Councillors in those cities have no regional counterparts. They're paid to spend the entire tax bill. But Kitchener councillors are responsible for less than half the municipal tax bill, most of which is controlled by Waterloo Region council. The salary survey was released just minutes before councillors voted themselves a pay hike Monday. But council rejected citizen advice to hike councillor pay by 36 per cent, choosing instead to hike councillor pay by 60 per cent.
Councillors say they deserve the increase because they're working harder in a downsized council.
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