City Government

Council Compensation

Salaries

Salaries are adjusted effective the first pay period of each year. The percentage increase or decrease is calculated using the Alberta Weekly Earnings from September to September, as reported by Statistics Canada for the immediately preceding year.

The following is the salary that Members of Council are eligible to receive:

	2010	2011	2012
Mayor	$144,061	$150,748	$158,813
Councillors	$79,787	$83,488	$87,955

One third of the Mayor and Councillor’s salary is tax exempt, as allowed by the Municipal Government Act and the federal Income Tax Act.

Some Members of Council chose to not take the full salary that they are eligible to receive. The actual salary that the City is providing to Members of Council is:

	2010	2011	2012
Mayor Mandel	$135,694	$135,694	$135,694
Councillor Anderson	$79,787	$83,488	$87,955
Councillor Batty	$79,787	$80,984	$87,955
Councillor Caterina	$79,287	$82,966	$87,955
Councillor Diotte	$79,787	$79,787	$87,955
Councillor Gibbons	$79,787	$83,488	$87,955
Councillor Henderson	$79,787	$83,488	$87,955
Councillor Iveson	$79,787	$80,983¹	$85,450¹
Councillor Krushell	$79,787	$80,984	$85,455²
Councillor Leibovici	$79,787	$79,787	$86,410³
Councillor Loken	$79,787	$79,787	$87,955
Councillor Sloan	$79,787	$83,488	$87,955
Councillor Sohi	$79,787	$83,488⁴	$87,955

¹Councillor Iveson directed that $2,505 of the 2011 and 2012 eligible salary be donated to the Donate-a-Ride program.
²Councillor Krushell directed that $2,500 of the 2012 eligible salary be donated to the Donate-a-Ride program.
³Councillor Leibovici directed that a 3.5% increase be applied to the 2011 eligible salary.
⁴Councillor Sohi donated $1,850.50 of the 2011 eligible salary to non-profit community charities in Ward 12.

Benefits

	City of Edmonton	Council Member
Alberta Health	0%	0%
Major Medical	70%	30%
Dental Plan	65%	35%
Long Term Disability	0%	100%
Life Insurance	50%	50%

All members of Council receive an annual $500 flexible Health Care Spending Account.

Vehicle Allowance

Mayor	$1158.00 per month (1/3 tax exempt) or the choice of a City-owned vehicle
Council	$578.00 per month (1/3 tax exempt)

Vehicle allowance amounts are indexed by the increase or decrease in the City of Edmonton mileage rate from January 1 of the previous year to January 1 of the current year.

RRSP

The City of Edmonton contributes an amount equal to 11% of the elected official's total annual salary to support retirement.

Transition Allowance

The City of Edmonton Members of Council will be provided with a transition allowance, upon the conclusion of their service, equal to three weeks salary for each year served, to a maximum of 36 weeks.

Parking

Members of Council are provided with parking permits for reserved stalls in City Hall, valued at $3,540 per year. This figure includes complimentary parking at Stanley Milner Library or Canada Place parkades, which Councillors may or may not choose to use. The figure also includes permits for metered parking on City-owned property and restricted residential parking.

Transit Passes

Members of Council are offered City transit passes and may or may not choose to accept them. They are valued at $84.50 per month ($1,014 per year).

Employee Savings and Discounts

Members of Council may take advantage of savings and discounts offered to all City employees, including a 50% discount for admission to City recreation facilities.

Independent Council Compensation Committee

In 2006 an independent committee made recommendations for City Council remuneration. It recommended their salaries to be adjusted up or down each year according to the average weekly earnings of Albertans.

2006 Council Compensation Review Final Report