Key managerial staff in the township will be getting a salary increase as part of a plan to attract and retain top talent.
Council met in-camera on June 24 to discuss “labour relations or employee negotiations,” including a confidential report from CAO Patty Sinnamon on senior management compensation.
Following the session, council passed a resolution to approve new job rates for several positions. The CAO/clerk’s position will now pay $57.06 per hour, up from a range of 45.43 to $53.4.
The director of finance and director of public works will both receive $50.48 per hour, up from a range of $35.89 to $42.22. The positions were separated out from the township’s pay equity plan in order to establish the new rates.
“Mapleton needed to address remuneration for these positions in order to deal with retention and attraction of highly qualified individuals,” stated Sinnamon in an email to the Community News.
Mapleton council also agreed at the June 24 meeting to join the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), in part to address staff attraction and retention issues.
