The Calgary City Council has received its fourth consecutive wage increase.

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Calgary city councillors are  getting another pay  raise, marking the fourth year  in a row of  pay increases.
Effective January 1, the mayor and councillors received a  3.07% raise, bringing the total increase  through 2022 to  9.5%.
Even if a  voluntary compensation review committee  approves the  increase, critics  say pay increases should be tied to  performance.
"Are my streets safer,  cleaner and in better  condition? "Frankly, this is the job of a  municipal government," said Kris Sims of the Canadian Taxpayers  Federation.
Mayor Jyoti  Gondek's salary  is now nearly $220,298,  much higher than  that of the  Alberta premier. Councillors' salaries have  increased to  about $124,462  per year.
Councillors' pay is determined by a  citizens' committee based on  Alberta's average weekly  wage, a system  created before the last election. This means salaries fluctuate  based on the  province's economic  performance. "Council has no role in  determining their salaries and we rely on the  council's remuneration committee to make that  decision," Ward 7  councilor Terry  Wong said.
Ward 11  Councilwoman Kourtney Penner acknowledged the lack of performance-based  measures, but  noted the subjective nature of the council's  performance evaluation.
"Performance in a  board position is subjective and everyone has a different opinion  of who does a good job,"  Penner said.
She also  noted that  Calgary councilor salaries are comparable to  those in other  large Canadian cities and  to MLA salaries, given the workload and  responsibilities.
"We are similar to other comparable cities.  "We're comparable to  the MPs in this province,"  he said.
"So, the number of  hours, I think  it's a fair wage."
Some councillors have  said they are open to  the idea of freezing or halting future  pay increases.
"I agree with the  idea of  deferring," Wong said.
However, no formal motion to  that effect has been  tabled.
Sims criticized the automatic nature of the  pay increase. "The idea that there's some  kind of automatic fairy godmother  who gives them or forces  them to get a  raise is  ridiculous," Sims said.
"That's what you call passing the buck.  They're trying to pass their  money-making salary to  an amorphous outside  force."
A report presented to council showed what mayors and councillors in major cities  will earn in 2024, according to Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada)  Inc.
City council salaries in major cities across Canada.  (Statistics courtesy of Gallagher Benefit Services Canada Inc.)
Toronto:  Mayor - $225,304,  Councillor -  $133,776
Edmonton: Mayor - $216,585,  Councillor -  $122,363
Calgary: Mayor - $213,737,  Councillor -  $120,755
Winnipeg: Mayor - $213,328,  Councillor -  $114,609
Vancouver: Mayor -  $ 208,962, Councillor - $104,986
Ottawa:  Mayor - $208,760,  Councillor - $116,735
Halifax:  Mayor - $200,853,  Councillor - $99,403
Calgarians will  go to the polls in October.

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