Organizers of next year's BC Winter Games are seeking a fee break from the city of Vernon. President Akbal Mund says they're asking the city waive the cost of criminal record checks for all the games volunteers. He says they're concerned the added costs will impact their budget, and reduce the community legacy fund.The record checks, done by RCMP, cost around 20 dollars per person. Over two-thousand volunteers will be needed for the Games next February.
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Vernon's hotel room tax is starting to bring in more revenue. The city's tourism manager Michelle Jefferson says the two percent levy charged to hotel and motel customers, has generated close to 70-thousand dollars through the first four months of this year. She says it was up 23 percent in March, and by 42 percent in April, compared to the previous year. The tax, which started in March 2010, brought in 286-thousand dollars last year, money used for tourism marketing.
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Vernon Council Pay Written by Peter McIntyre 107.5 KISSFM Monday, 25 July 2011
Vernon council members will decide today if their pay should be reviewed. The issue comes up every three years, with council having the option to appoint a citizens remuneration review committee to study the issue, including what other communities pay their mayors and councillors. The committee would make a recommendation in a report, and any pay hikes wouldnt take effect until January 1-st, following the civic elections. Vernon's mayor had a base pay of 63 thousand dollars last year, while councillor's made a minimum of 20-thousand-474 dollars.
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