The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Finance and Labour Relations Sub-committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Time:

4:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Sub-committee Present:

• Councillor Hunter - Chair Presiding, 
• Councillor McCabe - Vice Chair, 
• Councillor Burbach, 
• and Councillor Nijjar 

Staff Present:

• Karmen Krueger - Director of Corporate Services, 
• Tatiana Dafoe - City Clerk, 
• Dave Bush - Director of Human Resources, 
• and Miranda Franken - Council Clerk Secretary 

To watch the Sub-committee meeting live, please click the following link: https://video.isilive.ca/stratford/live.html

A video recording of the meeting will also be available through a link on the City's website https://calendar.stratford.ca/meetings following the meeting.

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1.

Call to Order

​The Chair to call the meeting to Order.

Councillor Beatty provided regrets for this meeting. 

Land Acknowledgment

Moment of Silent Reflection

Respectful Conduct Statement

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

​The Municipal Conflict of Interest Act requires any member of Council declaring a pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof, where the interest of a member of Council has not been disclosed by reason of the member’s absence from the meeting, to disclose the interest at the first open meeting attended by the member of Council and otherwise comply with the Act.

Name, Item and General Nature of Pecuniary Interest

3.

Delegations

None scheduled

4.

Report of the Director of Corporate Services

4.1

Council Remuneration Review and Recommendations (FIN25-005)

• Motion by

  Staff Recommendation: THAT Council authorize a 2025 base remuneration for the Mayor of $86,800.16, Deputy Mayor of $24,333.75 and Councillors of $22,390.14;

  THAT the per diem rate for meetings with a duration of three hours or less be increased from $60 to $75;

  THAT the per diem rate for meetings with a duration of more than three hours in any one day be increased from $90 to $150;

  THAT Council amend the indexing from the Consumer Price Index to the internal method of following the Administrative Salary Group for any annual increases;

  THAT the Council Remuneration By-law attached to Report FIN25-005 be adopted;

  AND THAT By-law 20-98 be repealed.

5.

Advisory Committee/Outside Board Minutes

The following Advisory Committee Minutes were provided for the information of Sub-committee:

• Stratfords of the World (Ontario) Advisory Committee Minutes of August 8, 2024
• Stratfords of the World (Ontario) Advisory Committee Minutes of September 24, 2024

6.

Next Sub-committee Meeting

The next Finance and Labour Relations Sub-committee meeting is February 18, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall.

7.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  ​Sub-committee Decision: THAT the Finance and Labour Relations Sub-committee meeting adjourn.