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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 2
Thursday, June 7, 2001
The Liaison Committee met in camera at 1:21 p.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Bill Graham, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Bonnie Brown, Wayne Easter, Joe Fontana, Bill Graham, Charles Hubbard, Ovid Jackson, Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Raymond Lavigne, Derek Lee, Clifford Lincoln, David Pratt, Werner Schmidt, Susan Whelan, John Williams.
In attendance: From Committees and Parliamentary Associations Directorate: Tranquillo Marrocco, Deputy Principal Clerk; From Financial Services: Linda Biard, Senior Financial Advisor.
In accordance with Standing Order 107.(1), business of the Committee.
It was agreed, - That, at the beginning of each Parliament or fiscal year, standing committees be granted an annual $10,000 budget for "general operations".
It was agreed, - That committees be permitted to use the balance in their "general operations" budget line item as interim funding for major studies pending the approval of budgets for those projects.
It was agreed, - That each September (i.e. mid-way into the fiscal year), the account balances for the "general operations" of each Standing Committee be reset to $10,000 to provide a sufficient reserve for miscellaneous expenses and interim funding for the second half of the fiscal year.
It was agreed, - That committees be required to submit budgets on a per project basis (major study or travel) and that 30 days after the presentation of a report to the House or the completion of authorized travel, unspent amounts be automatically returned to the global envelope.
It was agreed, - That, in order to enable the Liaison Committee to better allocate funds to the various committees, committees be required to submit, within 30 days of the committee’s organization meeting or the start of the fiscal year, budgets for projects they wish to undertake in the next six-month period, provided that they may also submit budgets at other times as circumstances may warrant.
It was agreed, - That the practice of re-instating allocated budgets and carrying-over balances following a prorogation be continued.
It was agreed, - That committee clerks be instructed to provide their assigned committees with monthly financial reports.
It was agreed, - That the Liaison Committee review the financial reports of all committees in September 2001.
At 2:10 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Marc Bosc
Clerk of the Committee