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Kincardine council, Bruce Telecom board remuneration amounted to $315,000 in 2009
By Liz Dadson

Kincardine council

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The remuneration for Kincardine council, Bruce Telecom and associated boards, came to $315,000 in 2009, up from $301,500 in 2008.

That's the word from treasurer Brenda French whose report was part of the consent agenda at the meeting last night (March 17).

Taxpayers shelled out $217,469.63 for the nine members of council, while the Bruce Telecom total cost was $98,200.40.

Police service board members received a total of $6,956.82, and representatives on the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) received $3,726.85. There was no remuneration for the representative on the Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling board.

Mayor Larry Kraemer was paid the most at $41,368.16, including $28,513.66 in salary, $2,080 in per diem, and $4,201.28 in expenses; and for serving on the Bruce Telecom board, $4,125 in per diem and $2,448.22 in expenses.

Deputy mayor Laura Haight received $23,242.90, including a salary of $20,665.85, per diem of $1,270, and expenses of $1,307.05.

Councillor Guy Anderson (Ward 1) was paid $28,048.79, including $16,741.94 in salary, $2,830 in per diem, and $8,476.85 in expenses.

Councillor Gordon Campbell received $20,169.97, including salary of $16,741.94, and expenses of $1,718.03; and for serving on the SVCA, $1,215 in per diem and $495 in expenses.

Councillor Kenneth Craig received $20,205.26, including a salary of $16,741.94, pe diem of $1,240 and expenses of $2,223.32.

Councillor Ron Hewitt received $23,969.52, including a salary of $16,741.94, per diem of $1,850, and expenses of $3,360.73; and for serving on the SVCA, $1,345 in per diem, and $671.85 in expenses.

Councillor Marsha Leggett was paid $27,282.88, including $16,741.94 in salary, $1,560 in per diem, and $7,253.67 in expenses; and for serving on the police services board, $1,621.20 in per diem, and $106.07 in expenses.

Councillor Mike Leggett received $25,240.13, including a salary of $16,741.94, and expenses of 5,456.52; and for serving as a Kincardine firefighter, a salary of $2,958.47, and per diem of $83.20.

Councillor Randy Roppel was paid $23,011.03, including $16,741.94 in salary, $1,920 in per diem and $4,349.09 in expenses.

The following received remuneration for serving on the police services board:

Bob Wilson, $1,621.20 in salary and $2,165.35 in expenses for a total of $3,786.55.
Robert Hiscox, $1,443 in salary.

For serving on the Kincardine Environmental Advisory Committee:

Janice McKean, $158.57 in expenses.

For serving on the Bruce Telecom service board:

Richard Martin, $12,000 in salary, $3,750 in per diem and $3,169.61 in expenses, for a total of $18,919.61.
Holly Robinson-Colley, $10,008 in salary, $250 in per diem, and $3,629.71 in expenses, for a total of $13,887.71.
Doug Hunter, $10,008 in salary, $1,000 in per diem, and $2,973.31 in expenses, for a total of $13,981.31.
Barry Schmidt, $10,008 in salary, $2,625 in per diem, and $3,284.07 in expenses, for a total of $15,917.07.
Tom Scott, $10,008 in salary, $2,000 in per diem, and $3,029.57 in expenses, for a total of $15,037.57.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010