Costs associated with running regional council top $1-million
Posted Mar 9, 2015 07:01:44 AM.
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It’s costing taxpayers a pretty penny to cover the costs of having a regional council.
A report suggests the tab for salaries, benefits, expenses and service on regional boards for the chair and councillors totals about $1.1-million.
The bulk of that – at over $750-thousand – goes towards salaries.
The Record reports when all of those items are added up, Regional Chair Ken Seiling received more than $187-thousand last year.
Second on the list was councillor Jane Mitchell at over $91-thousand and then Tom Galloway at over $83-thousand.
The paper says, for the most part, most councillors received between $51-thousand and $55-thousand.
The boards they serve on are varied, ranging from Police Services to the Grand River Conservation Authority.
