Ottawa taxpayers will be on the hook for more than $500,000 in severance packages for Mayor Jim Watson and the eight councillors not seeking re-election this fall.
The city of Ottawa provides a "transition allowance" of one month's pay for each consecutive month of service, up to a maximum of six months, for members of council who are defeated on Election Day or decide not to seek re-election.
Watson would be eligible for a transition allowance of $99,351 after serving three terms as mayor of Ottawa . Watson announced in December he would not be seeking re-election. Coun. Carol Anne Meehan would be eligible for a four-month transition allowance of $9,259.25 a month after serving one-term, totalling $37,037.
"Elected Officials at the City of Ottawa are eligible for a Transition Assistance Allowance as recommended by the Citizen’s Task Force on Council Remuneration report, and as amended through the approval of the 2010-2014 Mid-term Governance Review," City Clerk Rick O'Connor said in a statement to CTV News Ottawa.
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