Catherine Fournier’s pay cut will be made with funds provided by local taxpayers, not the various allocations provided for the office from other sources.
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The Longueuil city council has introduced statute that will reduce the annual salary of newly elected Mayor Catherine Fournier by $ 65,000 to $ 185,000.
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The annual salary of Fournier’s predecessor in office, Sylvie Parent, was about $ 250,000. The salary paid to Parent, who did not run in the November 7 municipal elections, included compensation for participating in various other regional administrative bodies.
Fournier explained the pay cut by saying that it was inconceivable that her salary as mayor of the fifth-largest city in the province was higher than that of the prime minister of Quebec or the mayor of Montreal. He said that acting quickly to reduce his salary was a first step in restoring and increasing public trust in democratic institutions.
Fournier’s pay cut will be made with funds provided by local taxpayers, not the various allocations provided for the office from other sources. The $ 65,000 that is no longer paid to you annually will roll over to the city budget.
Fournier believes that Quebec is ready for a debate on how much elected officials are paid at all levels of government.
Reference-montrealgazette.com