; City Clerk re-

i Appin. S#3-73

City Clerk re
3% employment
expense deduc~
tion-Income
Tax Act

“March 25th, 19745.

“3 the City Administrator advised he would: check on that point. .

"o. From the City Clerk, March 19th; 1974 referring to Application S#3-73

to subdivide the existing duplex at’ 2031-37. Manning Avenue which was approved

“dn principle on. November Sth, 1973, advising that. the final strata plan ‘has

now been presented for signature and submitting photocopies of page 1 and

page 4 of the six page plan showing the actual subdivision details. es @

Moved by Alderman Laking:

‘Seconded by Alderman Ranger:

That. the Strata Plan of.. hot "or, Block 23, District Lot 464, Group 1,

Plan 2240, New Westminster District, prepared by N.J. Dedeluk, -B.C.L.S., and

dated December 6, 1973, be and the same is hereby approved;

AND THAT His Worship the Nayor and city Clerk be authorized to sign the

said plan on hehalf of the city and affix the Corporate Seal thereto.

Prior to the question being called on the foregoing proposed resolution,

a discussion ‘ensued. Alderman Traboulay mentioned that the duplex may possibly
be occupied, and he queried whether some arrangements have been made for vac-
ating the premises as the tenants will be Placed : in the position of having to

look for other rental, accommodation if they do not “have the funds to purchase

the units they are now | Living in.

“Moved by Alderman Ranger:

Seconded by, Alderman thompson:

That the foregoing proposed resolution be tabled for one week until it

. is ascertained whether Or not the duplex is occupied, and if it is, find out

what arrangenents have been made for accommodation of the existing tenants.
Carried.

From the City Clerk, March 19th, 1974, advising that the 3% employment

expense deduction claim under the Income Tax Act to which every employee is_

"entitled, does not apply to members-of the Provincial Legislature, Elected

Officers of.a Municipal Government, or Members of Municipal Boards and Com-_

-missions who are entitled to exclude part or all of their expense allowances

from -income;. instead, the employment expense. deduction to which they would |
otherwise. be allowed must be reduced by the amount of the excluded allowances. |

The City Clerk, in his report, further advised that certain members of the

' Council feel that the exclusion of Council members from the employment ex-

pense deduction provision is unfair, and at the request of Alderman Laking a
resolution has been prepared for submission to the Lower Mainland Municipal

Association, the Union of British Columbia Municipalities, and the Canadian

-, Federation of Mayors. and Municipalities.