Over $75,000/yr 'Category' Exploding at City Hall
The above comparison is a composite taken from the 2008 SOFI report and the 2013 SOFI report. It shows some startling trends with the wage trajectory at city hall under Mayor Ruttan's leadership.
It would be hard to argue that the workload at city hall has been on an upward climb since 2008, and I am hard pressed to see where city hall is providing anything in the way of more core services now, than in 2008.
During this 5 year period the total wages being paid at city hall to the over $75K category went from $10,886,263 in 2008 to $21,567,907 in 2013. Total remuneration in all wage categories went from $40,916,799 in 2008 to $49,694,491 in 2013.
Not included in these figures are the wages and benefits paid to the RCMP which in 2013 was approximately $19 million.
Is this going to be the legacy of this council? Nearly doubling the total amount being paid in the over $75K/yr club and increasing the total cost of wages by nearly 22%. How can anyone think those levels of increases are affordable in a community where the median income is $28,982? The average income is $37,656 and only 29% of all households have earnings in excess of $70,000.
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