CENTRE WELLINGTON – Despite a lot more names on the Centre Wellington council remuneration list, the total paid out to council was marginally down in 2022 over 2021.
Last year, a council remuneration and expense report shows mayors and councillors were paid a total just under $203,000 for salaries, meetings and expenses.
This is down by $1,000 over 2021.
Former mayor Kelly Linton topped the list at $44,200 for the year and was followed by the six councillors from his term. They were paid:
- Neil Dunsmore, $29,700
- Bob Foster, $24,400
- Kirk McElwain, $23,000
- Ian MacRae, $20,700
- Steven VanLeeuwen, $20,700
- Stephen Kitras, $17,400
Kitras took a leave of absence to run in the provincial election.
After the fall election, Centre Wellington had a new mayor and six new councillors that would be paid for their time to close out the year.
Their total payments were:
- Mayor Shawn Watters, $5,100
- Kim Jefferson, $3,100
- Dennis Craddock, $3,100
- Barbara Evoy, $2,900
- Bronwynne Wilton, $2,900
- Jennifer Adams, $2,600
- Lisa MacDonald, $2,600
Full remuneration report for 2022 can be found here.
