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More than $1M needed in '05 to cover regional council's cost Lewis and Bob Inglis, representaore than $1 million was tives on Conservation Halton spent last year to cover received $800 and $400 honorarium regional council memrespectively. Inglis also claimed bers' salaries, benefits and other $302 in car mileage and other expenses. expenses while Lewis claimed $348. A staff report presented to the Halton Hills councillor Joan Robson, Region's administration and finance a representative on Credit Valley committee last Wednesday details Conservation received a $931 honowhat each councillor was paid in rarium and claimed $351 in car JOYCE 2005, plus how much was spent on SAVOLINE mileage and other expenses. conferences and mileage. Thirteen council members spent It says the 20 members of council $30,036 on attending conferences. and Regional Chairman Joyce Savoline received a total of $965,879 in Milton Wards 1 and 3 Councillor Barry Lee salaries and benefits. That total does not received $6,377 of that, since he went to include expenses and remuneration for vari- China last year to take part in an agricultural study group. ous regional boards and committees. Most councillors' conference claims fell in Savoline topped the list at $176,456, while councillors' salaries ranged from $36,566 to the $1,000 to $4,000 range, while Oakville Councillor Mike Lansdown only spent $700 $40,120. Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette earned and Burlington Councillor Rick Craven, $45. And a little over $15,000 was dished out $39,907 in salary and benefits and claimed $1,990 for conference expenses and $1,470 to council members for mileage and other expenses. for car mileage and other expenses. The report also outlines committee and Wards 1 and 2 Regional Councillor Clark Somerville earned $39,8881 in salary and board remuneration and expenses for 2005, benefits, claimed no conference expenses which were: ecological and environmental and $2,156 in car mileage and other expens- advisory committee, $688, agricultural advies. As a member of the Halton Regional sory committee, $124, Halton Regional Police Services board, Somerville also Police Services Board, $54,976, and conserclaimed $1,640 for conference expenses and vation authorities, $32,708. Oakville Councillor Allan Elgar also received $3,846 $348 for car mileage and other expenses. Wards 3 and 4 Regional Councillor Jane for sitting on the Niagara Escarpment Fogal earned $39,881 in salary and benefits, Commission. and claimed $1,441 in conference expenses --By Melanie Hennessey, special and $2,015 in car mileage and other expenswith files by Cynthia Gamble, es. staff writer Local Halton Hills councillors, Bryan