Submission From Brian Kolenda on Behalf of Candidate Mark Grimes - Part 6 (EA.supp.EA4.2.3) (September 1, 2015)

8/19/2019 Submission From Brian Kolenda on Behalf of Candidate Mark Grimes - Part 6 (EA.supp.EA4.2.3) (September 1, 20…

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This

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Exhibit N ' ~ referred

to

in the ffidavit of Mark Grimes

swor September l ~


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ust of top ten Candidates by fundsraised

Funds Raised Cost of Fundraising Per Cent

10 Kelly

146,311.30

$

47,652.10 33%

9 Karygiannis 80,900.44

8,480.30

10

8 Grimes

7 7 , ~ 9 . 5 0 $

21,832.21

28%

7 Cho

76,831.80 17,040.11 22

6 Bailao

$

71,615.50

24,658.87

.

5 Augimeri

$

71,035.11 20,157.25

28

4 Thompson

$

68,848.63

s

6,187.00

9

3 Domise

s

67,148.31

25,994.74

39%

2 Berardinetti 64,328.65

26,623.87

41%

1 Lai

62,665.50

23,187.39

37%

Average Per ent

28

expenditure

6

of

top ten candidates spent the same or more percentage

of

contributions on fundraising costs

Mark Grimes spent the average per cent

of

contributions on fundraising costs


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Expenses: (Note: value

of

contributions

of

goods

and services included)

Expenses

subject

to the

spending

l imit

Nomination fitina fee

Inventory from previous campaign used in this

ampaign

Advertising

Brochures/flyers

Signs (including sign deposit)

Meetings hosted

Office expenses incurred until voting

day

Phone and/or Internet expenses incurred until voting

da

Salaries, benefits, honoraria, professional fees incurred

until voting day

Bank chan:ies Incurred until voting day

Interest charged on loan untll voting day

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t r O l i . l t f ~ a ~ t Q J . . . f i i i i H i m t •

~

Expenses not

subject to

the

spending

limit

Accounting and audit

Costs of fund-raising events/activities

Voting day party aooreciation notices

Office expenses incurred after voting

day

Phone and/or Internet expenses incurred after voting

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Bank charaes incurred after voting day

Interest charged

on

loan after voting day

Expenses related to recount

Expenses related to controverted election

Expenses related to compliance audit

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of

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of


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Loan

:

Name

of

bank or reco nized lendin institution

Amount Borrowed

Income

Total amount

of

all contributions

Refund

of

nomination filin fee

events not deemed a contrib

Expenses

subject to

the

spending l imit

Nomination filin fee

$64,034.85 sn 349.so

$100.00

$100.

00

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campaign

$1.402.00

$5.475.

98

$11,598.54

S9, 130.47

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00

$824.37

$1,041.52

Salaries benefits honoraria professional fees incurred

until voting day

$0

.

00

$294

62

$0

.

00

Accountin and audit

$2,260.00

$26,623.87

$41093

$2,902.

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$114.

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$149.

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Ex enses related to recount

Ex enses related to controverted election

$639.50

$6,390.25 '

$7

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$10,116.

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$9,471 .84

$2,301 .

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Statement of Campaign Income and

Expenses

Loan:

Name

of

bank or reco nized lendin institution

Amount orrowed

Income

Total amount of all contribtJtions

Refund of nomination filin fee

events not deemed a contrib


.campaign

sit

da

Salaries benefits honoraria professional fees incurred

until voting day

Other

80,900.44

0.00

0.

00

0.

00

0.

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0.00

6,349.44

0

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7,

232

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4,500.00

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xpenses

not subject

to

the

spending

limit

Accounting and audit

4.500.

00


SB,480.30

Voting day party appreciation notices

0.

00

Office expenses incurred after voting day

57,587.11

Phone and/or Internet exDenses incurred af ter voting da 114.94

Salaries benefits honoraria professional fees incurred 19,500.

00

Bank charges incurred after

votinQ

day

651 .12

Interest charged on loan after voting day

S0.00


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Exoenses related to controverted election

S0.

