Dean, Shannon (Senior Parliamentary Counsel/Director of House Services)
Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Standing
Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing
Budget 2013-14 (no money budgeted) ... MS144
Committees, legislative
Advertising, funding for ... MS145 Budget 2013-14 ... MS144-45 Budget 2014-15 ... MS295 Budget 2014-15, advertising ... MS296 Budget process ... MS144 Hosting expenses ... MS144
Committees, select special
Members' indemnities/expense allowances - Review (2012) - Report
Draft report, motion to accept (Jablonski: carried) ... MS117, 118 Minority reports ... MS117, 118, 125
Mental Health Act review committee, select special
Budget 2014-15 ... MS295 General remarks ... MS295
Dorward, David C. (PC, Edmonton-Gold Bar)
Budget process
General remarks ... MS139
Caucus budget calculations
Budget 2013-14, motion to limit increase to 2 per cent (Smith: defeated) ... MS175-76 Expense guidelines, motion read (Sherman) ... MS101
Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Standing
Committee on Members' Services, Special Standing
Meeting agendas, removal of motion on MLA compensation review mechanism, motion on (Jablonski: carried) ... MS100 Meeting extended until old business is completed, motion on (Sherman: defeated) ... MS114 Meeting minutes, October 19, 2012 ... MS87 Teleconferencing permitted for the life of the Legislature, motion on (Mason: carried unanimously) ... MS1, 2
Committees, legislative
Budget 2013-14 ... MS144 Budget process ... MS144 Office administration/supplies ... MS137
Constituency offices
Leasehold improvements ... MS108 Office supplies, transfer from members' administration to members' services allowance ... MS227-28 Rental costs, disparities in ... MS108, 188 Rural vs. urban needs ... MS188-89
Disclosure of information - Constituency offices and caucuses
Expense disclosure policy, motion read (Sherman) ... MS101
Elected bodies
Presence in constituency as factor in budget matrix ... MS189
Executive Council Salaries Order
Amendment order (no. 08) and adoption of compensation schedule, motion on (response to Government Motion 11) ... MS11
Financial management and administration services (FMAS)
Income tax
Deductions for out-of-pocket expenses ... MS33
Income Tax Act
Limitations on pension benefits ... MS24
Information technology services (LAO)
Judges
Appointment to panels, etc. ... MS17
Legislative Assembly Office
Budget 2013-14 ... MS130-32, 131, 136 Budget 2013-14, motion to limit LAO branches, MLA administration, and caucus budget increases (Smith: defeated) ... MS175-76 Budget 2013-14, procedure for consideration ... MS131 Budget 2013-14, reduction (proposed) ... MS177, 179-80 Staff compensation ... MS130-31, 178-79 Staff compensation, employer contribution costs ... MS178-79 Staff compensation, market adjustment contingency ... MS173 Staff compensation, parallel to public service ... MS173
Liberal opposition members' services
Budget 2013-14 ... MS164 Calgary office, funding for, motion on (Sherman: defeated) ... MS168
Matrix elements for constituency office costs
Calculation formula ... MS4, 108 Comparison with other jurisdictions ... MS190, 193 Constituency Services Order, schedule amended to reflect changes in constituencies from Electoral Divisions Act, motion on (Calahasen: carried) ... MS4 Review, subcommittee for ... MS150-51, 153-54, 157, 181 Review, subcommittee update, February 7, 2013 ... MS187-93 Review, subcommittee update, March 15, 2013 ... MS227-28
Members' Committee Allowances Order
Committee Allowance Amendment Order (no. 09) (committee chair compensation; discontinuation of compensation for committee members, living expenses) ... MS11
Members' indemnities/expense allowances
