SUNDAY July 7, 1996 THE North Shore Driving Schcol and its owners have been charged with evading taxes on $278,000 worth of income. Byron Briton, Josephine Sally Briton and f North Shore Driving Schoo! Lid. were named Mon 18 charges laid under the Income Tax Act. @- = The charges, which were laid on June 19 in North Vancouver provincial court, allege Mi that they committed tax evasion and made i false statements on both business and person- al income tax returns from 1988 to 1994. N° - The Britons are listed as residing in the Mm 1300-block of Chartwell Drive in. West Vancouver, according to the B.C. Registrar of Companies. The charges against the Britons and North Shore Driving School allege that they: @ evaded taxes by understating $134,749. worth of income on T2 Corporation income ‘ax Retums in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 484 made a false statement on_a 1994 T2 aCorporation Income Tax Return by stating Athat the company had a net income of $14,743; BE made false statements on a 1992 T2 busi- ness return by stating that the company had a Mnet loss: of $14,864 and failed to include 18,816 additional income; made a false statement on a 1991 T2 bus ess retum by stating the company’s net ome was $66,518 and failed to include an See Allegations page 3 (Taxpayers footing Dill for two municipal nanager salaries Y MARTIN MILLERCHIP ontelbustieng Writer NORTH Vancouver District is cur- ntly paying two municipal man- gers a full salary without the nowledge of its taxpayers. j The News has learned that former municipal fanager Me! Palmer's contract does not expi alildJan. 31, 1997, and that he will be ¢ full monthly salary of approsimiately 900,unsil that time. Palmer‘will then be eligible fo enefits package that totals $126,000. Well over half that amount is for outstinding ion benefits and banked time. district seven month Plenty of parking ds in front of an almost empty parking lot. A few weeks ago the Bridge repairs have killed business. See story page 3. COACH House Inn general manager Jack Zydel stan ict was filled with customers’ cars. Second Narrows The district did not celease this information on May | when Palmer stepped down and Gord Howie joined the cerporation as its top admin- istralor. Mayor Murray Dykeman refused to give the News further information at the time, saying only that Palmer was receiving benefits due under the terms of his contr ln his refusal to provide details, Dykeman was possibly obeying a March 11 in-camera council resolution that state “fry view of the concerns expressed by the district's solicitor about the potential liability to the district arising from the agreenient be Mr. Palmer and the district, itis the view of thi council that the release of any information con- cerning the agreement without the consent 0 couneil would be grossly negligent. At issue was the actual date that Palmer would step dowa and Howie lake over. Four counciliers iave confirmed that Palmer originally offered to step dawn July | and take the paid vacation owed him until his contract expired Jan. 31, 1997, effectively aving the. i salary. But the terms of Palmer's separation agree- ment changed after Howie was ed to take over May 1 with the result that Palmer will col- lect full pay and benefits until January and then receive his holiday pay and banked time as 3 lump sum payment. Howie was chos manager after a province-wide s by un independent constltant. He was previously Deputy City Administrator of Richmond before stepping into the position v Asked whether Palmer's retirement could have been handled in such a way as to save the district money, Coun. Pat Munroe replied: “l think it could have been. “My expectation was that it was going (9 be handled in such a way that there was not going to be a problem.” Coun. Emie Crist questions why any of the details needed to be held in-came “Mr. Palmer offered to leave in July. We found a new manager. We said we would like as the new municipal ch headed See Diszlosure page 3 | Weather Monday: Sunny, High 30°C, low 13°C. ® Bright Lights i Business.. & Celebrations... @ Crossword @ Fashion... @ Horoscopes... @ North Shore Alert... Talking Personals & Travel... & TV Listings. Our chequing ace Gaunt pays Vacation U.S. funds 5.25% daily Dees yours? For more information call 925-9210 West Vancouver off BLUE CHEF THIER KING ‘Advertising 980-0511 Classitieds:986-6222° |)