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PAGE 4 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, MAY 2,2001 The cost of getting elected Mayor tops list of big spenders in.2000 election BY JACQU1E MclNNES Staff Writer CLAR1NGTON - While the amount might seem minimal compared to more than $1 million raised by Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman, Glaring- ton's mayor was the top fund-raiser in the municipal election here, raising more than $30,000 in campaign contributions. contributions. The four mayoral candidates topped the list for both contributions and expenses expenses in Clarington's Nov. 13, 2000 election. Mayor John Mutton raised $31,258.83 (including $1,000 contributed contributed by himself) in campaign contributions contributions and spent $29,772.34. Other mayor candidates expense forms showed: Mary Novak raised $24,889 and spent $24,626; Bill Stock- well raised $22,411.97 (including $1,172 he contributed) and spent the same amount; Troy Young raised $23,364.08 (including $6,000 he contributed) contributed) and spent $23,395.71. The main reason for the added expenses expenses on Mayor Mutton's campaign related to the campaign office, he says. "I was the only candidate with a functional functional campaign office," he explains. 'That was a large portion of the expenses. expenses. With the rest of the expenses, I was basically middle of the road." As for raising the most contributions, contributions, he suggests it was a combination of things including the advantage of momentum toward the end of the election election process. "As the campaign rolls out people start to get an idea who could possibly win and people jump on the bandwagon and contribute to the campaign," campaign," he says, noting he was also fortunate fortunate to gel support from both business and individuals within the community. None of the councillor or school board trustee candidates had to report campaign expenses with the clerk's office, office, as none exceeded $10,000, according according to Clerk Patti Barrie. Candidates had until April 2 to file their election statements, says Mrs. Bar- CLERK PATTI BARRIE Election candidates who missed the expenses and contributions filing deadline can 7 run in next election. lie. Four candidates failed to meet the deadline: Regional Ward 1 and 2 candidate candidate Derek Kell)', Ward 1 candidate Janet Penny, Ward 3 candidate Ray Diamond Diamond and school board trustee candi date John Harness, she says. Three of those candidates pulled out of the election election before voting day but were still required required to file because their candidacy was certified, she explains. When a candidate fails to file an expense expense and income statement, they arc ineligible to run in the next election, she says, adding, because they missed the date, if they had been elected, they would've forfeited their position. The expense limit for the candidates is dependent upon the population in the ward they are running in, says Ms. Barrie. Barrie. For the position of mayor, candidates candidates can spend $5,500 plus 50 cents per elector. For candidates running in other positions, the amount is $3,500 plus 50 cents for each elector in their ward. There are a number of expenses which arc exempt from the limit, explains explains Ms. Barrie. These include auditors auditors reports, anything incurred after voting voting day, parties to thank campaign workers and other expressions of appreciation, appreciation, accounting fees and interest on loans. The expense limit for Clarington mayor candidates was $29,873. Although Although Mayor Mutton's expenses ($29,772.34) exceeded this limit, his expenses subject to the limitation were actually lower than the limit at $28,296.85. ! Any surplus more than $500 raised by candidates, (aside from money they contributed themselves) which is not spent on expenses must be handed over to the municipality to be kept in an interest-bearing interest-bearing account until the next election, says Ms. Barrie. | In past elections any amount, no matter how small, had to be turned over to the municipality, she says, noting it created a lot of administrative work for small amounts of money. ! No candidate from the Nov., 2000 election had a surplus in excess of $500 once they deducted the money they had contributed, says the clerk. i The greatest amount of money contributed contributed to campaigns came from prop;- erly developers. Other contributors included included construction companies, professional professional services and other businesses. Ini- dividual residents also contributed. ! What they spent to get your vote Below are the amounts reported by candidates on their election financial statements statements submitted to the municipality. Figures listed for mayors includq their own contributions but those for councillors and trustees do not. (Rounded off to the nearest dollar) Mayoral candidates John Mutton* Mary Novak Bill Stockwell Troy Young Dollars raised $31,259 24,889 22,412 23,364 Dollars spent $29,772 24,626 22,412 23,396 And the frugal people are... Councillors and trustees spending less than $10,000 on election campaigns campaigns are required to report only contributions contributions over $100, not expenses. Regional councillors Contributions Ann Dreslinski $ 2,400 Suzanne Elston 200 Francis (Frank) Harris 750 Jim Schell* 1,590 Charlie Trim* 2,925 Willy Woo 1,456 ,Local councillor candidates Steven Cooke 300 Mark Hendrikx nil George Khouri 1,750 Don MacArthur* 1,535 Cecil Mackesey 1,900 Greg McDowell Cathy McKeever Andrew Osborne Pat Pingle* Gord Robinson* Jane Rowe* nil 1,050 nil 440 1,700 200 School board trustee candidates (public) Nancy Coffin* 100 Glynn Liversey nil Bob Willsher* nil Greg Wrozyna nil School board trustee candidates (separate) Barbara Malone* Joe Neal* *Elected nil nil MPP delivers answers on hydro rates, hospital costs Please recycle this paper During Maplefest and All That Jazz! ~ Saturday, May 5th Only ~ 25% OFF mm / \J All Regular Priced Candles 25% OFF mm\f / V All Regular Priced Giftware 25% OFF mm All In-store Calgon Bath Products McGregor I.D.A. 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It's the Ontario Energy Board, headed by Floyd Laughrcn, which sets the rates, Mr. O'Toole said. "He approves rates, applications applications and mergers. He's the boy," lie said. "If you have a concern, I will take it right to Floyd. I'm all over being too shy. They breathe the air and so do I." JOHN O'TOOLE 'All levels of government should be held accountable.' On the issue of hospital capital funding, Mr. O'Toole O'Toole said local residents need services like cancer treatment and his constituents constituents shouldn't have to go to Toronto for health care they should be able to receive in their own communities. communities. "All levels of government government should be held accountable," accountable," he said. Ontario needs to strengthen its economy first so it can afford to invest invest money in health and educational programs, Mr. O'Toole said. "If you don't have revenues, you can't have expenditures. 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