Auditor's report

As indicated in the auditor's report, prepared by Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton s.n.c., Chartered Accountants, these financial statements accurately present, in all important aspects, the financial status of the Municipality to December 31, 2007, as well as the results of its operations for the year ending on this date, in accordance with generally recognized accounting principles for municipal accounting in Quebec.

Triennial capital spending program, for the year 2008
Fire station	24 537
Fire station equipment	27 000
Hopps Road	57 795
Millington Road	45 648
North Road	24 832
Bryant’s Landing Road	67 037
Rue du Lac des Sittelles	37 330
Total	284 179

Projections for the current year

List of contracts by virtue of Article 955 of the Municipal Code.

The mayor's report shall include those contracts:

a) involving an expenditure of more than $25,000, which the municipality has entered into since the last report on municipal finances.

b) involving expenditures of more than $2,000 with the same contractor since the last report on municipal finances, when the total of such contracts entered into by the municipality since the previous report on municipal finances is more than $25,000.

Remuneration of Elected Officials

Section 11 of the Law respecting remuneration of elected municipal officials requires that remuneration paid to the members of the council be published. Under by-law 06-339, adopted January 8, 2007, Austin pays the mayor a salary of $8,743.36 and an expense allowance of $4,371.68. Each councillor earns the sum of $2,916.88, and is allocated $1,459.32 for expenses.