Douro-Dummer Treasurer, Stacy Grenier presented a report to council on Tuesday evening outlining council and committees remuneration packages for 2025.
Grenier referred to the municipal act which states that the treasurer has to give an itemized statement of remuneration of both council and local boards before March 31 of each year.
Council remuneration reported in the report is provided under bylaw 2022-37 – Council Remuneration, and this includes the annual adjustment effective January 1 of each year.
The 2022 base honorarium rates per year for members of Council as set out in the By-law are: Mayor $32,403.17, Deputy Mayor $24,566.16 and Councillors $21,995.44
These honorarium are subject to increases on January 1 of each year.The 2025 honorarium rates per year are: Mayor $36,982.40, Deputy Mayor $28,038.40 and Councillors $25,105.60.
This pay scale is in effect from Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31 2025.
Council also receives benefits which include Township paid statutory payroll costs such as Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Employer Health Tax (EHT) as well as applicable insured benefits premiums.
Council is also eligible to reclaim expenses for expenditures such as training, travel and costs related to conferences.
Total remuneration for council members including benefits and expenses are as follows:
• Mayor Heather Watson $46,520.14
• Deputy Mayor Harold Nelson - $31,666.96
• Counicllor Ray Johnston $38,707.57
• Councillor Tom Watt $28,152.12
• Councillor Shelagh Landsmann $10,990.58
• Councillor Adam Vervoort $12,360.37
Councillor Tom Watt questioned the honorarium that he receives from sitting on the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority (ORCA). Watt said that he receives $130 per annum for sitting on that board while other councillors don’t receive an honorarium for sitting on other committees.
Watt said he would be happy to have that money taken off of his township pay. He just wanted to check and see if there was a conflict.
Grenier told Watt that the township honorarium according to the bylaw covers council meetings, board meetings etc and ORCA falls outside of that definition so the pay will stand.
