Minto’s municipal council costs are well into the six digits from a look at the costs from December 2007 to November 2008.
In that time, the total cost incurred by municipal councils was $118,560.
Just under half of those costs were incurred by Mayor David Anderson ($24,169) and Deputy Mayor Judy Dirksen ($21,686).
Below are the expenses incurred by each member of council.
Mayor David Anderson
$24,169 – $11,440 (base pay), $10,896 (per diem meetings), $1,224 (conventions, seminars, and expenses), $608 (mileage).
Deputy Mayor Judy Dirksen
$21,686 – $9,440 (base pay), $10,065 (per diem meetings), $1,366 (conventions, seminars and expenses), $996 (mileage).
Councillor Larry Agla
$4,847 – $2,597 (base pay), $2,250 (meetings), $1,366 (conventions, seminars, and expenses), zero (mileage).
Councillor Barb Burrows
$14,957 – $8,440 (base pay), $5,250 (meetings), $1,267 (conventions, seminars and expenses), $0 (mileage).
Councillor Rick Hembly
$15,448 – $8,440 (base pay), $5,125 (meetings), $1,207 (conventions, seminars and expenses), $676 (mileage).
Councillor Wayne Martin
$13,846 – $8,440 (base pay), $5,075 (meetings), $331 (conventions, seminars and expenses), $0 (mileage).
Councillor Dave Turton
$15,108 – $8,440 (base pay), $4,720 (per diem meetings), $1,749 (conventions, seminars and expenses), $199 (mileage).
Councillor Tammy Reiner
$8,314 – $5,194 (base pay), $3,120 (per diem meetings), $0 (conventions, seminars and expenses), $0 (mileage).
Note: Councillor Larry Agla passed away during his term of office – the vacant seat was filled by Tammy Reiner.
