The mayor of Vernon has rejected a pay raise.
Rob Sawatzky, who was elected in November, has turned down a
raise approved by the previous city council.
Council had voted for the Vernon mayor to receive a salary
of $66,266 in 2012.
Sawatzky has opted to stick with the current salary of
$63,466.
One-third of mayor’s salary is a tax-free allowance.
Vernon city councilors will keep their current salary of
$20,472, one-third of which is tax-free.
There are 42,812 living in Vernon according to the latest
census offered by Statistics Canada.
The mayor’s salary works out to approximately $1.48 per
person in Vernon.
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Here is a comparison to mayoral salaries in other parts of the Okanagan:
| Vernon | Kelowna | Penticton | West Kelowna | Salmon Arm |
Mayor salary | $63,466 | $87,902 | $61,300 | $60, 853 | $44,800 |
Population | 42,812 | 106,707 | 35,846 | 28,793 | 16,012 |
Cost per resident | $1.48 | $0.82 | $1.71 | $2.11 | $2.80 |
According to the City of Penticton 2012 budget, Mayor Dan
Ashton is on track to make $61,300, an increase from 2011 when he made $57,800.
In 2011, he also received $1,600 in town expenses.
Penticton city councilors made $19,667 in 2011 plus $1,166
in town expenses.
According to the City of Kelowna, Mayor Walter Gray will
make $87,902 a year.
One-third of the mayor’s salary is for expenses and is
tax-free.
Kelowna city councilors receive $30,765; one-third of which
is tax-free.
In West Kelowna, remuneration for mayor and city council is
the median paid to the mayor and council in a comparative group of
municipalities.
In 2010, Mayor Doug Findlater was paid $60, 853 and city
councilors were paid $20,654.
The mayor and West Kelowna City Council rejected a pay raise
in 2011.
In the City of Salmon Arm, bylaw 3834 sets the remuneration
for the mayor and city council.
Mayor Nancy Cooper will make $44,800 for her duties this
year, one-third of which will be paid as allowance for expenses.
Salmon Arm city councilors will receive $15,000 a year,
one-third of which will be paid as allowance for expenses.
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