In a move for increased transparency, Battleford town council updated its policy for the mayor and council's compensation. The proposed amendment is the latest in the Town administration's systematic updating of outdated policy.
According to the administrative report presented at council Jan. 23, the proposed amendments would "clarify when remuneration is set, the amount of remuneration, how per diem is set and the amount, a cap on meal per diem allowance for food." The report goes on to note that the proposed amendments "further removes the inherent tension of council setting its own pay rate."
At last week's council meeting councillors also voted on a resolution to freeze their current honorariums for one year.
Speaking at the meeting, Councillor McLean Tady said that the vote was an easy one, given the province's current economic slump.
On Jan. 1, 2016 the mayor's honorarium was raised to $21,585.15, up from $20,975.40 in 2015, and council's salary was $ 8,780.40, up from $8,536.50.
