Tag: Susan Stevenson
$100K a year city councillors? Numbers misleading, they say
A city council committee is recommending changes to how councillors’ pay and expenses are reported. The issue? They don’t like how a city report adds them all together. Every year, politicians review their pay and expenses, broken up by their stipend, benefits and expenses before all three are added together. A council committee voted unanimously […]
Your dime, their spending: Inside London city council’s 2024 expenses
2024 expense tabs are in for London’s mayor and its 14 ward councillors. City hall reporter Jack Moulton breaks down how much they spent and on what. THE BIG PICTURE City councillors are entitled to charge up to $15,000 a year in general expenses such as for office supplies and equipment, gifts and souvenirs for […]
London poised to open emergency centre for homeless as wind chill nears –30 C
London is ready to open an emergency reception centre to bring the city’s homeless out of the extreme cold for the night, the mayor says. Mayor Josh Morgan told The London Free Press Tuesday evening that if existing overnight shelter space is used up, including any new emergency space spurred by the extreme cold, the […]
London’s city councillors make about $65K per year. Is that enough?
London’s rapid growth and its impact on city politicians will be a key factor in the evaluation of councillors’ pay rate, two task force members say. London city council is gearing up to appoint a five-person, independent panel to analyze city councillor pay and whether local politicians are receiving the support they need, such as […]
Politicians to advisory body’s call to pause transportation master plan: No
City politicians have brushed off the concerns of a citizen advisory committee that wants them to slam the brakes on the process of gathering public input on London’s polarizing new transportation master plan.