PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES' STANCES ON MUNICIPAL ISSUES

Tina Beaudry-Mellor Rob Clarke Alanna Koch Gord Wyant One point of all PST Supports providing a part of Would continue municipal Would renegotiate the Supports one point of PST Supports one point of PST revenues dedicated all PST revenues for revenue sharing through Municipal Operating Grant, revenues to municipal being dedicated to to municipal revenue revenue sharing one point on the PST clearly laying out revenue sharing municipal revenue sharing sharing Would conduct a review of responsibilities between Open to enshrining formula Committed to re-evaluating the sales tax base that may municipalities and the in legislation all funding envelopes No response yet provided No response provided affect total revenues, but Province No response provided available to municipalities Letter sent later due to later would not affect the level entry in race Would include formal shared with municipalities commitment to continue to dedicate one point of all PST revenues to municipal revenue sharing Made-in- Supports a made-in- Would develop a four-year Province should be Needs to be infrastructure Supports developing a Saskatchewan transportation infrastructure prepared to match federal funding for municipalities provincial infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure program that plan and road maintenance infrastructure funds beyond current federal cost- program will complement available plan, in consultation with Province and municipalities sharing structure program No response yet provided No response provided federal funding municipalities need to work together to No response provided Advocated for made-in- Letter sent later due to later entry in race access federal dollars and Saskatchewan put them to their best use infrastructure program that addresses the needs of towns, cities, and villages Formalized Would undertake Would ask cabinet to Pre-budget consultations Very supportive of a Committed to developing a consultation protocol collaborative consultation review current relationship would improve relationships formalized consultation formalized consultation regarding mutual planning and how to best address with key partners and result protocol protocol requirements future issues in better decisions Comprehensive approach No response yet provided No response provided to consultations No response provided Letter sent later due to later Minister of Government entry in race relations to have clear goals and objectives created in consultation and shared with organizations Access to additional No response - Asked for Would continue to allow Within negotiated limits, the Not committing to Committed to having a revenue sources options of specific revenue municipalities to set mill opportunity to add levies for expanding taxing authority dialogue about the issue or taxing sources to discuss No response yet provided rates and provide particular investments or Provincial government No response provided No response provided Letter sent later due to later exemptions and taxes on specific needs to be a full partner, entry in race abatements businesses related to the open to dialogue, provide Would consult on proposed increased use of municipal more funding and support

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Tina Beaudry-Mellor Ken Cheveldayoff Rob Clarke Alanna Koch Ryan Meili Scott Moe Trent Wotherspoon Gord Wyant Support municipal Will need SUMA members Municipal governments are Would ensure the Province Would work with municipal Would work with SUMA and leadership on dealing to inform residents about an important partner in is a reliable partner through governments to invest in municipalities on with climate change carbon capture reducing greenhouse gases regulation and funding energy efficiency retrofit developing strategies because local oversight is Build capacity for program critical in land-use planning municipalities to meet Would work with and development energy needs with local municipalities and renewable power SaskPower to act on generation opportunities for renewable Establish an energy power generation efficiency body distinct from SaskPower No response yet provided Create made-in- No response provided No response provided Letter sent later due to later Saskatchewan approach to entry in race carbon pricing Partner with the FCM and municipalities to help craft renewable energy declarations and operational strategies Build a new Saskatchewan transportation Company that complements and feeds into municipal transportation systems

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Tina Beaudry-Mellor Ken Cheveldayoff Rob Clarke Alanna Koch Ryan Meili Scott Moe Trent Wotherspoon Gord Wyant Compensation from Municipalities will receive Committed to Would renegotiate and Very open to working out a Committed to reviewing SaskPower and grants-in-lieu for building comprehensive review of commit to the payment of solution to ensure funding envelopes available SaskEnergy for and property owned or current funding grants-in-lieu for municipal municipalities are properly to municipalities municipal services occupied by SaskPower arrangements services to Crown funded and able to service and SaskEnergy Committed to delivering any Corporations all types of business changes in funding Rework the program, as Would restore grants-in-lieu No response yet provided agreements upfront part of a revenue-sharing that were cut No response provided No response provided Letter sent later due to later agreement, to more clearly entry in race recognize services provided by municipalities, and the cost of municipalities foregoing owning their own utility companies

Provincial Welcomes consultation on Open to the Province Province needs to Hopes to develop a plan in participation in Phase how existing and future matching the federal portion contribute one-third of consultation with SUMA and II of federal funding can be distributed (e.g., 40-20-20) on priority funding to each project other stakeholders infrastructure to take part projects, decided in eligible in each pool of program consultation with funding Saskatchewan urban Would work to ensure municipalities funding for public transit, No response yet provided No response provided Part of the discussion of No response provided including negotiating a Letter sent later due to later Would fully participate in entry in race overall municipal funding formula that emphasizes Phase II within the bounds (Municipal Operating Grant, population rather than of being fiscally responsible grants-in-lieu, infrastructure ridership, and pushing to Would work to ensure funding) use federal dollars to federal government rebuild province-wide public provides funding for trade transportation system corridors

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