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Rationale: The Task Force believes that on an emergency basis child care
expenses should be covered. While it is understood that it is a routine
obligation of elected officials to ensure that their child care
responsibilities do not conflict with council business, there could be
circumstances which would force extra child care costs onto the shoulders of
the elected official, and, if that was to happen, it would be appropriate to
have that extra cost covered as a qualifying expense. For example: if a plane
was delayed and the elected official was unable to get hame, and therefore had

to incur extra child care expense.

6.4. - Under levels of payment, change 8. to read ~ The maximum level of
payment for meals and incidental expenses is $60.00 daily for officers,
employees and council members.

Rationale: The rate of $60 per day for meals and incidental expenses
is "reasonable" for officers, employees and members of council, as a matter of
course. If, for some reason, there are extraordinary circumstances, they should
be dealt with as such. The Task Force agrees that the governing philosophy
should be that officials neither gain financial advantage from expense
indemification, nor should they personally bear expenses incurred while

conducting official business.

| With respect to "qualifying expenses and expenditures," the Task Force
wishes to note that one member - Susan King-Wilson - was absolutely in favor of
limiting hotel accarmodation charges to outside the GVRD. The majority of the
Task Force favored, the policy as outlined in Bylaw No. 2883.

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. GENERAL NOTE; It is the view of the Task Force that Bylaw No. 2883 which

was passed by council in March of this year represents a significant
improvement over past bylaws and council is to be canmended for the actions

which it has already taken.

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