City Council's Gettin' That Bag? Mayor Stayin' Broke 💰🤷

The Tea is Spilled

Okay, so listen up, fam. The Council Resourcing Review Task Force is 'bout to drop some serious news. Apparently, they're tryna hook up city councillors with a major pay raise. We're talkin' 'bout indexing their base pay to the 70th percentile of what full-time Londoners were makin' back in 2020. If you do the math, that's roughly $83,000, according to the 2021 Census. Straight up, they want councillors to treat this gig like a full-time job, always on and poppin'.

But here's the wild part: the mayor? They're not getting a raise. Like, zero. Zilch. Nada. Talk about awkward.

Now, if a councillor steps up and takes on extra responsibilities, like chairing a standing committee, they'll get a 4% pay bump. And if they're Deputy Mayor or Budget Chair? That's an extra 8%, bestie. But to make sure everyone's pullin' their weight, they might make councillors serve on a minimum number of agencies, boards, or commissions, along with those standing committees. No freeloaders allowed, period!

Also, they're still debating whether councillors should get severance pay when they leave office, either 'cause they quit or 'cause they lost the election. That's still up in the air. But they are lookin' at a mid-term pay adjustment starting in 2028.

Other than that, they're tryna keep things chill with the existing policies, like no extra pay for sitting on external boards/commissions, and automatic annual increases based on census data. Keep it simple, y'know?

The big day is September 19th. That's when the Task Force is gonna debate and finalize everything. So, stay woke, and keep your eyes peeled for more updates!