Ontario Municipal Report Card

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CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector CanadianTaxpayersFederationNickBergamini,ResearchDirector July2013

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TableofContents

AbouttheCanadianTaxpayersFederation..................................................................................................................................................3

AbouttheOntarioMunicipalReportCard....................................................................................................................................................4

MunicipalReportCardGradingRubric.........................................................................................................................................................6

2013ClassRankings............................................................................................................................................................................................7

MunicipalReportCardHighlights..................................................................................................................................................................8

Municipal SunshineList Growth.......................................................................................................................................................................9

PropertyTaxes:2012AverageTaxBillbyMunicipality.......................................................................................................................10

PropertyTaxGradingScheme........................................................................................................................................................................11

RankingSummary..............................................................................................................................................................................................12

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AbouttheCanadianTaxpayersFederation

TheCanadianTaxpayersFederation(CTF)isafederallyincorporated,not-for-profitcitizen’sgroupdedicatedtolowertaxes,

lesswasteandaccountablegovernment.TheCTFwasfoundedinSaskatchewanin1990whentheAssociationof

SaskatchewanTaxpayersandtheResolutionOneAssociationofAlbertajoinedforcestocreateanationaltaxpayers

organization.Today,theCTFhas84,000supportersnation-wide

TheCTFmaintainsafederalofficeinOttawaandregionalofficesinBritishColumbia,Alberta,Prairie(SKandMB),Ontarioand

Atlantic.Regionalofficesconductresearchandadvocacyactivitiesspecifictotheirprovincesinadditiontoactingasregional

organizersofCanada-wideinitiatives.

CTFofficesfieldhundredsofmediainterviewseachmonth,holdpressconferencesandissueregularnewsreleases,

commentaries,onlinepostingsandpublicationstoadvocateonbehalfofCTFsupporters.CTFrepresentativesspeakat

functions,makepresentationstogovernment,meetwithpoliticians,andorganizepetitiondrives,eventsandcampaignsto

mobilizecitizenstoaffectpublicpolicychange.EachweekCTFofficessendoutLet’sTalkTaxescommentariestomorethan

800mediaoutletsandpersonalitiesacrossCanada.

AnyCanadiantaxpayercommittedtotheCTF’smissioniswelcometojoinatnocostandreceiveissueandActionUpdates.

FinancialsupporterscanadditionallyreceivetheCTF’sflagshippublication,TheTaxpayer magazinepublishedfourtimesayear.

TheCTFisindependentofanyinstitutionalorpartisanaffiliations.AllCTFstaff,boardandrepresentativesareprohibited

fromholdingamembershipinanypoliticalparty.



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AbouttheOntarioMunicipalReportCard

TheCanadianTaxpayersFederationcompiledthisreportusingpublicdatareleasedbytheGovernmentofOntarioinits

annualSunshineList.Thisreportfocusesongovernmentemployeecompensationandthegrowthofsalariesinmunicipal

governments.Thetwentylargestcitiesandmunicipalitiesareanalyzedandcomparedinthisreport.

Inordertodeterminegrowthinspendingandassesscurrentmunicipaladministrations,comparisonsaremeasuredovertwo

years,since2010.The“GrowthofSunshineList” measureshowsthenumberofgovernmentworkerspromotedontothe

SunshineList duringthisperiod,whilethe“GrowthofListSalaries”showsthegrowthintotalfundsspentonSunshineList

salaries.The“FatCatRatio”comparescitiesonapercapitabasis,andillustrateshowmanygovernmentworkersmakeSunshineListsalariesper10,000residents.The“AverageSalary”measureshowstheaveragesalaryonthe SunshineList ,not

theaveragesalaryofmunicipalemployees.

Toaddanotherlevelofdepthtothereport,wecalculatedtheaverage2012propertytaxbillacrossthesemunicipalitiesto

determinehowmanyhouseholds–payingtheaveragepropertytaxrate–arerequiredtopaythesalaryofaverage Sunshine

List employee.Alargernumberofhouseholdsinthismeasureismoredesirablebecausetheindividualtaxburdenper

householdissharedandthereforelower.AsmallernumberofhouseholdsmeantheburdenforpayingSunshineList

employeesinhigherperhousehold.Payingaquarterofatabisbetterthanpayinghalfofit.

