Taxpayers wanting to see salary and staffing sanity return to their local city hall should take heart with the news out of Penticton this week.
The Penticton Western News reports that sixteen fewer Penticton city workers earned more than $75,000 last year. In 2010, Penticton reported 75 people earning $75,000 or more, for a total of $7.1 million. Last year, 59 people made that list, for a total of $5.5 million.
From the story:
“That
definitely bucks the trend in B.C.,” said Jordan Bateman, provincial
director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “I don’t know of any
other agency in B.C. that’s seen a reduction in highly paid staff.”
The
contentious core services review resulted in dozens of layoffs and a
leaner operating structure, but was necessary to get the city’s fiscal
affairs in order, said Mayor Dan Ashton. “In the country as a whole,
we’ve had to pull our horns in, and the city has done that and there
have been substantial changes.”
I suspect a Penticton-style core services review will be the cornerstone of many 2014 civic election platforms. After all, it worked.
By: Jordan Bateman Taxpayer.comPosted: June 22, 2012
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