Mississippi Mills has a policy to discuss and set council pay at the beginning of every election year with any rate changes applying to the new council not the current one. At their recent committee meeting a motion was passed to increase the mayor’s compensation to $60,689 from its current $37,693.
The Deputy Mayor’s wages would rise from $27,149 to $30,425 and councillors would see a bump to $24,287 from $20,906.
The motion will require council ratification and the changes will take effect on November 15th of this year.
Having a council discuss and vote on their compensation is always a delicate matter, and Mississippi Mills council debated their staff’s report for some time at their recent committee meeting.
Their policy is to review a salary report at the beginning of every election year with any changes applying to the next council after the fall election.
The single issue that brought the most discussion was the proposal to raise the Mayor’s compensation to $60,689 from its current rate of $37,693, an increase of 61%.
The motion was accepted by the committee, but a council decision was deferred Tuesday night due to the absence of two councillors.
If passed it would give the mayor the highest pay in Lanark County government.
