THAT Council direct staff to update the Council Remuneration Policy to include the following:
a) To change benefits provider from UBCM to the City benefit provider in alignment with staff policy coverage,
b) To provide a child/eldercare allowance of up to $3,300 per year, effective at the start of the new Council term in 2026,
c) To provide Acting Mayor pay equivalent to 10% of Mayor’s remuneration during the acting month,
e) To provide compensation to new council-elect members up to $200 per day for attending required City orientation and training sessions prior to the day of the Inaugural Meeting of Council,
f) To include an annual remuneration increase equivalent to the CUPE annual contract increase as negotiated starting January 1, 2024,
g) To consider amendments to the Council Remuneration Policy no later than December 31 in the year prior to a general local government election, and,
THAT staff be directed to bring forward any necessary amendments to applicable bylaws in regard to the approved Council Remuneration Policy updates.