UnliketheSunshineListdata,completepropertytaxinformationisnotproactivelydisclosedbytheprovincialgovernment,

thereforethenumberscollectedarenotuniform,andwerefoundthroughvarioussources,includingindividualmunicipal

governmentresources.Oftenmunicipalitiesdisplayanddiscloseaverageortypicalresidentialpropertyassessmentsand

averageresidentialpropertytaxbillsdifferently.Thiscontributedtosomeinevitableinconsistenciesinourdata.2012

propertytaxbillsarebasedontheMunicipalPropertyAssessmentCorporation’s(MPAC)assessmentswithavaluationdateof



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January1,20081.Thisinformation,however,wasnotalwaysavailable,andthussomemunicipalitiesdisplaythe2013

propertytaxbill.The2013propertytaxbillisbaseduponone-quarteroftheaverageincreaseinpropertyvaluebetween2009and2012.ThisisbecauseofOntarioprovinciallegislationrequiringafour-year“phase-in”valuationforhomereassessments

bytheMPAC.Itisourhopethatnextyear’sreportcardwilldisplaymoreaccuratepropertytaxbillsoncethisnewsystemisin

place.

Thisreportfocusesonmunicipalities,andthe20largestinOntariowerechosentobeincludedinthisreport.Regionssuchas

Niagara,Peel,andYorkwerenotincludedbecausecitiesandtownsthatcomprisethemajorityofthepopulationinthose

regionswereincludedindividually.DurhamRegion,however,wasincludedduetoitssizeandcomposition.BecauseDurham

overlapswithsomeofthemunicipalitiesincluded,thepropertytaxmetricisnotincludedinDurham’sgrade.

SomeoftheSunshineList dataisorganizeddifferentlybetweenmunicipalities,andoverthetimewemeasuredforgrowth

ratios.Themeasuresarenotalwaysuniform,whichcanaffecttheaccuracyofourdata.Similarly,propertytaxinformationis

notdisplayeduniformlyacrosstheprovince,makingitdifficulttocollectanddisplayallinformationaccurately.OurMunicipal

ReportCardoffersageneralassessmentofhoweachcityismanagedandoperated,andhowwell-offtaxpayersarerelativeto

othertaxpayersincitiesacrossOntario.

TheCTFgradingscaleisillustratedintheGradingRubricbasedonrelativespendingandgrowth.Lettergradesare

determinedaccordingtotheCanadianacademicgradingsystem.

SpecialthankstoCoreySchruder,CTF’s2013researchintern,forhiscontributionstothisreport.

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MunicipalReportCardGradingRubric

A B C D FGrowthofSunshineList 2 <0%3 0-25%growth 25-50%growth 50-75%growth >75%growth

GrowthofListSalaries4 <0%5 0-25%growth 25-50%growth 50-75%growth >75%growth

FatCatRatio6 <6 6-9 9-12 12-15 >15

AverageSalary7 $100,000 $100k-$110k $110k-$120k $120k-$130k >$130,000

TopSalary <$150,000 $150k-$175k $175k-$200k $200k-$225k >$225,000

Households/FatCat 8 >40 35-40 30-35 25-30 <25

AverageSalaries:

Mayor:$133,594.17

CityManager/CEO:$244,851.84

FireChief:$160,402.25

PoliceChief:$219,547.98

2Growthmeasuredfrom2010to20123Forextraeffort,citieswithgrowthoflessthan-5receivedanA+(4.3)4Growthmeasuredfrom2010to20125Forextraeffort,citieswithgrowthoflessthan-5receivedanA+(4.3)6ShowstheratioofSunshineList employeesper10,000residents7AverageofallSunshineList employees,notallmunicipalemployees8Howmanyhouseholdsitrequirestopaytheaverage SunshineListemployee,basedontheaverageresidentialpropertytaxbill.



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2013ClassRankings

Score Grade

2.88 B- St. Catherine’s

2.72 B- Kitchener

2.5 C+ Chatham-Kent

2 C Mississauga

1.93 C- Hamilton

1.83 C- Barrie,Brampton,GreaterSudbury,London,Ottawa1.67 D+ Burlington,Markham,Vaughn

1.5 D+ Ajax

1.4 D+ Durham

1.33 D+ Cambridge,Toronto

1.17 D Kingston,Guelph

0.83 F Oshawa



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MunicipalReportCardHighlights

• Mayors,onaverage,arepaid$133,594inthetwentylargestmunicipalitiesinOntario

• Citymanagers/CEOs,onaverage,arepaid$244,851

• TorontoPoliceChiefWilliamSterlingBlairtoppedthelistofhigh-paidmunicipalemployees,making

