Mayor Kevin Davis received $166,109 in honorarium and benefits including $7,962 in expenses last year, a report prepared for city council says.
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The report, approved at the March 26 council meeting, shows Davis received $120,657 in honorarium and $33,030 in benefits, which includes a $6,000 car allowance, $21,021 pension and employer health tax and $6,009 for a benefit plan.
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Davis also received $4,460 for staff training, development and attending other meetings including $2,169 for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario meeting in London, ON from Aug. 20 to 23.
The mayor’s expenses totaled $7,962 and included: auto (gasoline) expenses of $3,149; promotions and meals, $1,903; travel, $1,175; tickets $1,417 and $318 for mobile devices.
The $1,417 in ticket expense are for ticketed community events such as the Chamber of Commerce Brantford Brant MP/MPP’s breakfast, the chamber’s business excellence awards and functions related to the Brant Community Healthcare System among others.
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“Even if invited to speak at an event, I do not expect to receive free attendance,” Davis said. “I, like all other members of council, pay out of our own pocket when using facilities like the Gretzky Center or attending events at the Sanderson Centre.”
Davis said he, like all other members of council, paid for their own tickets to Brantford Bulldogs games.
The mayor also covered the cost of a visit to Brantford’s twin city of Ostrow Wiekopolski in Poland last year out of his own pocket. He was on vacation at the time and decided to make a side trip to the city.
Meanwhile, council on Tuesday also approved a resolution that will distribute the $12,000 in honorarium he receives as a member of the Grand Bridge Energy Board between Community Resource Service (Brantford Food Bank), Salvation Army, Rosewood House and Why Not Youth Centre. The honorarium he receives as a vice-chair on the Grand River Conservation Authority will be directed to Brant United Way.
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The motion covers the years 2023 and 2024.
Following is a breakdown of honorarium and benefits paid to council members as well as expenses claimed:
Ward One.
Michael Sullivan: $49,393 including, $47,468 in honorarium and benefits, $534 for staff training and development and $1,391 in expenses.
Rose Sicoli: $52,711 including $49,896 in honorarium and benefits, $1,065 in staff training and development and $1,749 in expenses.
Ward Two
John Sless: $46,764 including $44,810 in honorarium and benefits and $1,953 in expenses.
Gino Caputo: $48,217 including $47,468 in honorarium and benefits and $749 in expenses.
Ward Three
Dan McCreary: $49,955 including $47,803 in honorarium and benefits and $2,151 in expenses.
Greg Martin: $44,782 including $44,199 in honorarium and benefits and $582 in expenses.
Ward 4
Richard Carpenter: $48,281 including $$47,802 in honorarium and benefits and $479 in expenses.
Linda Hunt: $48,309 including $47,468 in honorarium and benefits and $841 in expenses.
Ward 5
Brian Van Tilborg: $46,811 including $45,707 in honorarium and benefits and $1,104 in expenses.
Mandy Samwell: $48,284 including $47,468 in honorarium and benefits and $816 in expenses.
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