Summary#
Montréal city council unanimously set its position to appoint Vana Nazarian, Victor Esposito and Richard Deschamps, and Westmount Mayor Michael Stern and Dorval Mayor Marc Doret, to the agglomeration audit committee. This is an orientation for the agglomeration council, which makes the final decision at a later meeting; this decision does not itself make the appointments. City staff say the goal is to meet legal requirements and allow the committee to meet with a quorum.
- The three Montréal representatives named are Nazarian, Esposito and Deschamps.
- The two representatives of the reconstituted municipalities named are Stern and Doret.
- The committee has no more than 10 members. The agglomeration council appoints its members on the proposal of Montréal’s mayor.
What it means for you#
- Residents: The decision does not directly change a public service, tax, fee or eligibility rule.
- Committee and agglomeration: If the agglomeration council makes these appointments, the five named elected officials would join the audit committee.
Money#
The decision summary gives a payment rate but no total cost.
- Elected audit committee members receive $750 per committee or subcommittee meeting, up to the annual amount payable to a member of an agglomeration council commission.
- The materials do not estimate total payments resulting from these appointments. No publicly available information.
What is unclear#
- The materials do not state how long the appointments would last. No publicly available information.
- They do not estimate how many meetings the appointees would attend or the resulting payments. No publicly available information.
- The annual pay cap’s dollar amount is not given. No publicly available information.
Case for#
- City staff say the appointments are required to meet the legal composition rules for the committee.
- Staff also say replacing the elected members whose terms ended is needed to allow meetings and maintain a quorum.
Case against#
No clear concern available from the supplied material.