REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: May 14, 2018 Report No. ADM-18-016
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Vicki Gannon, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT:
Title
Amendments to Council Policies re Council Remuneration End
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council:
1. approve revised Council Policy ADMIN-58 Review & Market Analysis of Council Remuneration; and
2. approve revised Council Policy ADMIN-62 Remuneration for Elected Officials;
as attached to Staff Report ADM-18-016.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Council Policy ADMIN-58 Independent Review & Market Analysis of Council Remuneration
Council Policy ADMIN-62 Remuneration for Elected Officials
Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2014, No. 2836
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
This Request for Decision does not relate to a specific Council strategic priority.
BACKGROUND:
At an In Camera meeting held on February 19, 2018, Council met with the Consultant retained to conduct the independent review and market analysis of Council remuneration, pursuant to Council Policies ADMIN-58 and ADMIN-62. During that
meeting, Council directed that the Mandate portion of Policy ADMIN-58 be revised in order to provide clarification relating to the review.
Upon further review of the Policies ADMIN-58 and ADMIN-62, additional revisions are recommended. Attached to this report are the two policies with the recommended changes outlined.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
Currently the two policies outline that an independent consult be appointed in order to do the review and market analysis for elected officials. As staff completed a salary review for exempt employees in-house, Mayor and Council may choose staff to perform the review, rather than paying for an independent consultant.
Further, as part of this review, the independent consultant brought forward options to Mayor and Council regarding a remuneration structure, not recommendations. The reports brought forward were "for information" and did not...
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