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Audited Cimulllloll. , liq tshouldbeaneasy question to answerâ€"how many e m p l o y e r s . ‘ ) l I \ 1 sauce is the total lack of i m a.“ grant requests did the City of Waterloo make in money? What W00“ hap- l ‘ . ~ \ nancial expertise. . l V 2m 1? pen to you? On any board or conned, a“; The city's chief administrative officer Tim Anderson I think we all know the you ”aggro” 599:0" °f Am 0/ didn‘t have that infonmiti'on by the Chronicle's press time answer to that. . t : 2% an kill courier] as no ’ .55. and at least one city councillor said that's unacceptable If you are “’3‘"qu City ‘ nanoe s 5 . "It “who mum: I‘ Published in light of a recent controversy over the grants process council. you tell the citizens It seems senior manage- :;;‘;‘I“:;‘L"‘$’ ”3’ Mmm'“ Conn. Scott Manet thinks‘ that information should be ‘0 be thankful ”N" the i . merit '5 dnvmgspending ‘ l P public and council should be in the loop. as he pushes whole RIM Park financms ‘ policyand counctl '5 rubber l (INT-“(l0 Pill-35 (‘Ol'NCIL for a new policy on grant applications by city staffers so debacle '5 behind “5 and slugging. . . i ”r “4%" ”WWW " I "W council knows exactly what they are committing to moveon. 5 councdcontinues ‘0 ' it IM()VI!MIIM\\C1IINIILW'|KII financially As I have noted in past use the MuniCipal Price . u \ dc C l t ' . . . . ' > ' V‘ t»: Lil‘tp:?5.3'7§‘n1‘:'§;,'}f$ last week City council had to commit $492,000 to a columns, the d'SWSPCF‘ for ["313 (JIM?) as "1.9" method i smut "an, uptnttm Admitting or rainwater harvesting project to receive a matching giant theWaterloo WY" '5 198‘ . . 0 The atria tax Elias”- tuttiw should rim he taken to the from the province. endary at city hall. to so down the expensive lit- f le cgnsmlu get tax it: 3:25;?:::l‘f;:"‘;:"0"l;::": The problem was council didn't know the city was Mayor Halloran states iganon path. . . once 00d d at is and rac- . (”until I (‘arlltlii Sirecl. Suilc applfinx for the wt until that council Wk," and were [hey spent 5'6 million {n The final action IS '0 l6” ommen e “0' “Fins I IS 4 Huh. lurnnlii UN . we in under the gun to approve it or lose the provincial fund- F383! fees 10 get accountabil- “13‘5"!” ”:53": 3?”;292; $21121; $35; $1335 1 . ing. lty. p an o m e u. e . . - tli‘cwtfiiinilr‘iul In“ "CHM" m u left important questions like whether the money In the end.'MFP and John Stilton shortfall in the 20l2 figs andflfngineegs anfid we Wm“, h, WW,“ .,., m, ,. committed by the city would have. been better spent in Ford are paving ‘.3 million "$89; d in (an; MW” 80'“; 8‘:- -. that .me in: petunia] non ttmmci other areas of need and whether this was a non proi- bl" are “0‘ admitting ‘0 any ‘ “Y are "0‘ prepare 8 - 0W 9 . p d h h h id ll nonâ€"fin i th I t t ul purposes All other rights are 111 forWaterloo In the fim place? wrongdoing. . (0 . 0 I IS. I ey S 01] a ance peep e a SI <1 Emil" fimruz‘fi" in“ The Chronicle has discovered the city received N0 accountability has “35'8“ ongoundii‘lfigureit 0‘"- i ‘ material too must l'iixi obtain ilk 5641“” in awlicalion’based grants and $2.9 mil-“0n in been ”81w. Waterloo "a. l have been on nl.".nemus ne.‘ mg the MP! guar- ‘ [cannot-ii of in: W at if: mp, non-competitive (gas tax) grants last year. my?“ need l0 demand {09' boards ofle mantles and “"995 ‘5 taxes WI" 8° “P and ‘ tight Hit further itiimmatitm out But some of those grams came with strings attached. different actions from their cvohnprofit orgirliizthiong. gaybe that is all they need ‘ ammo“ Vii: 'l““;,““’,.,d°'m"n"“'°"‘.Â¥m‘5“z-- '9.‘}°““"°" ”WE; ‘°"t'%fe"‘t,..-.sapubttcapot m.::.,°'.‘:$;‘u £21333; insa‘caiaumionwm-ina i , ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ' lion- ts. us ition mo to au ent ‘ ~ _ ‘ 1 3" “m“ ”mm” Nu m" 323 million. pl ney gm ogy at a press conference conservative and careful calculation that can be easi- 1 Llamas POLICY With a $250-million infrastmcture deficit, help from acknowledging they wasted "he,“ dealing mm someone ly manipulated. INS} “f‘ “It '0'“ "w“ "“3" "K the province and the federal government are much 32-5 million 0' taxpayer 5 ekevzg‘tinfyfl' il did meflmghgfizmmt i '" ‘ “ m "‘""""' ”d" “ appreciated by a city in tight financial constraints But money. a '5 counc ° 0 all! flirt \ s ’ . , . . ‘ it-lemkmznzn an- ..m, at: council should know what it's in for before final approval. The "Cl?“ is a forfeit 9f mth'our tax money was "'9 calculating tax increases and ‘ «not-titu- pup-um "its hill in t. ... y x.“ t” . , _ .7.“ ,, t ,. all pay until the end of this equivalent of a drunken that is forgood reason â€"â€"its ; "‘an hm“ M” M t. mm 2' g“; at. .. em . , f I; 34% term as a consequence for weekend in Vegas where you not agood method. i t :l: v»: if: it: lez'r‘mlt‘ua‘i' ”1 ‘33 . , 7» ’f‘rfirs squandering this money. let “"33:in ride on the Mayorltlfillomn'preached ‘ w . t .t it figs-r; _ . 7 . a -. a - 521-1 4 - ' ' roulette ee. accounta i in er vide "“"-' " “'" "F“ """‘ "" “t '5. . . 3%:35‘3 A "m“ "- mam“ Wm"; Th h v t a th to Waterloo ego: o i he tut-mm m (a: it» no mom . 5%, 3 f. if! jig all formerly in camera coun- ey a e no. se . . e _ n5 recently. n. a, a...” it. taunt. _; «y . ;_ ~ ;“ ’ “é?" cil minutes relating to the line from being a some“!!! andloouldnlasmemore. I . 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