An Advisory Committee on Council Remuneration is proposing a raise for Prince George’s Mayor and Council.
The Committee was created in 2012 by council, and required that committee to complete it’s work by June 30th, 2022.
Deborah Abraham, Ethan Anderson, Kyanna Coe, Soloman Kpeh, and Martin Taylor were appointed to the Committee.
Their report, which will be presented at tomorrow’s (Monday) city council meeting, compared nine communities across BC.
The nine communities included:
- Prince George, 82,326 population (based on 2021 census)
- Langley, 137,399
- Delta, 113,695
- North Vancouver, 91,790
- Saanich, 124,639
- Victoria, 94,890
- Nanaimo, 101,987
- Kelowna, 149,687
- Kamloops, 101,603
Among the nine communities, Prince George city Councillors were the lowest paid at $37,908 per year, and Delta’s Councillors were paid the most at $62,788.
However, the report found that Prince George’s Mayor was the fourth highest paid at $129,461 per year.
Langley’s Mayor was the highest ($154,557) and Kamloops was the lowest ($107,004).
The committee is putting forward a recommendation to council, which if passed would give Councillors a 3.5% raise ($1,326.78) on January 1st, 2023 and January 1st, 2024, and a 1% raise to the Mayor on the same dates.
For the first year, the raise for Councillors would be $1,326.17, and for the Mayor it would be $1,294.51.
They’re also recommending the City of Prince George pays for 50% of the extended health and dental benefits premiums for Councillors who opt into the group benefits program.
Other items to be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting include a joint bid with Quesnel and the Cariboo Regional District to host the BC 55+ Games, a report from the PG Downtown Business Improvement Association, and 2021’s Statements of Financial Information.