Pay cut approved for next Edmonton council

Edmonton’s next mayor and council will take a pay cut, after council voted Tuesday to accept the advice of an independent committee on compensation.
The current 13-member council passed the recommendation without debate or even a presentation. The change will reduce the mayor’s salary to $200,747 after the Oct. 16 election. That’s a reduction of $17,453, compared to the $218,200 the mayor would get next year under the current formula.
Councillor compensation will fall to $