March 11, 1999

BUDGET COMMITTEE:

City Council, at its meeting held on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999, referred the following Motion to the Budget Committee for further consideration:

Moved by:Councillor Nunziata

Seconded by:Councillor Holyday

"WHEREAS City Council at its meeting held on January 2, 6, 8 and 9, 1998, in its consideration the final report of the Toronto Transition Team, entitled 'New City, New Opportunities', adopted the following recommendation:

'each Councillor be provided with a global budget of $70,000.00 to cover office expenses, including communicating with constituents'; and

WHEREAS City Council has now completed one full year in office with the allocation of a $70,000.00 office budget; and

WHEREAS well over half of the Members of Council are expected to have spent under $35,000.00 of this budget;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the office budget for Members of Council be immediately reduced from $70,000.00 to $35,000.00;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT guidelines also be established for the use of City limousines by Members of Council and that, in addition, a maximum of 10 trips be placed on the use of a City limousine by a Member of Council in a calendar year."

for City Clerk

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