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Councillor
Compensation Committee
City of
Peterborough
October 27,
2016
Draft Minutes Not Approved
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Minutes
of a Meeting of the Councillor Compensation Committee held on October 27, 2016 in
the City Board Room, City Hall
The
Councillor Compensation Committee meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. in the
Board Room, City Hall.
Present:
Claude
Dufresne
Wayne
Godward
Daniel
Kivari
Dan
Moloney
Garth
Wedlock, Chair
Jeff
Westlake
Regrets:
Dave
McFadden
Natalie
Garnett, Deputy City Clerk
John
Kennedy, City Clerk
Prior to the start of
regular business, the Committee met with Councillors Haacke and Pappas
separately. The interviews were concluded at 5:32 p.m.
Minutes – October 6, 2016
Moved
by Claude Dufresne
That
the minutes of the October 6, 2016 meeting be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of interest.
Consent Agenda
Moved
by Jeff Westlake
That
items 4 and 5 be approved as part of the consent agenda.
“CARRIED”
Director of Corporate Services
Report
COUCOM16-004
Benefits
and Mileage Rates
Moved
by Jeff Westlake
That
the Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report COUCOM16-004 dated
October 27, 2016, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:
That
report COUCOM16-004 be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Deputy
City Clerk
Report
Council
Compensation – Past 10 Years
Moved
by Jeff Westlake
That
the chart “History of Council and Mayor Remuneration”, be received for
information.
“CARRIED”
City
Clerk
Report
COUCOM16-005
Municipal
Surveys 2016
Moved
by Wayne Godward
That
the Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report COUCOM16-005 dated
October 27, 2016, of the City Clerk, as follows:
That
Report COUCOM16-005 be received for information.
“CARRIED”
City
Clerk
Verbal
Report
Possibility
of Pay Grid
The
City Clerk advised that he had checked with legal and they were unable to find
any examples of a pay grid system associated with Council members.
Other
Business
The
Chair reviewed the items the Committee had considered as part of the
Compensation Review Process. The following list was developed:
·
Compensation
·
Benefits
·
Mileage
·
Grid
system
·
Pay for
Committee Work
·
Part Time/Full
Time
·
Automatic
Review Process
·
Expense
Accounts
·
Mechanism
for Automatic Increases
·
Consideration
of Other Council Activities (i.e. ribbon cuttings, events)
The
Committee discussed each item and came to consensus as follows:
Compensation
– no change recommended
Benefits
– not recommended
Mileage
– no change recommended
Grid
System – not recommended
Pay
for Committee Work – not recommended
Part
time or Full time – no change recommended
Automatic
Review Process – it is recommended that a review be undertaken once per term (in
the second year of the term), and that any changes come into effect in the following
term.
Expense
Accounts – no change recommended
Mechanism
for Annual Increase – no change recommended
The
Chair and the Director of Corporate Services will prepare a draft report for
Committee consideration and one final meeting will be held.
Next Meeting
The
date of the next meeting is to be determined.
Adjournment
Moved
by Daniel Kivari
John
Kennedy
Clerk
Garth
Wedlock
Chair