00

Exoenses related to comoliance audit

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Expenses related to candidate's disability

0.00

139.99

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of


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c1pa

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Loan:

Name of bank

or

recognized lending institution

Amount Borrowed

Income:

Total amount of all contributions

68,402.25

Refund of nomination filing fee 100.

00

Sign deposit refund

0.00

Revenue from rund·raising events not deemed a contrtb 0.00

Interest earned by campaign bank account

0.00

Olher

346.38

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t ' - o d l f c i i i & 1 a h m u : o r n ~ = ..

Expenses: Note: value of contributions of

goods

and

services

included)

Expenses subject to the spending llmlt

Nomination filing fee 100.00


campaign

1,506.25

Advertising

0.00

Brochures/flyers 5,328.51

3,353.28 .

igns including sign deoosil)

Meetings hosted 0.00

Office expenses incurred unlll voting day

9,608.59

Phone and/or Internet expenses incurred until voting da•

$1 .395.62


until voting day

5,800.00

Bank charges incurred until voting day

178.

88

Interest charged on loan until voting day 0.00

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l l O J ~ Q i i t r

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i i

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not

subject

to the

spending l imit

Accounting and audit 5,390.00


SS,187.00

Voting

day

party aooreclation notices

17,057.36

Office expenses incurred after voling dav 0.00

Phone and/or Internet expenses incurred after voting da

0.00

Salaries. benefits, honoraria, crofessional fees incurred

0.00

Bank charges incurred after voting day

0.00

Interest charged on loan after voting day 0.00

Expenses related

lo

recount

0.00


SO .

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0.00

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Expenses related to candidate s disability

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Other


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Statement of Campaign Income and Expenses

Election: 2014 Municl al Election

campaign

200.

00

5,809.60

16,059.30

0.00

8,158.12

Advertisin

2,531 .80

0.00

da

250.00

0.00

S0.00 000

0

.00 0.

00

Expenses: (Note: value of contributions

of

goods

and

services included

100.00

100.00


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Salaries, benefi ts, honoraria, professional fees incurred

until voting day

0.00

273.08

0.00

Other 1,220.08

Loan:

Name of bank or rec nized lendin institution

Amount Borrowed

Income:

Total amount of all contributions

76,481 .80

67,148.31

100.00

s 00

efund of nomination filin fee

1,706.91

4,849.42

7,262

76

403.62

9,928.

44

2,785.36

3.000.

00

2,142.99

000

0

.00

xpenses not subject to the

spending

l imit

Accounting and audit 2,712.00

2,487.

00


17,040.11

25,994.74

Voting day party aooreciation notices 2,545.02

5,126 93

Office excenses incurred after voting

day

3.541 .84

191 .74

Phone and/or Internet expenses incurred after voting da 379.84

815 70

Salaries, benefits, honoraria, professional fees Incurred

S .00

668.13

Bank charges incurred after votina dav 344.48

77.35

Interest charged

on

loan after voting day

0.00

0.

00


S0.00

0.00


0.00

0.00

Exoenses related to compliance audit S .00

000

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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY

MICHAEL

CRAIG

UNDER

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ACT 1996

(THE

HACT )

TO

THE

CITY OF TORONTO CO:MPLIANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE

IN

RESPECT

OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF

MARK

GRIMES, CANDIDATE

FOR

ELECTION TO TORONTO CITY COUNCIL,

WARD 6

(THE

CANDIDATE ).

AFFIDAVIT OF CHRIS SZARKA

1,

CHRIS SZARKA,

t

the City

of

Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, MAKE OATH

AND SAY

I I

am

the President and sole owner Fifth Ground Entertainment Inc. ( FOE ), and, as such,

have knowledge of the matters contained in this Affidavit. I make this Affidavit to provide certain

infonnation in connection with the Application described above and for no improper purpose.

2. FOE is an entertainment production company that develops and produces its own content,

as well as performs service production for other companies.

