It is that time of year again where we get to see who has made the Sunshine list here in Cobourg.
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.
Cobourg’s 2022 Operating Budget is increasing 6.3%. After accounting for New Assessment Growth of 2.2%, the average resident will see an increase of 4.1% but for some the increase will be much more. Other municipalities tax increases are much lower.
Several noted Economists have been sounding the alarm bells over the declining Labour Participation forecasts coming from organizations such as Statistics Canada. While I don’t consider myself an Economist, I instruct university-level business courses that demand some basic understanding of the subject.
In Ontario the prices that local electricity distribution companies such as Lakefront Utilities can charge their customers are set by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB).
Every five years Lakefront proposes a “price list” for the next four years. This year was Lakefront’s time to propose charges for January 2022 to January 2027.
| Town Council | Police Service Board | Town of Cobourg Holdings | Northumberland County | Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority | Health Unit | Expenses | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatty N. | $25,527.05 | $275.00 | $729.36 | $26,531.41 | ||||
| Burchat A. | $24,916.35 | $6,975.94 | $118.80 | $32,011.09 | ||||
| Bureau A. | $24,981.05 | $185.30 | $25,165.35 | |||||
| Chorley E. |
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