Council remuneration and expenses, total
From the annual statement of remuneration and expenses the treasurer files under section 284 of the Municipal Act, summed across every member listed.
Highlands East is not below. Highlands East publishes this statement but prints no total beneath it, so its table cannot be checked for completeness and is not extracted. The marks are the highest and lowest of those 3, not of the county.
per permanent resident · 2023
- Algonquin Highlands$59.41
- Minden Hills$25.86
- Dysart et al$22.72
2.6× between the largest and the smallest.
per person-year · 2023
Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.
- Algonquin Highlands$28.38
- Minden Hills$20.40
- Dysart et al$15.84
1.8× between the largest and the smallest.
per peak resident · 2023
Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.
- Algonquin Highlands$12.24
- Minden Hills$12.13
- Dysart et al$8.55
1.4× between the largest and the smallest.
What these figures carry
- Includes base pay, benefits, mileage and expenses as the municipality itemises them; the columns differ between municipalities.
- Council size differs, so compare per member or per resident rather than as a level.
Which way is better
Contested. What a council pays itself is a judgement for the electorate, not an index. Nothing on this page is ranked, and the bars are ordered by size rather than by merit.
Where this figure comes from →