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Case made for political pay raise Vernon’s mayor believes civic leaders should be paid more in the future. The City of Vernon’s 2013 annual report shows that Mayor Rob Sawatzky had a salary of $63,466 while the base salary for each councillor was $20,474. “I would like to see it higher,” said Sawatzky. For Sawatzky, the current remuneration could Rob Sawatzky be a stumbling block for recruiting members of the community to put careers and families aside and run for council. “It will allow you to select from a larger pool
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of people. Right now, you select from a pool of people where money doesn’t matter,” he said of retirees or business owners. However, Sawatzky admits there are challenges related to increasing council salaries and the primary one is the burden on taxpayers. “Vernon is big enough that there’s a lot of work for mayor and council but it’s a size of community that can’t easily pay more,” he said. Councillors can also submit for meeting pay and that led Coun. Juliette Cunningham having a total remuneration of $22,940 and Coun. Coun. Mary-Jo O’Keefe at $21,981. Councillors Catherine Lord, Patrick Nicol, Bob Spiers and Brian Quiring all receive the base salary of $20,474. Salaries for mayor and council are one-third tax-free. It was decided earlier this year that a comental taxes for new tires, GST and QST taxes. All prices and rebates are based on Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. Offers may be cancelled at any time without ill qualify for the lowest interest rate. Example: $25,000 purchase financed at 0% APR for 48/60/72 months, monthly payment is $520.83/ $416.66/ $347.22, cost of allowance. Total lease obligation is $16,847/$10,107/$16,847, optional buyout is $10,008/$6,530/$11,991 and total price of vehicle is $26,849/$16,649/$27,749. d has been properly registered/plated or insured for the last 3 months (the “Criteria”). Eligible customers will receive [$500]/[$1,000]/[$2,500]/[$3,000] towards the xcluded (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Taxes payable before Rebate amount is deducted. To qualify: (i) customer must, at the time of the Eligible Vehicle sale, provide the factory order or delivery, but not both. ± Estimated fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. †† ©2013 Sirius Canada Inc. “SIRIUS”,
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mittee of three residents would be formed to review remuneration and report back to council in September. Any changes in salary will be initiated after the November municipal election. The city’s 2013 annual report indicates that the seven members of council had a total of $13,356 in expenses. Leading the pack was Lord with $5,244. “There were two years of receipts for the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference because I didn’t file for 2012 until the beginning of 2013,” she said. Sawatzky had expenses of $3,315 for 2013, while Cunningham’s expenses were $3,223. O’Keefe submitted for $889 in expenses, while there was $687 for Quiring and no expenses were filed by Spiers and Nicol. The annual report will be the focus of a public input session July 14 at 4:30 p.m. at city hall.
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A charge of second-degree murder has been laid in connection with a Lumby homicide. Police received a report shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday of a disturbance in the 300 block of Trinity Valley Road. Found inside the home was the body of a woman, identified as Linda Marie Stewart, 51, a Lumby resident who worked as a Vernon school teacher. Also in the home was a man suffering from an apparent selfinflicted gunshot wound. The man was taken by air ambulance to Kelowna General Hospital in serious condition and in police custody. Police have said nobody else was in the home at the time of the murder. It is believed the suspect and victim had been in a relationship for a brief period of time. Howard Everett of Lumby has been charged with seconddegree murder. Everett was scheduled to make his first court appearance in Kelowna Provincial Court Tuesday, but police say he remains in hospital receiving treatment related to a selfinflicted gunshot wound. The Southeast District Major Crime Unit, with assistance from the Vernon-North Okanagan detachment’s General Investigation Section, and the BC Coroners Service continue to investigate the murder. Anyone with any information who has yet to speak with police are asked to contact the Vernon RCMP at 250-545-7171 or remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477.
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