3. My wife and I are long-time friends and supporters

of

Councillor Grimes and volunteered

for his 2014 election campaign, including by delivering flyers and attending events . I also

suggested to Councillor Grimes that he hire Mr. Matthew Lochner ( Mr. Lochner ) to provide

videography and editing services at a lower rate than that charged by FGE. I further suggested that

he hire Mr. James Heaslip to provide photography services, and a Humber College student to

perform videography for the voting day party.


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4.

FGE

routinely retains the services

of

other professionals in the course of completing its •

various projects. Staffing decisions are made on an d ho basis depending on the scope

of

the

project, the skills required, and whether the project is a union or a non-union shoot.

5. I

perfonn the

role of Producer on all FGE projects.

s

Producer, l decide when FGE will

contract with outside professionals.

6. I

have retained the services

of

Mr. Lochner on numerous occasions

and still

do so from

time

to

time. On every occasion, his association with FGE was on a contract basis for a particular

project.

7 l

have reviewed the invoices that Mr. Lochner rendered lo Councillor Grimes, which arc

attached to this Affidavit as xhibit A. The rates reflected Lherein are reflective of the rates FOE

would pay for his services.

8. In 2014, FGE paid the following rates for the services

of Mr

. Lochner:

(a) Approximately $31.00 per hour for editing; and

(b) Approximately

$500.00

per 8-hour day for videography/camera work. ·

9.

t

no time was Mr. Lochner required to work exclusively for FGE. Mr. Lochner has

always been free

to

take on projects independent

of

his

d ho

association with FGE.

10.

As

stated above, I am

the

sole owner

of

FGE.

t

no time did Mr. Lochner have

an

ownership interest in FGE, nor

was he

ever a upartner".


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SWORN EFORE ME at the City of

T ~ r f t o , in the P ( o ~ i n c e of Ontario on -

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er for aking Affidavits

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This is Exhibit

A

referred to in the Affidavit

of

Chris Szarka

sworn September

1

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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY MICHAEL CRAIG

UNDER THE MUNICIP L ELECTIONS ACT 1996 (THE ACT ) TO TI-tE

CITY OF TORONTO COMPLIANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN RESPECT

OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT

OF

MARK GRIMES, CANDIDATE

FOR

ELECTION

TO

TORONTO CITY COUNCIL, WARD 6 (THE

CANDIDATE ).

AFFIDAVIT OF

SHEILA

PAXTON

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SHEILA PAXTON, of the City of Toronto, in the Province of Ontario, MAKE

O TH ND

SAY:

I. I was a volunteer on Counci1Jor Mark Grimes'

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election Campaign and as such have

knowledge of the matters contained in this Affidavit. I make this Aftidavit to provide certain

information in connection with the Application described above and for no improper purpose.

2. At no time did I make a statement to Mr. Russ Ford ( Mr. Ford ) in regards to my

volunteering on Councillor Grimes' 2 14 Campaign indicating that l needed a job, nor do I recall

Mr. Ford making any statement to me that

we

all have lo eat , as alleged.

3. The reason I volunteered for Councillor Grimes' Campaign is that I was advised

by

my

psychiatrist treating me for a major depressive disorder that ( needed to do volunteer work

of

some

nature to help with

my

mental health.

4. Both my employer, the City of Toronto Council Support Service and Manulife Insurance,

who monitors my eligibility for long-term disability, were advised

of

the necessity for me to do

volunteer work we1=e

-ach

iseci ef .the ne1:essity fer me-tldo volunteer work and aware of my

involvement as a volunteer in Councillor Grimes' Campaign.


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Contrary to Mr. Craig's allegations, at no time have I worked as a campaign manager. In

fact, I have never worked on any political campaign in a paid position. My roles in previous

campaigns, which included canvassing has

been

strictly on a volunteer

basis

and involved

canvassing, data input and local issues monitoring.

SWORN EFORE ME at the City o

P

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Ontario on

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This is Exhibit A referred to in the Affidavit of Sheila Paxton

sworn ...................................,

2015 .

Commissioner for

Taking

ffidavits

or as

may he)


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Documents

Submission From Brian Kolenda on Behalf of Candidate Mark Grimes - Part 6 (EA.supp.EA4.2.3) (September 1, 2015)