City Seeks Public Input on Council Compensation and Benefit Review 

For Immediate Release
10/7/2011 
Contact: Charlene Touzel, Acting City Clerk 
Phone: 519-759-4150 

A Citizens Review Committee is reviewing the current compensation and benefit levels of the Mayor and City Councillors.  This committee is now at the public consultation phase and wants to hear from you!

The review process is best done with input from a varied and diverse cross-section of all residents. Make your opinion known through one of the methods below – tell us whether or not you feel that the current compensation and benefit levels for the Mayor and City Councillors are adequate to the positions or if you think changes are needed.

Information on City Council’s current compensation and benefit levels is available online at http://www.brantford.ca/CouncilSurvey/ or can be obtained in person at the City Clerk’s Department, 100 Wellington Square, Brantford, during regular business hours.

Provide input through one of the following:

1.  Completing an online survey following the link above. Click to launch the online survey now. This will open in a new browser window.

2.  Registering as a delegation to appear before the Citizens Review Committee at one of its upcoming meetings:

  • Wednesday, October 12, 2011 
    6:00 p.m. - Caucus Room, Brantford City Hall
  • Thursday, October 20, 2011
    1:00 p.m. - Charlie Ward Room, Brantford City Hall
  • Tuesday, October 25, 2011
    6:00 p.m. - Charlie Ward Room, Brantford City Hall

Delegates must pre-register by contacting Virginia Kershaw, Council and Committee Services Co-ordinator, at 519-759-4150 ext. 2232 or by email at vkershaw@brantford.ca no later than 9:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting.

3.  Submitting written comments to the Citizens Review Committee at the following address:

Council Remuneration Review Committee
c/o Virginia Kershaw, Council and Committee Services Co-ordinator
City Clerk’s Office
Brantford City Hall
100 Wellington Square
Brantford, ON   N3T 2M3

The deadline for comments on Phase 1 of this review is Friday, December 2, 2011. Any comments received by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, will be considered as part of the Committee’s interim report to Council. A final report on Phase 1 of its review is expected to be presented to City Council by December 2011.

Phase 2 of the review, scheduled to begin in January 2012, will include a comprehensive Council Structure and Ward Boundary Review with recommendations to be effective for the 2014 to 2018 term of Council, including honorarium levels for the recommended Council Structure options.  More details on this phase of the review will be available after the completion of Phase 1.

Click for more information about the Committee's process to-date, and to view meeting agendas and minutes. This will redirect you to the appropriate pages within this website.

For further information about the review process and this next public consultation phase, please contact:

Linda Hunt, Chair, Council Remuneration Review Citizens Committee
519-753-1233

Charlene Touzel, Acting City Clerk
519-759-4150 ext. 2231