April 21, 1998
CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE:
City Council, at its meeting held April 16, 1998, had before it Clause No. 42 of Report No. 3 of The Corporate Services
Committee, headed AOther Items Considered by the Committee@.
Council directed that the aforementioned Clause be received as information, subject to striking out and referring the
following Items embodied in such Clause back to the Corporate Services Committee for further consideration:
(1)Item (n), entitled AHonoraria for Councillors Appointed to Agencies, Board and Commissions@; and
(2)Item (o), entitled ASetting Salaries for Members of Council@.
City Clerk
M. Brown/dcm
(n)Honoraria for Councillors appointed to
Agencies, Boards and Commissions.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following communication:
(March 12, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council, at its meeting held on March 4, 5 and 6, 1998, struck and
referred Clause No. 3 of Report No. 2 of The Corporate Services Committee, headed AHonoraria for Councillors
Appointed to Agencies, Boards and Commissions@, back to the Corporate Services Committee for further consideration,
together with motions by Councillors Balkissoon and Kinahan in regard thereto.
(o)Setting of Salaries for Members of Council.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following communication:
(February 13, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council City Council, at its meeting held on February 4, 5 and
6, 1998, referred the following Motion to the Corporate Services Committee:
Moved by:Councillor Minnan-Wong
Seconded by:Councillor Davis
AWHEREAS the issue of Councillors= salaries has undermined the credibility of Council; and
WHEREAS Members of Council must demonstrate the highest degree of integrity and accountability; and
WHEREAS the setting of salary for Members of Council must be open, public and transparent;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council may not increase their salaries, except during the period 90
days before a Municipal election;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT 30 days= notice be required before any motion is considered by Council;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT any increase in salary must be published in a major daily newspaper.@
