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2014 Municipal Election: Brampton

Mayor fat cat is getting another pay hike.

Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell, whose salary of $213,000 was widely criticized for making her Canada’s highest paid mayor in 2012, is set to earn $19,000 more than that this year. This includes $154,668 in salary from the city (one-third of which is tax-free), about $25,500 in pension contributions from the city and about $51,500 in salary for sitting on Peel Region Council. Fennell’s compensation does not include an additional $15,400 she gets each year for sitting on the Peel Police Services Board, her $22,000 annual automobile allowance or her $49,000-a-year limousine service.

Fennell’s overall compensation is going up thanks to a raise based on “market adjustment increases” and a boost in pension contributions. Both were approved by council for all council members.

According to documents obtained by the Star, Fennell also has not renewed a pay reduction she asked for secretly near the end of 2013.

By comparison, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will earn $177,499 this year, which is fully taxable. Brampton has a population of about 530,000 people; Toronto has about 2.8 million.
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http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...an_fennell_gets_substantial_salary_boost.html
 
Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell, whose salary of $213,000 was widely criticized for making her Canada’s highest paid mayor in 2012, is set to earn $19,000 more than that this year. This includes $154,668 in salary from the city (one-third of which is tax-free), about $25,500 in pension contributions from the city and about $51,500 in salary for sitting on Peel Region Council. Fennell’s compensation does not include an additional $15,400 she gets each year for sitting on the Peel Police Services Board, her $22,000 annual automobile allowance or her $49,000-a-year limousine service.

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By comparison, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will earn $177,499 this year, which is fully taxable. Brampton has a population of about 530,000 people; Toronto has about 2.8 million.
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So a more appropriate salary for Susan Fennell or any Brampton mayor would be $33,598. I never thought of it that way. That sounds perfectly reasonable and fair.
 
jml said:
Her main point seems to be "How come the Toronto Star doesn't report on it when we expense things that DO follow city guidelines?!"
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It's as if some armed bank robber were to use as a defense at his trial: "Why don't you mention all the banks I didn't hold up?!?!"

Jesus, what's with the Grade Z quality of politicians we've been seeing in recent years?
 
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