITS JURISDICTIONAL AREA IN TERMS OF ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC PLACES AND FACILITIES RELATED TO RECREATION AND CULTURE.

+THIS WILL ALLOW THE URBAN COUNCIL TO ARRANGE, FOR EXAMPLE SPORTS TRAINING CAMPS AT THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE. FURTHERMORE, THIS PROPOSAL WILL ENABLE THE TWO COUNCILS TO ACT TOGETHER FOR INSTANCE IN CONSTRUCTING AND RUNNING A STAFF TRAINING

ŚCHOOL.

+THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE HIGHLY DESIRABLE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING A FULL SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, COST EFFECTIVENESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE, HE SAID.

FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY, THE BILL STATES THAT THE UR BAN COUNCIL IS NOT, AND NEVER HAS BEEN A SERVANT OR AGENT OF THE CROWN AND THAT THE COUNCIL IS EMPOWERED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR ENGAGE FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME STAFF.

+ THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986 IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO ENABLE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL TO EXERCISE ITS POWERS UNDER THE ORDINANCE,+ HE EXPLAINED,

THE BILL WILL GIVE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL THE POWER TO MAKE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION AND TO SET FEES FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AREA' WHILE THE URBAN COUNCIL AT PRESENT HAS SIMILAR POWERS IN RESPECT OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AREA'.

THE BILL WILL ALSO MAKE THE REGIONAL COUNCIL THE AUTHORITY IN PLACE OF THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES, FOR A WIDE RANGE OF POWERS AND FUNCTIONS UNDER THE ORDINANCE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, THE MANAGEMENT OF FACILITIES AND THE ISSUANCE OF LICENCES.

+AS THE COUNCIL WILL IN FUTURE DISCHARGE ITS FUNCTIONS THROUGH THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE EXISTING DAY-TO-DAY WORKING ARRANGEMENTS WILL NOT BE NECESSARY, HE EXPLAINED.

THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES THE NECESSARY TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN RESPECT OF CONTRACTS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS INCLUDING THE CHANGING OF THE TITLE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE'.

HE SAID: