NORTH BATTLEFORD - It looks like the council remuneration policy in North Battleford will stay pretty much the same as it has been the last few years.
An amended policy was approved at Monday night’s council meeting in North Battleford, with only a minor change to remove a requirement to have a review of the rates of remuneration by an independent committee every five years.
The reason, as explained at Planning Committee the week before, is so the city can stay with its current practice where remuneration is currently managed by a democratic process outside the City in a process that provides the transparency and accountability the city is looking for.
Right now, remuneration is tied to those of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. According to the policy adopted by council back on Feb. 11, 2019, the mayor’s remuneration is set at 78 per cent of the annual indemnity set in 2018 of members of the Legislative Assembly, and at 80 per cent of MLAs indemnity for 2019.
Councillor’s pay is also set at 35 per cent of the mayor’s remuneration.
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