Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Pay Raise Discussed


Fort Frances town councillors may reconsider a freeze on their pay, agreed to back in April.

Councillors are to discuss the issue during their meeting Tuesday tonight.

They initially approved an increase, the first in seven years, effective this December, but later delayed it for two years in response to Premier Dalton McGuinty's request that municipalities follow the province's lead in holding the line on salaries.

But Mayor Roy Avis notes the province hasn't even followed their own wage increase guidelines

Councillors had also hoped they've move would lead to town workers agreeing to a wage freeze during this year's contract negotiations.