The Blue Mountains council cost a tick below $300,000 in 2022.
The total council remuneration, travel and computer allowances and expenses for $296,499.10 in 2022. Council received the annual remuneration report at its committee of the whole meeting on March 13.
That included: $259,430.19 for remuneration, $24,092.05 for travel and computer allowances and $12,976.86 in expenses.
The breakdown for the 11 members of council was as follows:
- Alar Soever (mayor):
- Remuneration: $41,295.12
- Travel and computer allowance: $3,253.81
- Expenses: $948.29
- Total: $45,497.22
- Peter Bordignon (deputy mayor):
- Remuneration: $37,831.82
- Travel and computer allowance: $3,599.96
- Expenses: $539.01
- Total: $41,970.79
- Paula Hope (councillor):
- Remuneration: $37,155.90
- Travel and computer allowance: $3,599.96
- Expenses: $3,097.92
- Total: $43,853.78
- Andrea Matrosovs (councillor and mayor):
- Remuneration: $40,015.21
- Travel computer allowance: $3,599.96
- Expenses: $4,913.03
- Total: $48,528.20
- Rob Sampson (councillor):
- Remuneration: $34,557.30
- Travel and computer allowance: $3,253.81
- Expenses: $1,772.46
- Total: $39,583.57
- Jim Uram (councillor):
- Remuneration: $28,957.12
- Travel and computer allowance: $2,907.66
- Expenses: $275.19
- Total: $32,139.97
- Bill Abbotts (councillor):
- Remuneration: $25,916.36
- Travel and computer allowance: $2,492.29
- Expenses: $391.53 T
- otal: $28,800.18
- Gail Ardiel (councillor):
- Remuneration: $3,563.98
- Travel and computer allowance: $346.15
- Expenses: $234.83
- Total: $4,144.96
- Alex Maxwell (councillor):
- Remuneration: $3,563.97
- Travel and computer allowance: $346.15
- Expenses: $234.84
- Total: $4,144.96
- Shawn McKinlay (councillor):
- Remuneration: $3,318.61
- Travel and computer allowance: $346.15
- Expenses: $334.87
- Total: $3,999.63
- June Porter (councillor):
- Remuneration: $3,254.80
- Travel and computer allowance: $346.15
- Expenses: $234.89
- Total: $3,835.84
In addition, Matrosovs received a total of $750.64 from the Nottawasaga Conservation Authority. A total of $656.24 was per diem and $94.40 was mileage.
The report also included the remuneration totals for the town’s committee of adjustment. The committee cost a total of $6,556.78. Of this total, $4,077.68 was remuneration, $1,612.87 was mileage and $866.23 was expenses.
The breakdown for the committee members was as follows:
- Peter Franklyn:
- Remuneration: $1,019.18
- Mileage: $305.61
- Expenses: $150.00
- Total: $1,474.79
- Bill Remus:
- Remuneration: $994.01
- Mileage: $649.39
- Expenses: $687.67
- Total: $2,331.07
- Bob Waind:
- Remuneration: $1,070.48
- Mileage: $389.74
- Expenses: $0.00
- Total: $1,460.22
- Gregory Aspin:
- Remuneration: $76.46
- Mileage: $31.31
- Expenses: $0.00
- Total: $107.77
- Michael Martin:
- Remuneration: $76.46
- Mileage: $0.00
- Expenses: $28.56
- Total: $105.02
- James Oliver:
- Remuneration: $841.09
- Mileage: $236.82
- Expenses: $0.00
- Total: $1,077.91
At the meeting, council accepted the report without comment.
