City council, in a 9-6 split, recently voted to boost their office budgets. That means since 2024, ward office budgets will have grown by almost $100,000.
In 2024, Calgary councillors received a big bump to their councillor’s office budget, jumping the entire office budget from $282,000 to $362,945. It gave elected officials the ability to pay staff what they deserve...
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