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Attempt to freeze pay for Calgary city councillors defeated by tie vote - Calgary | Globalnews.ca

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Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek and ward 1 councillor Sonya Sharp announced intentions last week to reverse the pay bump.

A motion to freeze council salaries for 2025 from ward 5 cllr. Raj Dhaliwal was defeated in a tie vote.

Calgary ’s mayor is set to make $ 220,298 , while city councilors will take home $ 124,462 in 2025 , which is a 3.07 per cent pay increase.

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