The numbers have been adjusted, and Deep River council members weren’t paid as much in 2025 as originally thought.
A report on the agenda of this week’s meeting shows council was paid a grand total of $152,445 in regular salaries last year.
That’s a sharp drop from the $166,808 which was reflected in a staff report presented to council two weeks ago.
The Ontario Municipal Act mandates that municipalities issue reports outlining council remuneration and expenses on an annual basis.
The original report presented to council showed list Mayor Sue D’Eon topped that list, earning $39,325 in 2025, followed by Reeve Glenn Doncaster at $28,058 and Councillor Will Fitton at $21,204.
Councillors Christina Giardini, Kathy Hughes, Terry Myers and Tom Vaughan were each paid $19,555, according to the first report.
But Councillor Terry Myers questioned the figures when they were first presented to council, pointing out his individual amount was higher than the figure on his T4 and appeared to be 15 percent higher than what was stated in the remuneration and expenses report the town filed in 2024…
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