Big bucks spent on municipal election

The North Bay City Clerk's Department disclosed election reports in last Fall’s municipal election revealing that it cost some folks a big chunk of change to sit on council.

With the maximum $35,638 set for mayoral candidate to spend, both incumbent Victor Fedeli and Stan Lawlor were edging up to the limit. Lawlor spending $31,620 edged out Fedeli in campaign spending by a mere $252. Fedeli says he is pleased that once again he had an open and transparent campaign.

“As Mayor, I am very proud of the leadership role I played with my open and transparent rules for campaign donations,” he states.

“As with the last election I chose to not take corporation donations, limit my donations to $100 or under from any donor, and to publish my complete donors' list prior to the election. This way I will never be beholding to any corporation, and everyone can see where all my donations came from."

The expenses include before and after campaign expenses such as signage, polling, brochures and thank you ads.

Here are the election expenses from the City Clerk's Department:

Victor Fedeli
Total Campaign Expenses $28,535
Total Expenses $31,368
Personal contribution $100

Stan Lawlor:
Total Campaign Expenses $30,523
Total Expenses $31,620
Personal contribution $20,000

Councillors less than $10,000 - not required to list details.

Judy Koziol
Total Campaign Expenses $26,268
Total Expenses $28,229
Personal contribution $20,811.

Dave Mendicino
Total Campaign $12,818
Total Expenses $13,136
Personal contribution $500

Chris Mayne
Total Campaign $12,214
Total Expenses $13,214
Personal contribution $4,500

Daryl Vaillancourt
Total Campaign $11,124
Total Expenses $12,344
Personal contribution $259

Mike Anthony less than $10,000
Mac Bain less than $10,000
Maureen Boldt less than $10,000
Sarah Campbell less than $10,000
Peter Chirico less than $10,000
Tom Graham less than $10,000

Spending limit for council candidates is $33,138.