Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District Member Compensation Disclosure
In recent weeks there have been extensive articles in the local news media regarding the Salt Spring Island Fire Protection District (SSIFPD). To the degree that any of this has focused on budget and expenditure, it would seem logical that current fiscal information can be found on the SSIFPD website. As of this writing, and as I reviewed with the Trustees at the September 16 business meeting, budget/expenditure information available to ratepayers is far from current. The most recent budget posted to the website isn't 2019 or even 2018. It's for 2017.
One critical piece of any government organization's financial picture is a report required by the Financial Information Act. This report includes compensation for any employee earning $75,000 or more, and vendors receiving $25,000 or more in a fiscal year. The 2018 report should have been available at the 2019 AGM, but its introduction was delayed until the following month. [Note that the figures for employee remuneration…
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