Image: City of Chilliwack / Chilliwack city council members were paid $46,165.19 for their time and services in 2022, according to a schedule of remuneration and expenses for elected officials released Friday (June 16) by the City of Chilliwack. Mayor Ken Popove was compensated $125,874.27 in 2022, a salary that is on par with cities of similar size. For example, the mayor of Kamloops received $115,668 in 2021; Kamloops is slightly smaller than Chilliwack.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Chilliwack city councillor salaries

Chilliwack city councillor salaries increase 5.1% in 2022

Jun 19, 2023 | 4:19 PM

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack city councillors were compensated a base salary of $46,165.19 for their time and services in 2022, an increase of about 5.1 per cent over their base salaries of $43,898.67 in 2021.

That’s according to the Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses for Elected Officials document for the year ending December 31, 2022, released by the City of Chilliwack on its website this past Friday.

Five councillors received the full base salary of $46,165.19 in 2022, including Councillors Chris Kloot, Bud Mercer, Harv Westeringh, Jason Lum, and Jeff Shields. Councillor Nicole Read, who was elected in October, received a prorated compensation of $6,829.92, while former councillor Sue Knott received a partial year’s compensation of $39,335.27. Knott elected not to run for reelection, paving the way for an open seat on city council which Read ultimately won.

Five councillors, along with Mayor Ken Popove, received a mileage reimbursement of $229.84 for all of 2022. Two councillors, Nicole Read and Jeff Shields, did not receive this mileage reimbursement.

Mayor Popove received $125,874.27 in base compensation during 2022, an increase of three per cent over his base 2021 salary of $122,181.

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An additional column in the payment schedule outlined additional compensation paid out to Mayor Popove and the six councillors. The additional compensation marked “other” on the payment schedule indicated Popove received $590.07, followed by Kloot ($3,359.10), Knott ($3,605.41), Lum ($3,780.15), Mercer ($2,311.52), Read ($628.40) Shields ($4,233.92), and Westeringh ($1,905.84).

A footnote on the city’s remuneration schedule revealed “other” remuneration includes payment for the position of acting and alternate acting mayor, payment in lieu of benefits and taxable benefits.

Concerning expenses in 2022, Councillor Bud Mercer registered $6,338.97 in expenses, followed by former Councillor Sue Knott ($5,245.76), Councillor Westeringh ($5,148.41), Councillor Kloot ($4,699.68), Mayor Popove ($3,773.59), Councillor Shields ($3,631.45), and Councillor Read ($245.22).