January 29, 1999

TO:Corporate Services Committee

FROM:W. A. Liczyk

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

SUBJECT:1999 Membership Fee

Association of Municipalities of Ontario

Purpose:

To obtain Council's approval to pay the 1999 membership fee for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

Financial Implications:

There are sufficient funds in the 1999 Interim Estimates to cover this expenditure.

Recommendation:

That payment of the 1999 membership fee for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario be approved in the amount of $63,276.93.

Discussion:

The 1999 membership fees for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario have been calculated using a fee rate schedule that provided for a specific cost per household over a base of 20,000 households. This differs from the process AMO used in 1998 to bill the City of Toronto whereby the Association was seeking a flat fee from the City. The 1999 fee schedule results in 1999 membership fees for the City of Toronto of $63,276.93, representing a reduction of $36,327.94 from the 1998 fees of $99,604.87.

Accompanying this report is a copy of the Association's Bulletin detailing 1998 activities.

Conclusion:

The 1999 membership fees for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario be paid in the amount of $63,276.93.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

A. C. Shultz

Director of Accounting Services

Finance Department

416 397-5240

W. A. Liczyk

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

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