TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: July 13, 2026 Report No. ADM-26-032
TO: Councill
FROM: Mark Jeckway, Senior Human Resources Manager
SUBJECT: Mayor and Council Remuneration Review
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Mayor and Council receive Staff Report ADM-26-032 for information and provide staff with direction to revise Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2022, No. 3084, effective November 1, 2026.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
An independent consultant was retained to provide a review and produce a report on Mayor and Council Remuneration. The report will provide Mayor and Council the information to direct staff to update Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2022, No. 3084, effective November 1, 2026. As per Council policy this review and Bylaw update is required every four years.
BACKGROUND:
The Township of Esquimalt's policy ADMIN-62 outlines that Mayor and Council appoint staff or an independent consultant to review and compare Council remuneration in the fourth year of a Council Term to comparable communities in British Columbia using pre-determined selection criteria. In accordance with Council Policy ADMIN-58 and Market Analysis of Council Remuneration, Council remuneration will be based on the median remuneration as the most objective and fair measurement. The Township's bylaw outlines that Councillors are to be paid 40% of the Mayor's annual salary.
A list of comparable communities was agreed upon by Council on April 27, and the independent consultant began collecting the relevant data shortly after. The following 13 local municipalities in British Columbia were contacted:
Colwood
Cranbrook
Dawson Creek
Langford
Langley (city)
Oak Bay
Pitt Meadows
Port Alberni
Powell River
Prince Rupert
Sidney
Squamish
White Rock
The Consultant's report (Attachment 1) outlines the median salary for both the Mayor and Council for the 13 municipalities.
ANALYSIS:
As outlined in the report from the Consultant, the median salary for the Mayor's positi...
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