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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 5999/02THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. 5999/02 Being a by-law to provide remuneration and benefits for Members of Council. WHEREAS pursuant to Section 242(1) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, as amended, the council of a municipality may pass by-laws for paying remuneration to the members of council, and such remuneration may be determined in any manner that council considers advisable; and WHEREAS pursuant to Section 242(2) of the said Act, the remuneration to be paid may be determined in different manners and be of different amounts for different members of council; and WHEREAS pursuant to Section 243(1) of the said Act, the council of a municipality may provide by by-law for paying in whole or in part such expenses of the members of council as are actually incurred as a result of their acting either within or outside the municipality in their capacity members of council and as are authorized by the by-law; and WHEREAS pursuant to Section 243(2) of the said Act, a by-law passed under subsection 243(1) may set maximum amounts or rotes that may be paid in respect of any expense for which payment is authorized by the by-law; and NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: In this a) b) c) d) by-law, "Corporation" means the Corporation of the City of Pickering. "Member" means any person who is a Member of the Council of the City of Picketing. "Service" means any period of service as a Member and shall include a Member's period of service occurring prior to December 1, 2000. "Severance Remuneration" means the amount of money calculated in accordance with Section 6(b) of this by-law. The remuneration payable to the Mayor shall be as follows: First year in office Second consecutive year in office Third and subsequent consecutive years in office $54,000.00 $58,000.00 $60,000.00 Section 2(a) is hereby retroactive to December 1, 2001. The remuneration payable to a Councillor shall be as follows: First year in office Second consecutive year in office Third and subsequem consecutive years in office $22,000.00 $24,000.00 $25,000.00 b) Section 3(a) is hereby retroactive to December 1, 2001. o The Mayor shall be paid a per diem rate of 0.6% and a Councillor shall be paid a per diem rate of 1.0% of their annual salary for, attending a full day special meeting of Council or a committee called by the Mayor pursuant to By-law 3665/91. attending a full day special meeting of Council or a committee called by a majority of Councillors pursuant to By-law 3665/91. attending a meeting, workshop, seminar or convemion authorized by the Mayor, by policy, such as: attending a full day meeting of an ad hoc committee called by the Mayor or a majority of Councillors. attending a full day meeting as a representative of Council on an issue that is under consideration by Council. attending a full day workshop, seminar or convention as a representative of Council. A Member shall be eligible for a maximum of ten per diem payments as noted in Section 4(a) above in any calendar year. o c) A Member may contribute to a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) under Federal legislation to which the Corporation will match to a maximum of 9% of the Member's salary. Evidence of a contribution by a Member towards an RRSP as set om in Section 5(a) shall be made to the Treasurer no later than December 31~t in any given year and the City's contribution shall be made no later than January 31~t of the next calendar year. Section 5(a) is hereby retroactive to January 1, 2002. A Member, with service of more than three consecutive years, may, upon written application to the Clerk therefore by the Member, or by a representative appointed in writing by the Member, receive severance remuneration upon ceasing to be a Member by reason off i) election defeat; ii) resignation; iii) leaving office; iv) election to another government body; or v) dying while in office if the Member is 65 years of age or over and not eligible to receive benefits under the City's group life insurance program; No Member shall be entitled to receive severance remuneration who ceases to be a Member by reason of, or by resignation which, is a result of or given in anticipation of: i) removal bom office by judicial process; or ii) notwithstanding Section 6(a)(iv) above, disqualification under or operation of any Act of the Parliament of Canada or the Legislature of the Province of Ontario. c) Severance remuneration shall be equal to one month of salary for a Member, times the number of years of consecutive, uninterrupted full service of the Member, to a maximum amount payable of 24 months remuneration. d) A written application for severance remuneration must be received by the Clerk within six calendar months of a Member ceasing to be a Member, otherwise any entitlemem to severance remuneration shall be forfeited. o For Members who have completed fifteen years of continuous service and cease to be a Member for the reasons set out in Section 6(a)(i to v), the Corporation shall pay 100% of the premium cost of the Extended Health, Dental and Vision Care Benefit Plans until the Member attains age 65. b) The Corporation will cominue to pay 100% of the premium costs of the Extended Health, Dental and Vision Care Benefit Plans in respect of a Member's surviving spouse and dependents for up to twelve (12) calendar months following a Members death while in service. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 24 day of June, 2002.