Calgary city council considering salary freeze [Video]

Calgary city councillors appear set to discuss a potential salary freeze for 2025 and beyond at a meeting next week.

Mayor Jyoti Gondek announced she added an item to Tuesday’s meeting agenda proposing to freeze the salaries of all council members at 2024 levels this year.

“We are all aware of the economic pressures that our citizens currently face—increased living costs, from groceries to utilities, weigh heavily on families throughout our city,” Gondek said in a statement Friday.

“In light of these challenges, it is not appropriate for us, as elected officials, to accept any pay increases this year. Instead, we must lead by example, demonstrating fiscal responsibility and solidarity with the community we serve.”

Meanwhile, Ward 1 Councillor Sonya Sharpe, along with councillors Dan McLean, Terry Wong and Andre Chabot, announced another motion taking the pause further, freezing salaries at the 2024 rate through 2030.

Speaking Friday, Sharpe said …