By-law 2019-021

Council Remuneration

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Being a a by-law to establish remuneration for members of Council of the Township of South Stormont and to repeal By-law No. 2014-108 and 2016-015.

Whereas the Municipal Act, 2001, c. 25 s. 5 (1) provides that the powers of a municipal corporation are to be exercised by its council;

And whereas the Municipal Act, 2001, c. 25 s. 5 (3) provides that the powers of every council are to be exercised by by-law;

And whereas the Municipal Act, 2001, c.25, s. 283, provides that the municipality may pay any part of the remuneration and expenses of the members of any local board of the municipality and of the officers and employees of the local board;

And whereas the Department of Finance Canada’s Budget 2017 eliminates the option for 1/3 tax free exemption for municipal officials effective January 1st, 2019, reasoning that expense accounts covered most of these expenses;

And whereas when required, by-laws passed by Council of the Township of South Stormont shall be repealed by by-law.

Now therefore Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Stormont enacts as follows:

General

The remuneration for members of Council, effective January 1, 2019, shall be as follows:

Mayor: $35,920 per fiscal year,

Deputy Mayor: $20,655 per fiscal year, and

Councillors: $17,530 per fiscal year.

Effective January 1st, 2020 and every January 1st thereafter, remuneration for members of Council shall be adjusted based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by Statistics Canada for the twelve-month period ending October 31st, of the previous year.

Members of Council shall be paid / reimbursed for conferences, seminars, mileage, and other reasonable expenses, as substantiated by documentation and appropriate receipts, pursuant to the established Council Members Reimbursement Policy.

That By-law Nos. 2015-055 and 2014-108, and any other by-law inconsistent with this by-law, is hereby repealed.

Read and passed in open Council, signed and sealed this 13th day of March, 2019

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