Council Remuneration Bylaw No. 639, 2026 — full text

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## VILLAGE OF BELCARRA Council Remuneration Bylaw No. 639, 2026  A Bylaw to Set Remuneration and Provide for Cost of Living Adjustments to the Village of Belcarra Mayor and Councillors WHEREAS the Council of the Village of Belcarra wishes to provide by bylaw, the remuneration and annual cost-of-living adjustments based on changes in the Consumer Price Index for elected officials NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Village of Belcarra, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: ## 1. Citation This bylaw may be cited as "Council Remuneration Bylaw No 639, 2026." ## 2. Repeal Village of Belcarra Council Indemnity Bylaw No. 631, 2024 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. ## 3. Interpretation In this bylaw: "CPI" means the Consumer Price Index for Vancouver, BC / All-items, as published by Statistics Canada. "Council member" means the Mayor and each Councillor of the Village of Belcarra. ## 4. Council Remuneration Effective January 1, 2026, annual remuneration shall be paid as follows: - Mayor: the gross sum or $2187.52 monthly ($26,250.28 per year) - ii. Each Councillor: the gross sum of $1,093.77 monthly ($13,125.20 per year) ## 5. Absences The remuneration provided for in Section 4 shall be paid by the Chief Administrative Officer, save and except for the following provision: In the event of any member of Council being absent from three consecutive regular Council meetings, the remuneration that would otherwise be due to that member shall not be paid to that member. This provision may be waived by a unanimous vote in favour thereof by the remaining members of Council. ## 5. Annual CPI Adjustment - Beginning January 1, 2026, and on January 1 of each subsequent year, the remuneration set out in Section 4 shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the CPI. - Where the CPI change is negative, council remuneration shall remain unchanged for that year. - The CPI adjustment shall be calculated using the average CPI for the twelve months ending on December 31 of the preceding year. ## 6. Retroactive Application for 2026 Despite the date of adoption of this bylaw, the remuneration amounts and CPI adjustment provided for in Sections 4 and 5 are effective January 1, 2026. Any difference between remuneration paid and remuneration owing for the period from January 1, 2026 to the date of adoption shall be paid retroactively as soon as practicable following adoption of this bylaw. ## 7. Severability If any provision of this bylaw is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. READ A FIRST TIME on January 26, 2026 READ A SECOND TIME on January 26, 2026 READ A THIRD TIME on January 26, 2026 ADOPTED by the Council on February 9, 2026  Done RAD - Alikent Amanda Seibert Corporate Officer This is a certified a true copy of Village of Belcarra Council Remuneration Bylaw No 639, 2026 Chief Administrative Officer