Richmond News
All of Richmond city council voted Monday (Jan. 20) to publish consolidated reports about how much the mayor and each councillor earns.
While these reports are made public separately – published by entities such as Metro Vancouver, TransLink and the City of Richmond – Coun. Kash Heed put forward a motion to have them consolidated and published as one report.
Mayor Malcolm Brodie, however, suggested an amendment to Heed’s motion asking that the city also publish the attendance of himself and councillors at city hall meetings, boards and community events.
“…to have a consolidation of finances, without a consolidation that gives some depth to the analysis, I think is making a mistake,” Brodie told council.
This amendment didn’t pass, however, with Coun. Carol Day saying it would be like “herding cats” to gather this information. …