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:
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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Council Remuneration Bylaw, 2014, No. 2836 (repealed)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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