City employees earning more than $75,000 are year listed in the latest Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) prepared for 2016.
On Tuesday, June 6, city council received the report at its regular meeting, which showed in total there are 27 people on the list earning more than $75,000.
In addition there were two severance agreements between the City and its non-unionized employees during 2016 — one for five weeks at $1,109.23 per week and a second one for three months at $13,010.50 per month for a total of $44,127.65.
The report also lists elected official remuneration which was $43,688 for Mayor Walt Cobb and $15,240 for each councillor.
Expenses for council members were Cobb, $3,731, Councillors Ivan Bonnell, $1,425, Scott Nelson, $780, Jason Ryll, $5,676, Craig Smith, $3,866, Laurie Walters, $3,980 and Sue Zacharias $780.
Included are goods and services payments above $25,000, such as $896,761 to BC Hydro, $1,361,671 to Peter Bros. Construction Ltd. or $2,392,298 to the Receiver General for Canada.
Under the Financial Information Act, SOFI reports are prepared each year and made public along with the city’s audited financial statements and annual report.
Development variance denied
A development variance application to reduce setback from the property line requirements for the construction of a new garage has been rejected by city council.
At its regular meeting Tuesday, staff recommended that Allan and Elsie Kinkaid living at 96 Fairview Drive be permitted to reduce the minimum interior lot line setback from 1.5 metres to .3 metres for a proposed garage.
The Kinkaids’ lot backs onto the golf course so they are limited as to where they can erect a garage.
The city received two letters of opposition.
One letter came from next door neighbours Barry and Joanne Laird who voiced concerns over fire hazards to their home, devaluation of their property, flooding in their basement due to snow melting off the garage, lack of space between the two properties for repair and maintenance of the proposed garage and setting a precedent by allowing the variance.
The second letter came from Anna Hughes who lives on Country Boulevard.
“We have, wisely, Bylaw No. 1825, 302 which addresses maximum size, heights and lot line setbacks,” Hughes noted.
Canadian Municipal
Network on Crime
Prevention approved
Council has authorized the purchase of a $500 annual membership with the Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention at the request of Dave Dickson, manager of community safety.
Cops for Cancer
letter of support
Council received a letter asking the City to provide donation items for its Aug. 26, 2017 Cops for Cancer Gala fundraising auction and gala.
