According to town treasurer Brian Parrott, there is no policy that determines what comprises an eligible expense for council and there is no specific approval policy with respect to expenses. In the wake of Mayor Justin Altmann expensing a replica chain of office — now being called the mayor’s community chain — this year for $1,949, the Stouffville Sun-Tribune took an in-depth look at council expenses over the past 21 months. Every member of council has a different expense budget based on the population of the ward they represent. Former mayor Sue Sherban made a presentation to council on Tuesday raising concerns with only Altmann and Hargrave’s expenses. But council passed a resolution for staff to looking into a possibility of developing a council expense policy like those used in Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill or Aurora.

Source: thestar December 08, 2017 02:15 UTC