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| '''Michael Di Biase''' is the outgoing ] of ], a suburb of ], ]. He became involved in the city's political sphere when elected local councillor in 1986. Following the death of Mayor ] in 2002, Di Biase was appointed acting mayor by virtue of his position as senior regional councillor (a position he had held since 1988). In the ], Di Biase won his first official term as mayor. | '''Michael Di Biase''' is the outgoing ] of ], a suburb of ], ]. He became involved in the city's political sphere when elected local councillor in 1986. Following the death of Mayor ] in 2002, Di Biase was appointed acting mayor by virtue of his position as senior regional councillor (a position he had held since 1988). In the ], Di Biase won his first official term as mayor. | ||
| Di Biase came under scrutiny from the Toronto Star when he received three traffic tickets in 2001/2002 but was never brought to trial. The officers did not show up to court for the first two offences and claim that the ticket disappeared in the third offence. In the 2006 Municipal Election, the Toronto Star cited this as one of the reasons that they are endorsing his opponent, Linda Jackson. | |||
| Linda Jackson has accused Di Biase of impropriety, when pages of her emails with a police officer found their way into the hands of Di Biase. | |||
| The '']'' newspaper reports that Mayor Di Biase receives a salary of $164,074 {{ref|1}} per year, making him one of the highest-paid municipal politicians in the country.{{ref|2}} The next highest paid mayor is ] of ] at $158,704. The mayor of the largest city in Canada, ] of Toronto, receives $143,635 per year. The average salary of Vaughan councillors is $102,657 which is second to that of Mississauga at $113,296, while Toronto councillors earn $85,497. | The '']'' newspaper reports that Mayor Di Biase receives a salary of $164,074 {{ref|1}} per year, making him one of the highest-paid municipal politicians in the country.{{ref|2}} The next highest paid mayor is ] of ] at $158,704. The mayor of the largest city in Canada, ] of Toronto, receives $143,635 per year. The average salary of Vaughan councillors is $102,657 which is second to that of Mississauga at $113,296, while Toronto councillors earn $85,497. | ||
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- This article is about a Canadian politician. For information about the wrestler see Michael Dibiase.
Michael Di Biase is the outgoing mayor of Vaughan, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He became involved in the city's political sphere when elected local councillor in 1986. Following the death of Mayor Lorna Jackson in 2002, Di Biase was appointed acting mayor by virtue of his position as senior regional councillor (a position he had held since 1988). In the 2003 municipal election, Di Biase won his first official term as mayor.
Di Biase came under scrutiny from the Toronto Star when he received three traffic tickets in 2001/2002 but was never brought to trial. The officers did not show up to court for the first two offences and claim that the ticket disappeared in the third offence. In the 2006 Municipal Election, the Toronto Star cited this as one of the reasons that they are endorsing his opponent, Linda Jackson.
Linda Jackson has accused Di Biase of impropriety, when pages of her emails with a police officer found their way into the hands of Di Biase.
The Globe and Mail newspaper reports that Mayor Di Biase receives a salary of $164,074 per year, making him one of the highest-paid municipal politicians in the country. The next highest paid mayor is Hazel McCallion of Mississauga at $158,704. The mayor of the largest city in Canada, David Miller of Toronto, receives $143,635 per year. The average salary of Vaughan councillors is $102,657 which is second to that of Mississauga at $113,296, while Toronto councillors earn $85,497.
In the 2006 municipal election, Di Biase faced Lorna Jackson's daughter Linda Jackson and lost in one of the closest races of the night by 90 votes. Di Biase has requested a recount.
References
- Globe and Mail report on Municipal salaries
- Urquhart, Ian (May 29, 2006). "MPP pay remains a thorny issue". Toronto Star.
- Vaughan Citizen article on election
External links
| Preceded by: Lorna Jackson |
Mayor of Vaughan, Ontario 2002-2006 |
Succeeded by: Linda Jackson |
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