That is roughly about $100,000 more than what B.C. Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau make combined.
Buried in the agenda for Metro Vancouver ’s upcoming finance committee meeting on Wednesday is the compensation list for the organization.He also received $222,578 in what Metro calls taxable benefits, plus just over $37,000 in expenses. Metro’s top man collected a grand total of $711,668.
In a statement, Metro Vancouver stands behind the annual pay numbers, saying it is in line with other organizations of similar scale.“Metro Vancouver Commissioner and Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Dobrovolny’s compensation is in line with executive compensation for similar organizations.
Mayors Mike Hurley of Burnaby, Brad West of Port Coquitlam, Malcolm Brodie of Richmond and John McEwen of Anmore, along with Dobrovolny and two other regional district staff, departed last Friday to attend the International Conference on Urban Drainage.Fontaine said it was particularly difficult to justify political leaders, who have no expertise in the subject matter at hand, to participate in such a trip.
“It’s vital that Metro Vancouver maintains the confidence of municipalities that it serves and I expect as do the municipalities, as does the federal government, that Metro Vancouver will work in a way to protect and where necessary restore that confidence,” he said.
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