$370,727lastyear

• TopmunicipalperformersareSt.Catherine’s,andthenKitchener,aseachdecreasedtheirSunshine

List since2010

• HamiltonalsodecreaseditsSunshineList ;howeveralsoimposeshighpropertytaxesandmaintainsahighratioofSunshineList bureaucratspercapita,contributingtoitslowerreportcardscore

• TheworstmunicipalperformersareOshawaandKingston,aseachhavegrowntheirSunshineList by

over80percentsince2010

• ThecitywiththelowestnumberofSunshineList employeespercapitaisKitchener

• Percapita,theworstSunshineListperformerwasToronto,whichhasmorethan25SunshineList

employeesper10,000residents

• AveragemunicipalSunshineListshavegrown34.5percentoverthepasttwoyears• AveragegrowthinSunshineListsalariessince2010is35.7percent



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PropertyTaxes

2012AverageTaxBillbyMunicipality

$2,000.00

$2,500.00

$3,000.00

$3,500.00

$4,000.00

$4,500.00

$5,000.00

$5,500.00



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PropertyTaxGradingScheme

Households/FatCat

Howmanyhouseholds’annualpropertytaxbilldoesittaketopaythesalaryoftheaverageSunshineList

employee?Averagesalariesfallintherangeof$115,000to$123,000,whereastheaveragepropertytaxbill

rangesfrom$2,200to$5,200.Morehousesarebetter;you’drathersplitthebillwithyourentire

neighbourhoodthanjustyourstreet(or,you’dratherpayaquarterofatabthanhalfofit).

Durham:50.689

Chatham-Kent:44.10

Greater-Sudbury:42.92

London:40.00

St.Catherine’s:38.19

9DurhamRegionimposesonlyaportionofthetotalpropertytaxbillburdeninthatregion.

Burlington:34.68

Toronto:33.86

Ottawa:33.06

Barrie:32.72

Cambridge:32.24

Kitchener:31.88

Brampton:31.45

Kingston:31.09

Ajax:29.31

Guelph:28.95

Markham:28.88

Vaughn:27.24

Oshawa:26.65

Mississauga:25.82

Hamilton:22.74



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RankingSummary

FatCatRatio:NumberofSunshineListEmployeesper10,000residents

1.Kitchener,5.13 6.Vaughn,6.55 11.Chatham-Kent,10.13 16.Durham,12.08

2.Markham,5.45 7.Burlington,6.6 12.Barrie,10.38 17.GreaterSudbury,12.19

3.Ajax,5.47 8.Cambridge,6.62 13.London,10.73 18.Guelph,13.934.St.Catherine’s,5.78 9.Brampton,6.7 14.Hamilton,11.34 19.Ottawa,14.27

5.Mississauga,6.00 10.Oshawa,9.48 15.Kingston,11.62 20.Toronto,25.53

AverageSunshineListSalary

1.London,$115,279 6.Barrie,$116,064 11.Toronto,$116,980 16.Oshawa,$119,115

2.Ottawa,$115,291 7.Kitchener,$116,303 12.Mississauga,$116,996 17.Burlington,$120,395

3.Chatham-Kent,$115,722 8.GreaterSudbury,$116,572 13.Cambridge,$118,033 18.Brampton,$120,581

4.Durham,$115,773 9.St.Catherine’s,$116,622 14.Guelph,$118,444 19.Markham,$121,379

5.Kingston,$116,015 10.Hamilton,$116,676 15.Ajax,$118,513 20.Vaughn,$122,907



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Ajax D+Population:109,600

MayorSteveParish:$107,877CityManager/CEOBrianSkinner:$219,020

FireChief:MikeDiotte:$164,493

PoliceChief(DurhamRegion)MikeEwles:$243,861

GrowthofList 76% F

GrowthofSalaries 74% D

FatCatRatio 5.47/10,000 A

AverageSalary $118,513 CTopSalary $219,020 D

Households/FatCat D

COMMENT:

“Withapopulationofjustover100,000,it’sdifficulttounderstandwhyAjaxneedsanexecutiveteamwithover$700,000peryearinsalaries.”“Ajaxisheadinginthewrongdirection.Foramunicipalitywithanoveralldecentperformance,therapidgrowthofitsSunshineList isverydisappointing.”

