Peter McIntyre Monday, 14 June 2010 09:38107.5 KISSFM
The cost to run Vernon city council last year went up about $22,000 including salaries and expenses The figures are part of the city's financial report which will be before council todayMayor Wayne Lippert had a salary of $65,153 plus expenses of $5,615, which he doesn't feel was out of line with other mayors. Lippert tells KISS FM, "If you see what some of the mayor's discretionary funds have been, or what they spend their budgets on, I think you'll find I'm very much on the low side. Coming from a business background, I always try to manage money as if it's my own, and I think I do a good job of it, so I don't have any problem justifying what I've spent city money on."Lippert says his expenses came from attending conferences and forums.Meantime, each of the six city councillors was paid a minimum of $21,018 last year. Councillor Buffy Baumbrough had the highest remuneration of $23,210.Jack Gilroy had the highest expenses among councillors at $4,818 followed by Mary Jo O'Keefe at 4,602, Shawn Lee 2,595 and Baumbrough at 2,112. Councillors Patrick Nicol and Bob Spiers had no expenses.Click HERE for a link to a previous story on staff costs at City Hall.
For the entire 2009 annual report, click HERE.
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City Salaries Kate Bouey - Vernon 105.7 SUNFM Mon, 2010-06-14 08:23.
The City of Vernon's annual report shows that 18.9-million dollars was spent on staff salaries last year with 63 staffers making over 75-thousand dollars. The highest paid was city administrator Leon Gous who pulled in 157-thousand dollars, with expenses. Fire Chief Jeff Carlisle came second with 123-thousand dollars. Mayor Lippert admits there's been quite an increase in the cost of salaries but he says many are union jobs Lippert suggests that's the price of union contracts that some regional district jobs were also transferred to the city. The report also shows a difference in what city councillors made as some claimed expenses and attendance at meetings. Jack Gilroy's total was just over 27-thousand dollars while Bob Spiers and Patrick Nicol had no expenses and came in at 21-thousand. Mary Jo O'keefe was $25,620, Buffy Baumbrough was $25,322 and Shawn Lee $23,613. Mayor Wayne Lippert's 2009 total was $70,768.
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2009 - 11MB ANNUAL REPORT ONLINE
- 2009 Variance Report - 82 Kb
- Explanation of Variances - 92 Kb
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