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COMMITTEE BUDGET UPDATE
Dave Morrison, Chair and Tammie Maynard, Committee Support Clerk provided an update concerning the Committee’s budget. He reminded the Committee members to submit their International Relations Committee expenditures prior to December 31, 2021.
The Committee approved the balance of the honorarium payment in the amount of $1500.00 to be paid to Ciaran Byles-Ho upon the completion of the Barrie’s International Partners website and includes any updates to meet the standards of the Accessibility with Disabilities with Ontarians (AODA) Act and City Policies. Mr. Morrison advised that he will notify staff in the Legislative and Court Services Department when the website has been completed to process the payment for Mr. Byles-Ho.
The Committee discussed the possibility of purchasing the airfare tickets in 2021 for the adult delegation to travel to Zweibrücken, Germany in May, 2022 to celebrate the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the twinning relationship between the two Municipalities. Rob Warman and Jean Maurice Pigeon advised that they would explore transportation/airfare costs for the delegation and report back to the Committee.
The Committee approved an expenditure of funds from the International Relations cost centre 1026 500900 in an amount up to $9,000.00 for transportation/airfare costs associated with an adult delegation traveling to Zweibrücken, Germany between May 4, 2022 to May 12, 2022 to commemorate the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the City of Barrie’s twinning relationship with Zweibrucken, Germany.