Budget - City Council

The City of Peterborough operates on the Council-Chief Administrative Officer system of municipal government. The Council is comprised of a Mayor and ten Councillors who hold regular General Committee and Council meetings on a two-week cycle.

The City Council division budget includes remuneration for the Mayor and Councillors, a staff position for an Assistant to the Mayor, corporate membership fees and training expenses for council members.

Council Remuneration to the end of November 2026 is based on the motions approved with Report CLSFS20-071 dated December 1, 2020, which approved annual wage increases equal to the lesser of CPI or staff increases, available employee benefits, vehicle allowances and matching contributions to a registered pension fund for councillors up to 9% of their base salary.

Report FCSFS25-008 dated April 22, 2025, established compensation for the Mayor and Councillors for the 2026 to 2030 council term effective December 2026, with these recommendations:

(b) That as a matter of policy, Council Compensation for the 2026-2030 term of Council, compensation for the Mayor and each Member Councillor be set as follows:

1. Commencing December 2026, compensation equal to the 75th percentile of the 2025 base compensation of the comparator group of municipalities as listed in Appendix A, indexed for the 2026 calendar year;
2. That the base rate for each subsequent year of the term of Council be indexed annually in the month of December for each of the years 2027- 2029 equal to the inflationary increase provided to CUPE Staff bargaining groups; and

(c) That a vehicle/transportation allowance and reimbursement be provided to all members of Council for the 2026-2030 term of Council as follows:

1. For the Mayor as head of Council a base allowance of $6,000
2. A base allowance for each Councillor at 50% of the Mayor’s allowance - $3,000
3. That Council travel expense claims for conferences and training include reimbursement for kilometres using the City's current posted mileage rate.

In the 2026 Budget, remuneration for the Mayor is estimated to be $99,010 plus $23,446 in benefits and for each Councillor, $38,548 plus $9,967 in benefits.