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Council Remuneration Committee Recommendations
Proposed Motions
That Council approve the recommendations of the Council Remuneration Committee as follows:
1. Mayor’s Honorarium
Recommendation: That the Mayor’s position be recognized as full time (two thousand
and eighty hours per year) and paid accordingly. Further, the honoraria paid to the
Mayor are increased by a total of 15% over four years with 1/3 continuing to be nontaxable.
The increase would be implemented after the next municipal election beginning
October 29, 2013 at 3.75% per year.
2. Deputy Mayor’s Supplemental Honorarium
Recommendation: That the Deputy Mayor’s supplemental honoraria will be equal to
15% of the Mayor’s current honoraria. As of November 2013, the supplemental
honoraria amount would be $10,246 per annum.
3. Councillor’s Honorarium
Recommendation: That the Councillor’s position is deemed to be part-time and there is
no increase in their honoraria.
4. Travel Allowance
Recommendations: That the Council members who live over 40KM from the Parkland
County offices may receive an optional $100 per month travel allowance. The Mayor
would be entitled to an optional $150 per month travel allowance.
5. Per Diem Rate
Recommendation: That the Per Diem rate currently being used, stay the same.
6. Conferences and Conventions
Recommendation: That the existing budget amounts for conferences and conventions
stay the same.
7. Training and Development
Recommendations: That the current general and professional development training
budget include a provision for mandatory Council training (i.e. - Elected
Officials Education Program (EOEP) if the Councillor has not already had such training.
Further, that the existing training budget remain the same but Council members receive their
four-year allotment in the first year and any remaining budget is carried forward to future
years until the budget is spent or their term ends.
8. Benefits
Recommendation: That the Council members be provided with t...
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