MINTO – The cost of paying local politicians in Minto dropped by almost $5,000 last year.
On Feb. 19, treasurer/acting clerk Gordon Duff provided a report on council remuneration and expenses for 2018.
The report, an annual requirement under the Municipal Act, shows salary and expenses paid to members of Minto council between Dec. 1, 2017 and Nov. 30, 2018 totalled $144,407.
That’s a decrease of $4,892 over the previous 12-month total of $149,299.
Council salaries
Mayor George Bridge received a base salary of $16,921 last year, plus meeting per diems of $6,995, convention and seminar expenses of $1,768 and mileage payments of $74, for a total of $25,758.
Deputy mayor Ron Faulkner received a base salary of $13,300, plus $3,445 in meeting per diems, $3,109 for convention and seminar expenses and $600 in mileage, for a total of $20,455.
Payments for councillors were:
– Ron Elliott: base $11,317, per diems $5,390, conventions and seminars $6,863, mileage $1,181, total $24,752;
– Dave Turton: base $11,317, per diems $3,505, conventions and seminars $4,131, mileage $708, total $19,661;
– Judy Dirksen: base $11,317, per diems $4,015, conventions and seminars $2,134, mileage $855, total $18,322;
– Jean Anderson: base $11,317, per diems $5,040, conventions and seminars $1,953, mileage zero, total $18,311; and
– Mary Lou Colwell: base $11,317, per diems $3,045, conventions and seminars $2,207, mileage $574, total $17,144.
Council received the report as information.
