Dissension among Council as 5 out of 7 in favour of pay increase
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – With Federal legislation passing in 2017 that eliminated a 1/3 tax exemption for elected officials effective January 1, 2019, Council passed a recommendation to increase Council’s remuneration. Councillor Becky Grimsrud and Councillor Trevor Bolin expressed concerns drawing the funds from the budgets surplus account to make up the difference when […]
