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Regional lobbyist registry not endorsed at committee level By Tim Foran METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP 17 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, September 11, 2009 while Burlington Regional Councillor Rick Craven was absent. Toronto's registry, recommendA regional committee wants ed in the wake of a computer leascouncil to kill the idea of a lobbyist ing scandal, requires people who registry in Halton. may receive a financial benefit from Regional staff had recommend- the City to register and list occured council endorse a lobbyist reg- rences where they have had contact istry in principle and have a sub- with council members or City staff. committee develop guidelines on Constituents aren't required to reghow one might operate. Council ister. Non-profit groups aren't could then make a final decision required to register if they're seekafter being presented with the sub- ing grants from the City unless they committee's report, including how hire a paid lobbyist. Council memmuch a registry might cost. bers aren't required to ask people if However, Halton regional coun- they have registered as a lobbyist. cil's administration and finance Set up in February 2008, it cost committee voted Wednesday to dis- $612,065 to operate last year, regard those recommendations and according to Toronto documents. instead recommended council Halton has about one-fifth the popreceive the staff report for informa- ulation of Toronto, and staff said tion, essentially they believe filing the matter "The reason I want to stop existing personaway. nel could handle it now is because I think if However, it's you move forward, you're such a registry unlikely the depending on probably going to end up issue will die how broadly silently at this with something." council defines Wednesday's who a lobbyist is council session. Jane Fogal, and what they There are a Halton Hills Regional Councillor must do to regnumber of supister. porters of the registry that don't sit Prior to the committee vote, on the administration and finance Johnston appeared before the comcommittee, including Oakville mittee to explain why he was pushRegional Councillor Alan Johnston, ing for the registry. who originally asked staff to investi"It shows our constituents, the gate the issue before the summer. public, that we're dealing openly, Such online searchable reg- there's nothing to hide," he said. "A istries exist at the provincial and lobbyist to me is someone who federal levels and at the City of would make money on the deciToronto at the municipal level. sions that this council does "The reason I want to stop it (makes)." now is because I think if you move He said such a registry wouldn't forward, you're probably going to affect day-to-day meetings between end up with something," said councillors and constituents. Halton Hills Regional Councillor "I find that answer to the quesJane Fogal, who made the motion tion, `Why would we do this?' insufto receive the staff report for infor- ficient to move us forward on this mation. "And I can't see that there's registry," responded Fogal, who any reason to do this. Probably the said she's concerned about a "costly press would be delighted with this. boondoggle." Nobody would be happier than the She said she didn't want to conpress to make something out of it. vey the impression that councillors But for the general public, it's not are influenced on how they vote by going to serve them at all." paid lobbyists. She said the real lobHer motion received support bying that takes place now is from Oakville Regional Councillors through e-mails that councillors Keith Bird and Fred Oliver, receive by the thousands on various Burlington Mayor Cam Jackson, issues. and Milton Mayor Gord Krantz. "What really influences us is Both Jackson and Krantz said where the next votes are coming in they wanted more information on the next election," Fogal said. how a registry would affect their Fogal has in the past expressed ability to do their jobs, including concern about e-mails sent out this whether it would proscribe with year by Oakville Regional whom they could speak and about Councillor Tom Adams and Chair what. Both Bird and Oliver ques- Carr that said developers were looktioned whether there's even a need ing for financial breaks that could for a registry. cost taxpayers money. Those mass Halton Regional Chair Gary e-mails were sent out in response to Carr didn't support Fogal's motion lobbying efforts undertaken by the homebuilding industry. "The $100,000 or whatever it's going to cost (to set up a registry) will have to displace another program," added Fogal. "Something else will have to come out of the budget if we're going to have a zero tax increase. I don't see that this is the time to add this for the public. I don't think the public's asking for it. I haven't heard anybody ask for it." Johnston said he has heard from local residents supportive of the proposal. He said the committee didn't have to endorse the registry in principle if it wasn't ready, but requested staff be allowed to investigate the option. "I think it should go to sub-committee and be fully investigated," said Johnston. "It's not going to cost us any money to look at the possibilities." fter Labour Day Sa ASummer Savings Still Herele Summer All In-Stock New & Used Vehicles In-Stock oakville Snacks & Snacks Refreshments Refreshments RAIN OR SHINE All-New 2009 Venza MSRP STARTING FROM $ , LEASEFOR Windshield Priced At HUGE SAVINGS SUMMER S UMMER TH 9AM-6PM SELL S ELL OFFS SAT. 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