MOTION ON NOTICE

4. Review of Travel Policy (File: 1254)

At the Council meeting of November 1, 2001, Councillor Bass submitted the following Notice of Motion which was recognized by the Chair:

MOVER: Councillor Bass
SECONDER:

WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of Vancouver city council to be as frugal as possible with taxpayers' money;

AND WHEREAS, from 1998 to 2000, the mayor and city councillors spent $161,961.40 on expenses related to attending training, meetings or conferences;

AND WHEREAS, recent newspaper reports have brought to light that some members of city council are travelling business class on airplanes;

AND WHEREAS, council voted recently to limit members' participation in national committees, in part on the grounds of controlling travel expenditure;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Vancouver city council request staff to prepare a report on:

(a) the City of Vancouver's current travel policy for city officials, comparing the city's policy to the policies of other Greater Vancouver Regional District municipalities; and

(b) the economic and managerial justification for city officials to fly business class.

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(c) 1998 City of Vancouver