Council Member Expenses

Council Communications and Constituency Relations Allowance

Policy C01-027, Council Communications and Constituency Relations Allowance, provides an allowance to support members of City Council in communications with constituents as part of their role as members of City Council. Allowable expenses under the policy include, but are not limited to:

• Administrative Support Staff
• Advertising and Promotion
• Books and Magazines
• Community Events
• Constituency Relations
• Meeting Expenses
• Newsletters and Flyers
• Professional and Contract Services
• Websites, Social Media Tools, Software & Accessories

Pursuant to the terms of the Policy, the City Clerk's office is required to post all expenses, individually and in detail within 60 days of the end of the quarter. These reports are posted below. 

City Council Travel and Training Expenses

Policy C01-023, City Councillors' Travel and Training, enables City Councillors to attend appropriate meetings, conferences, seminars and training sessions which facilitate the performance of their duties. Through the Policy, budgetary provision is allocated for Councillors' Common Travel and Training and Councillors' Individual Travel and Training. 

A Common Travel and Training Budget is provided for Councillors to attend annual conferences or board meetings of any organization on which he or she is appointed as an official representative of the City of Saskatoon, or as a Board member.

Additionally, each Councillor is allotted funds annually for general travel and training such as attendance at the annual SUMA convention and FCM conference.

Pursuant to the terms of the Policy, the City Clerk's office is required on an annual basis to prepare a report listing the total cost of the Councillors' combined travel and training from the Councillors' common travel and training budget and the total cost of each Councillor's individual travel and training. These reports are posted below which also include Councillors' other travel and training expenses that were either budgeted outside of the regular budget (i.e. pension training for those Councillors that do not sit on a pension board) or were paid from other sources (i.e. Board of Police Commissioners, Pension Boards, etc.).