-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Barrie C-Population:182,041

MayorJeffLehman:$89,635CityManager/CEOCarlaLadd:$201,206

FireChiefJohnLynn:$143,454

PoliceChiefMarkNeelin:$209,959

GrowthofList 28.6% C

GrowthofSalaries 28.2% CFatCatRatio 10.38/10,000 C

AverageSalary $116,064 C

TopSalary $209,959 D

Households/FatCat C

COMMENT:

“Barriefallsinthemiddleofthepackinthisreport.IthasarelativelylowaverageSunshineListsalary,butarelativelyhighratioofhigh-pricedbureaucratspercapita.”“BarriemustchangeitscourseandstopthegrowthofitsmunicipalSunshineList.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector CanadianTaxpayersFederation

NickBergamini,ResearchDirector July2013

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Brampton C-Population:523,911

MayorSusanFenell:$114,878CityManager/CEOJohnCorbett:$220,517

FireChiefAndrewMacDonald:$143,405

PoliceChief(PeelRegion)JenniferEvans:$203,483

GrowthofList 17% B

GrowthofSalaries 38.5% CFatCatRatio 6.70/10,000 B

AverageSalary $120,581 D

TopSalary $234,625 FHouseholds/FatCat

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COMMENT:

“TherearemoreandmorefatcatbureaucratsinBrampton,whichnowhasoneofthehighestaverageSunshineList salariesinOntario.Thisisdisappointing,givenitsotherwisegoodperformanceinthisyear’sReportCard.”“Bramptonneedstostopovercompensatingmunicipalemployeesattheexpenseofthetaxpayers.”




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Burlington D+Population:175,779

MayorRickGoldring:$169,070CityManager/CEOJeffFielding:$232,695

FireChiefDavidBeaty:$143,589

PoliceChiefStephenTanner:$132,847


GrowthofSalaries 35% CFatCatRatio 6.60/10,000 B



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COMMENT:“Burlingtonhadaless-than-stellarperformance

inthisyear’sreport.”“Burlington’saverageSunshineList employeeearnstwo-and-a-halftimesmorethantheaverageCanadiantaxpayer.Thisisunsustainableandunfairtothetaxpayer.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Cambridge D+Population:132,900

MayorDougCraig:$139,850

CityManager/CEOJamesKing:$202,235

FireChiefWilliamChesney:$164,529

PoliceChief(Waterloo)MatthewTorigian:$236,208

GrowthofList 83.3% F

GrowthofSalaries 86.9% FFatCatRatio 6.62/10,000 B



Households/FatCat C

COMMENT:

“CambridgehasnearlydoubleditsSunshineList overthepasttwoyears ,bothinthenumberofemployeesonthelistandtheamountgovernmentworkersarepaid.”“CambridgehasexperiencedthemostrapidgrowthinSunshineListspendinginOntariooverthepasttwoyears.Thisisaworrisomealarmbelltotaxpayers.”




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Chatham-Kent C+Population:103,671

MayorRandyHope:$93,000

CityManager/CEODonaldShropshire:$186,192

FireChiefRobertCrawford:$85,168

PoliceChiefDennisPool:$209,855

GrowthofList 19.3% B

GrowthofSalaries 20.6% BFatCatRatio 10.13/10,000 C



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COMMENT:

“Chatham-Kentperformedwellinthisyear’sreport.AveragesalariesontheSunshineList arerelativelylow,andthegrowthinthislistisbetterthanaverage.”“Chatham-Kenthasahighratioofhigh-salariedbureaucratsrelativetoitssmallpopulation,andthetopsalariesarecertainlyhigh.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Durham D+

Population:561,253

“CEOofCouncil”RogerAnderson:$215,211

CityManager/CEOGarryCubitt:$330,679


NOTE:FireservicesaremanagedbyindividualcitieswithinDurham

10ThisisonlyaportionofthepropertytaxburdenofmunicipaltaxpayersintheDurhamRegion.Forthisreason,Durhamisnotgradedonthismetric


GrowthofSalaries 30.5% CFatCatRatio 12.08/10,000 D


TopSalary $330,679 FHouseholds/FatCat 50.6810 -

COMMENT:

“Durham’sexecutiveteamisextremelywellpaid.Politiciansgivethemselvesaraise,meanwhile,hardworkingOntariofamiliesarebeingleftbehind.”“Durham’saverageSunshineListsalariesarelow,butgrowthoverthelasttwoyearsissendingthewrongmessagetotaxpayers.Durhamneedstocurbitsspendingon

municipalgovernmentworkers.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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GreaterSudbury C-Population:160,770

