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File #: 19-056    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Administration Staff Report
File created: 1/28/2019 In control: Council
On agenda: 3/4/2019 Final action:
Title: Council Remuneration: Elimination of 1/3 Tax Free Allowance - Information from Other Municipalities
Attachments: 1. Council Policy ADMIN-58, 2. Council Policy ADMIN-62, 3. Council Remueration Bylaw, 2014, No. 2836 (repealed), 4. Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2018, No. 2941, 5. Elected Officials Compensation Review Report, 6. Spreadsheet - Council remuneration re elimination of tax free allowance, 7. Staff Report ADM-18-014, 8. Staff Report ADM-18-016, 9. Staff Report ADM-18-022, 10. Staff Report ADM-18-024 with recommended changes to policies, 11. Staff Report ADM-18-034
REQUEST FOR DECISION

DATE: February 21, 2019 Report No. ADM-19-006
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Vicki Gannon, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT:

Title
Council Remuneration: Elimination of 1/3 Tax Free Allowance - Information from Other Municipalities
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RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation
That Council receive Staff Report ADM-19-006 for information and provide staff with further direction regarding Council remuneration.
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RELEVANT POLICY:

Council Policy ADMIN-58 Independent Review and Market Analysis of Council Remuneration
Council Policy ADMIN-62 Remuneration for Elected Officials
Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2014, No. 2836 (repealed)
Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2018, No. 2941

STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:

This Report is not directly related to any specific Council priority.

BACKGROUND:

At a Special Meeting of Council on May 22, 2018 a motion was carried unanimously that the remuneration for the Mayor be the median rate of $57,600, as identified by the independent consultant's study of ten comparable municipalities, and the remuneration for Councillors be set at 40% of the Mayor's remuneration, as per Council Remuneration Bylaw. It was further moved unanimously that Council defer any revisions to Council Policies ADMIN-58 and ADMIN-62 and the Council Remuneration Bylaw until staff provide additional information to Council, including tax implications and options to account for the elimination of the 1/3 tax free allowance. Attached are the two staff reports regarding this (ADM-18-014 and ADM-18-016), together with the independent consultant's final report entitled Elected Officials Compensation Review.

At the July 9, 2018 Council meeting, a motion was moved unanimously to direct staff to revise Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2014, No. 2836, and related Council Policies, effective November 1, 2018, based on Staff Report ADM-18-022, which is attached. Council also agreed that any remuneration to account for the elimination of...

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