politicians
see no pay raise

THERE WILL be no pay
increase for North Vancouver
District mayor and council
this year,

NORTH VANCOUVER
DISTRICT COUNCIL
By Martin Millerchip

Council's in-camera decision
was noted in the minutes of the
April 25 meeting but there was ag
debate and no release of the
Council Indemnities Task Force
Report, which recommended
retaining the 1993 pay scale. :

However, the report obtained by
the News concludes that mayor and
council are currently being com-
pensated at approximately $5,000
above the rate that was last recom-
mended by a citizens’ conunittee in
1988. The [993 indemmnities were:
$59,430 for mayor, and $19,810
for councillors.

But the report also states, “The
existing indemnities compare
appropriately with those in other
Lower Mainland municipalities.”

Strictly speaking, an indemnity
is not a wage, because the hours
and workload of the jab in question

are ill-defined, The Afunicipal Act
determines that one-third of the
indemnity is tax-free in compensa-
tion for focal expenses incurred.

Council asked the mayor to

establish a citizens’ task furce in
February to review the existing
indeinnities.

The district last created stich a
task force in 1988 under the chair
manship of Peter Jones.

The Jones ‘Task Force estab-
lished a formula that adjusted the
mayor's indemnity according to
leading economic indicators and
population base.

The “job content adjustment”
suggested 4 2% inerease for every
10% rise in population.

Aldermen at the tinie were to
receive 27% of the mayor's indem-
nity. The report of this year’s task
force, under the chairmanship of
John Ellis, points out that “there is
a significant difference between
the actual rates of compensation
and that expected by the applica-
tion of the Jones formula.”

Ifthe Jones formula had been
follawed, the mayor's 1993 indem-
nity would have been $4,749 fess,
while councillors would have been
receiving $5,046 less,

The report also states: “As the
median size municipality (in the
Lower  Maintand), North
Vancouver District has its mayor
and councillor indemnities higher
than the group averige and the
group median.”

But when considering work-
load, the report said, “we would
quickly conclude that council is
underpaid.”

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INDEMNITIES

Councillors %
$peryear of mayor

$19810 33.
$17,000 33
1” + $16,238 33

POPULATION
MUNICIPALITY! Census ‘91

(‘93 estimate)
ee 77,092 .
40,383

Mayor
$ per year

_ $59,430
$51,000
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