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... MS88-89 Compensation ... MS146, 148 Compensation, Members' Services Committee recommendations on ... MS120-21 Compensation, motion to not increase until Alberta consolidated budget is balanced (Smith: defeated) ... MS93, 95, 96 Discretionary expenditures ... MS188, 227-28 Discretionary expenditures, proposal to increase number of budget items in category for 2013-14 and to make in-year adjustment for 2012-13 ... MS188, 191-93 Freeze for 2013-14 budget year, motion on (Young: carried) ... MS195, 197 Freeze for 2013-14 budget year, motion on, amendment to extend time frame of freeze (Smith: defeated) ... MS200, 201 Freeze for 2013-14 budget year, motion on, point of order re Premier's tweet before start of meeting ... MS194 Members' Allowances Amendment Order (no. 23) and adoption of compensation schedule, motion on (response to Government Motion 11) ... MS11 Rural vs. urban needs ... MS188-89
Members' indemnities/expense allowances - Review (2012)
Members' indemnities/expense allowances - Review (2012) - Report
Members' indemnities/expense allowances - Reviews, future
Committee deliberation on mechanisms (Major report recommendation 15) (Jablonski: motion withdrawn by unanimous consent) ... MS82, 84 Committee to consider future review panel composition ... MS14-15, 17 Committee to consider future review panel composition, motion on (Forsyth: defeated) ... MS15 Motion to recommend legislation to establish an independent process based on Bill 214, 1994 (Sherman: defeated) ... MS185, 187
Members' Services Committee Orders
Amendment procedure ... MS66
Official Opposition members' services
Calgary caucus office, motion to restrict funding to use for office (Young: carried unanimously) ... MS164
Parking allowance for members
Transfer to discretionary area (proposed) ... MS191, 227-28
Photocopying, members' budget for
Transfer to discretionary area (proposed) ... MS191, 227-28
Points of order
Motion to rescind motion to recommend rejection of pension plan and establishment of departing allowance (Young: carried) ... MS87
Postal and delivery services
Move from members' administration to members' services allowance ... MS227-28
Retirement benefits for members (proposed)
Committee examination of alternatives, motion on (Jablonski: carried) ... MS14 Implementation ... MS57 Interjurisdictional comparison ... MS25, 56, 60 Liabilities ... MS25 Limitations on benefits ... MS24 Older members ... MS61 Overview of plans, LAO/Aon Hewitt presentation on ... MS24, 25-26, 27-28 Research request ... MS26 Research request on specific plans (RRSP, defined benefit, defined contribution), motion on (Young: carried), amendment to include target benefit/shared-risk plans (Jablonski: carried) ... MS31 RRSP, defined contribution, and defined benefit plans, Aon Hewitt presentation on ... MS41, 43, 44-45, 46 RRSP, defined contribution plans ... MS56, 57-58, 59, 60 Vesting of benefits ... MS14
Retirement benefits for members (proposed) - Review
Committee deliberation ... MS49 Pension plan, recommendation to reject and establish departing allowance, motion on (Young: carried), amendment to recommend to Assembly (Mason: carried) ... MS66, 67 Pension plan, recommendation to reject and establish departing allowance, motion on (Young: carried), amendment to recommend to Assembly (Mason: carried), review of ... MS103 Pension plan, recommendation to reject and establish departing allowance, motion to rescind previous motion (Young: carried) ... MS87 Pension plan, recommendation to reject and establish departing allowance (Young: carried), motion to rescind previous motion, point of order on ... MS87
Retirement investment plan for members
Committee recommendation ... MS120 Committee recommendation, inclusion of dollar amount in report ... MS123 Committee recommendation, inclusion of dollar amount in report, motion on (Smith: defeated) ... MS123 Committee recommendation of annual retirement investment amount of 13 per cent of indemnity allowance and RRSP contribution up to 3.65 per cent matched by LAO, motion on (Young: carried) ... MS88-89, 92 Members' Allowances Amendment Order (no. 24) ... MS120
Tax-free allowance for members
Major report recommendations ... MS11
Transition allowance for members
General remarks ... MS14 Liability funding ... MS145-46 Replacement with severance/departing member's allowance ... MS56, 59, 60
Travel allowance for members
Access to scheduled flights as factor in budget matrix ... MS190
Visitor, ceremonial, and security services
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