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Amendments to Council Policy C-CC-03 Council Remuneration and Expense Reimbursement
Presented by: Diane McMordie, Director, Financial Services and Information Technology/CFO
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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1. That revised policy C-CC-03 Council Remuneration and Expense Reimbursement, provided as an attachment to the June 8, 2021 agenda report titled, “Amendments to Council Policy C-CC-03”, be approved.
2. That Administration draft a Council Remuneration Review Committee Bylaw for presentation to the Community Growth and Infrastructure Standing Committee on July 12, 2021.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
There are three amendments being brought forward:
1. An update to schedule 1 to properly reflect Mayor/Council Member salaries that are effective as of April 1, 2021.
2. An update to the timing of when the Council Remuneration Committee will be established from the third year of Council’s term to the first year of Council’s term.
3. Amendments to section 33 of the policy and section 41 of the procedures to provide clarity around conflict of interest and third party interactions as it relates to reimbursement of expenses.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
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ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Schedule 1 of policy C-CC-03 is to be updated annually to reflect current salaries of the Mayor and Council Members. The March 16, 2020 update, while incorporating some other required updates, did not include an update to Schedule 1. It is also being recommended that the annual update amending schedule 1 is to state the salaries as of April 1st each year rather than the January 1 date currently listed. The rationale for this change is that Mayor/Council Member salaries are adjusted each year on April 1 so the January 1 value is outdated within weeks of the Policy amendment being approved.
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