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Are trustee expenses reasonable?

How many taxpayer dollars is it reasonable and appropriate for school trustee’s to spend on personal expenses?

All elected trustees in the province receive an annual stipend (in some cases the amounts are large enough to term it pay or salary).

One-third of this stipend is tax free.  While I was a school trustee (1996-2005), it was explained to us that the one-third is considered “unreceipted expenses”.  In practice this was interpreted to mean any “in district” expenses including automobile costs.

Once a year, in December, school districts are required to prepare and make public a report called [...]