MayorMarianneMatichuk:$128,000

CityManager/CEODougNadorozny:$227,363

FireChiefDanielStack:$139,596

PoliceChiefFrankElsner:$233,785





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COMMENT:

“GreaterSudburyfallsbelowthecurveinthisyear’sreport,despiteastrongscoreduetorelativelylowpropertytaxburdens.”“GreaterSudburyneedstore-evaluateitsspendingdecisions;itneedstocutbackongovernmentemployeewagesandgivetaxpayersabreak.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Guelph DPopulation:127,009

MayorKarenFarbridge:$103,089

CityManager/CEOAnnPappert:$206,400

FireChiefShawnArmstrong:$178,265

PoliceChiefBryanLarkin:$199,583

GrowthofList 70.2% D

GrowthofSalaries 69% D

FatCatRatio 13.93/10,000 D



Households/FatCat D

COMMENT:

“Guelphpunchesbelowitsweightinmunicipalmanagement.Growthinsalaryspendingisspiralingoutofcontrolandmustbecurbed.”“Guelphhasoneofthehighestratiosofhigh-pricedbureaucratspercapita,andoneofthehighestlevelsofgrowthingovernmentworkercompensation.Taxpayersdeservebetter.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Hamilton C-Population:721,053

MayorBobBratina:$118,568

CityManager/CEOChristopherMurray:$246,525

FireChiefRobertSimonds:$179,262

PoliceChiefGlenDeCaire:$256,136

GrowthofList -5.4% A+

GrowthofSalaries -7.3% A+FatCatRatio 11.34/10,000 D



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COMMENT:

“HamiltonscoreswellcomparedtoothermunicipalitiesOntario.ItwasabletocurbgovernmentemployeecompensationandreducethenumberofSunshineListbureaucrats.”“Hamiltonimposesadisproportionatelyhighpropertytaxburden,andmunicipaltaxpayersshoulderalargeonusofpayingfatcatSunshineListsalaries.Hamiltonplacesdeadlastinthis

measure.-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Kingston D

Population:123,000

MayorMarkGerretsen:$85,000

CityManager/CEOGerardHunt:$213,747

FireChiefHaroldTulk:$184,165

PoliceChiefAntjeMcNeely:$160,160


GrowthofSalaries 81.1% FFatCatRatio 11.62/10,000 C



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COMMENT:

“KingstonhasseenarapidgrowthinitsmunicipalSunshineList overthelasttwoyears,andhasoneoftheweakestmunicipalperformancesinOntario.”“Kingston’sscoresarelowacrosstheboard.It’sfallingbehindotherjurisdictionsinOntariowithitsgenerouscompensationprogram.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Kitchener B-

Population:204,668

MayorCarlZehr:$145,407

CityManager/CEOJeffWillmer:$179,571

FireChiefTimothyBeckett:$157,091

PoliceChief(Waterloo)MatthewTorigian:$236,208

GrowthofList -4.6% A

GrowthofSalaries -6.1% A+FatCatRatio 5.13/10,000 A



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COMMENT:

“KitchenerscoredwellonCTF’sMunicipalReportCard .Ithasmanagedtocurbspendingongovernmentemployeesandkeepit’sSunshineList undercontrol.”“Goodwork,Kitchener!”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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London D+

Population:366,151

MayorJoeFontana:$102,717

CityManager/CEOArtZuidema:UNKNOWN11

FireChiefJohnKobarda:$172,146

PoliceChiefBradleyDuncan:$215,357

11FormerCityManagerJeffFieldingearned$263,553.60in2010.HeleftinMay2012,andhissuccessorArtZuidema’ssalaryhasnotbeendisclosed





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COMMENT:

“LondonfallsinthemiddleofthepackinOntariointhisyear’sReportCard .Themunicipalgovernmentneedstocontinuetoreducespendingandstartthinkingaboutthetaxpayerbeforegivingstaffmorepay-raises.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Markham D+Population:310,000

MayorFrankScarpitti:$183,483

CityManager/CEOAndrewTaylor:$256,000

FireChiefWilliamSnowball:$171,403

PoliceChief(York)EricJollife:$217,476


GrowthofSalaries 47.6% CFatCatRatio 5.45/10,000 A



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COMMENT:

“MarkhamhasmanagedtokeeptherelativenumberofSunshineListworkerslow.However,withagrowthof44.4percentovertwoyears,thismightnotlastforlong.”“Markhamneedstogetbackontrack.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Mississauga CPopulation:713,443

MayorHazelMcCallion:$138,366

CityManager/CEOJaniceBaker:$263,708

FireChiefJohnMcDougall:$179,093

PoliceChief(PeelRegion)JenniferEvans:$203,483

GrowthofList 10.6% B

GrowthofSalaries 11.2% BFatCatRatio 6.00/10,000 B



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COMMENT:

“Mississaugascoreswell,overall,ontheCTF’sMunicipalReportCard.Iftheyholdthelinethisnextyear,theycouldseetheirgradeimproveasitbarelymissedgettinganAontheFatCatRatio.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Oshawa FPopulation:155,000

MayorJohnHenry:$137,660

CityManager/CEORobertScottDuigan:$281,402

FireChiefStevenMeringer:$163,569



GrowthofSalaries 82.1% FFatCatRatio 9.48/10,000 C



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COMMENT:

“Oshawascoredpoorlyonallmeasurementsinthisreportcard.Ithasexperiencedmassivegrowthincompensationspending,maintainsahighaverageSunshineListsalaries,andpaysitstopdogsmoreonaveragethanotherjurisdictionsinOntario.”“OshawafinisheddeadlastinCTF’sMunicipalReportCard .”




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Ottawa C-Population:833,391

MayorJimWatson:$168,657

CityManager/CEOKentKirkpatrick:$350,860

FireChiefJohndeHooge:$171,556

PoliceChiefCharlesBordeleau:$237,786

GrowthofList 8.9% B

GrowthofSalaries 7.7% BFatCatRatio 14.27/10,000 D



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COMMENT:

“Ottawahasmanagedtokeepitsgrowthundercontrol.Ithasfailed,however,toreinincompensationforitstopofficials.Forinstance,whyisOttawa’scitymanagerpaidmorethanToronto’s,acitythreetimesthesize?”“Ottawahasoneofthehighestratiosofhigh-paidcitybureaucratspercapita.Justbecausethefedsdoit,doesn’tmakeitokayforthecity.”




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St.Catherine’s B-Population:131,400

MayorBryanMcMullan:$88,263

CityManager/CEOColinBriggs:$240,928

FireChiefMarkMehlenbacher:$150,585

PoliceChief(NiagaraRegion)JeffreyMcGuire:$118,848

GrowthofList -5% A+

GrowthofSalaries -1.6% AFatCatRatio 5.78/10,000 A



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COMMENT:

“St.Catherine’sisthetopmunicipalperformerintheclassof2013.ThecityhasmanagedtoreducethesizeofitsSunshineList,andkeepthenumberoffatcatemployeeslowrelativetothepopulation.”“Waytogo,St.Catherine’s!”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Toronto D+Population:2,790,000

MayorRobFord:$173,869

CityManager/CEOJosephPennachetti:$348,285

FireChiefWilliamStewart:$143,375

PoliceChiefWilliamSterlingBlair:$370,727


GrowthofSalaries 32.9% CFatCatRatio 25.53/10,000 F



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COMMENT:

“Apparently,thebiggestfatcatsaren’tintheSenate,they’reworkingatTorontoCityHall.Thisisthehighestper-capitanumberofSunshineListemployeesintheentireprovince.”“VerydisappointingperformancebyToronto.”-CandiceMalcolm,OntarioDirector



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Vaughan D+Population:288,301

MayorMaurizioBevilacqua:$168,285

CityManager/CEOClaytonHarris:$277,172

FireChiefGregorySenay:$167,900

PoliceChief(York)EricJollife:$217,476

GrowthofList 9.3% B

GrowthofSalaries 10.1% BFatCatRatio 6.55/10,000 B



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COMMENT:“Vaughnhadaprettygoodyear,accordingtoCTF’sMunicipalReportCard .Itmaintainedalowratioofhigh-pricedbureaucratsandonlysawamarginalgrowthittheirSunshineList.” “Vaughnleviesalargepropertytaxburdenonitsresidents,anditfailsourfinalmetric.IfpropertytaxeswenttopaySunshineList salaries,itwouldrequireonly27householdstopayeachfatcat.Thatisshameful.”


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