Kamran Zafar - A Contributor in the 2018 Municipal Election who Appears to have Contravened Contribution Limits under Section 88.9 of the Municipal Elections Act

3. Section 88.9(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 states that a contributor shall not make contributions exceeding a total of $1,200 to any one candidate in an election. 4. Attachment 1 to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Clerk identified Kamran Zafar as a contributor that appeared to have exceeded the $1,200 contribution limit to the election campaign of Khuram Aftab. Specifically, Attachment 1 to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Clerk identified Kamran Zafar to have contributed $2,000 to the election campaign of Khuram Aftab. 5. The auditor, BDO Canada LLP, explained their report, attached as Attachment 1 to the report (October 22, 2019) from the City Clerk, setting out the audit process and the findings with respect to Kamran Zafar. 6. The contributor and the candidate both appeared before the Compliance Audit Committee and spoke to the matter. Written submissions from both the contributor and the candidate were also considered by the Compliance Audit Committee. 7. For the reasons stated below, the Compliance Audit Committee has decided not to commence a legal proceeding against contributor Kamran Zafar for the apparent contravention of Section 88.9 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, as amended, in the total contributions made to the campaign of Khuram Aftab. There was a contravention of the contribution limit because the individual made a contribution of $2,000 which exceeded the applicable limit but that over-contribution appears to have been made in error. The contributor recognizes that an over-contribution was made. In the Committee's view, the responsibility rests with the candidate to monitor the contribution limits. The candidate was provided with written material by the Clerk outlining the contribution limits. Additionally, the Clerk offered multiple training sessions to candidates.