The Corporation of the City of Stratford
Finance and Labour Relations Committee
Open Session
AGENDA

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, January 27, 2025

Time:

7:10 P.m. - 9:10 P.m.

Location:

Council Chamber, City Hall

Committee Present:

• Councillor Hunter - Chair Presiding, 
• Councillor McCabe - Vice Chair, 
• Mayor Ritsma, 
• Councillor Beatty, 
• Councillor Biehn, 
• Councillor Briscoe, 
• Councillor Burbach, 
• Councillor Henderson, 
• Councillor Nijjar, 
• Councillor Sebben, 
• and Councillor Wordofa 

Staff Present:

• Joan Thomson - Chief Administrative Officer, 
• Tatiana Dafoe - City Clerk, 
• Tim Wolfe - Director of Community Services, 
• Karmen Krueger - Director of Corporate Services, 
• Kim McElroy - Director of Social Services, 
• Taylor Crinklaw - Director of Infrastructure Services, 
• Adam Betteridge - Director of Building and Planning Services, 
• Dave Bush - Director of Human Resources, 
• Chris Van Bargen - Deputy Fire Chief, 
• and Audrey Pascual - Deputy Clerk 

To watch the 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.

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.

Sub-committee Minutes

​The January 21, 2025, Sub-committee Meeting was cancelled.

4.

Delegations

None scheduled

5.

Report of the Director of Corporate Services

5.1

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.

6.

For the Information of Committee

6.1

Advisory Committee/Outside Board Minutes

The following Advisory Committee Minutes were provided for the information of 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

7.

Adjournment

​Meeting Start Time:
Meeting End Time:

• Motion by

  ​Committee Decision: THAT the Finance and Labour Relations Committee meeting adjourn.