Waipā councillors talk pay split
Waipā councillors have had a say on how to divvy up their pay over the next three years.
A pool of $544,506 a year is set aside by the government’s Remuneration Authority, calculated based on factors such as population size, a Waipā District Council statement said.
Councillors agreed with a staff recommendation to pay more to those with more responsibilities – though it’ll be up to the Remuneration Authority to make the final call.
The recommendations are as follows:
■ Deputy mayor and committee chair Liz Stolwyk be paid $66,835.
■ Committee chair and deputy committee chair Councillor Clare St Pierre be paid $53,075
■ Committee chair Andrew Brown be paid $51,109
■ Deputy committee chairs and community board members Bruce Thomas and Mike Montgomerie be paid $51,109
■ Councillors appointed to community boards Lou Brown and Philip Coles – plus Takena Stirling, who has iwi portfolio responsibility, be paid $47,177
■ Committee chair (quarterly committee) Marcus Gower be paid $45,212
■ Deputy committee chair Mike Pettit be paid $43,246
■ Deputy committee chair (quarterly committee) Roger Gordon be paid $41,280.
The mayor’s salary and pay for community board members are set through a different, independent process and can’t be changed, a Waipā District Council statement said.
For the rest of the financial year, mayor Susan O’Regan will be paid $145,391 per annum.
Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley will receive $19,327 and board members $9663 per annum.
Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Board chair Ange Holt will receive $18,662 per annum and board members $9331 each year.
The council recommendation was to go to the Remuneration Authority on Wednesday.