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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin-4-96CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON Meeting: File #i �D - C -4-T GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMIT'T�E s. Date: Report #: FEBRUARY 19 1996 File #: Subject: ADMIN.4-96 By -Law # REPORT OF THE GTA TASK FORCE - MUNICIPAL RESPONSE - STATTIS REPORT Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. That Report ADMIN. 4 - 96 be received; and 2. That the firm of Deloitte & Touche be requested to present their analysis of the Report of the GTA Task Force to the General Purpose and Administration Committee meeting of March 4, 1996. Background: 1.0 At its meeting on January 22, 1996, by Resolution #GPA -42-96, Council directed the Chief Administrative Officer and appropriate Staff, in conjunction with the firm of Deloitte & Touche, to review the Report of the GTA Task Force and the financial implications of that Report, and of withdrawing from the Greater Toronto Area in light of the recommendations contained in the GTA Task Force Report. 2.0 The Chief Administrative Officer and the Treasurer met with the auditors as recently as Thursday, February 15th 1996 to determine the status of their analysis and report. 2.1 Deloitte & Touche have had significant difficulty getting the factual data used to generate models referred to in the GTA Report. This information is important because these models were used as the basis for making many of the recommendations in the GTA. Report. After numerous attempts, they were finally able to get the disc containing the information on Wednesday, February 14th from the Office of the Greater Toronto Area. This has caused a delay in producing their financial analysis report. PAPER RECYCLED It appears that the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Office of the GTA were only provided the information supporting the GTA report as late as Thursday, February 8th 1996. 2.2 In their review of the information available to date, including the GTA report itself, Deloitte & Touche have generated a number of critical questions. These questions may be answered by the working model information contained on the disc. However, if the answers are not forthcoming from the information provided, they will only be able to state this after having had an opportunity to review all the appropriate backup. This will take a minimum of two weeks due to the complexity and volume of the data. 3.0 It is therefore recommended that the firm of Deloitte & Touche be invited to present their findings to the General Purpose and Administration Committee meeting of March 4, 1996. Respectfully submitted, W. H. Stockwell, Chief Administrative Officer MM/WHS