Critics slam proposal to revamp deputy mayor's role Final Edition

City council votes tonight on establishing a deputy mayor's salary of $35,000 a year - roughly double that of ordinary councillors. He assumed, he said, that the deputy mayor would fill in on those rare occasions when he isn't able to attend an event, or if he takes a vacation, as was the...

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Published inKingston Whig-standard (1993)
Main Author Annette Phillips and Ian Elliot
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kingston, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 03.02.2004
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Beavis, George
Downes, Rick
Rosen, Harvey
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Summary:City council votes tonight on establishing a deputy mayor's salary of $35,000 a year - roughly double that of ordinary councillors. He assumed, he said, that the deputy mayor would fill in on those rare occasions when he isn't able to attend an event, or if he takes a vacation, as was the case for deputy mayors under Isabel Turner. [Harvey Rosen] dismissed the argument that the deputy mayor would have more power than his or her counterparts on council, a frequent complaint voiced by councillors.
ISSN:1197-4397