Sage highest-paid city employee in 2020 By: Colin Slark
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The City of Brandon’s highest-paid employee in 2020 didn’t actually do any work.
Despite retiring in February 2020 after several months on paid leave, former city manager Rod Sage made the most money of any municipal employee last year, according to a compensation disclosure report released by the city earlier this week.
Under the provincial Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act, municipalities must disclose how much municipal councillors were paid as well as the salaries of any city employee making $75,000 or more. The threshold was $50,000 until 2019.
Sage raked in $213,519.41 in regular earnings and other compensation in 2020, which is more than $20,000 greater than the No. 2 highest-paid employee, Brandon Police Service Chief Wayne Balcaen. The chief made $193,128.13 in total compensation in 2020.
Brandon Sun By: Colin Slark
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Brandon s newest city councillor, Sunday Frangi (Meadows-Waverly), smiles after officially being sworn in at Monday s virtual council meeting. Frangi won the May 5 byelection to replace John LoRegio.
Brandon City Council’s ranks were bolstered on Monday with the swearing-in of Sunday Frangi as the new councillor for Ward 5, Meadows-Waverly.
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Brandon City Council’s ranks were bolstered on Monday with the swearing-in of Sunday Frangi as the new councillor for Ward 5, Meadows-Waverly.
Frangi prevailed in a May 5 byelection by a margin of 50 votes to 42 against competitor Gordon McRae in the race to replace John LoRegio, who stepped down to focus on his fight against multiple myeloma cancer.
Brandon Sun By: Colin Slark
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Coun. Shaun Cameron (University), helped provide Brandon City Council with an update on the status of the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium in his role as chair of the venue s board of directors on Monday evening.
The Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium lost out on $220,686 in revenues due to being closed because of COVID-19, general manager Tom Crook told Brandon City Council on Monday.
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The Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium lost out on $220,686 in revenues due to being closed because of COVID-19, general manager Tom Crook told Brandon City Council on Monday.
Crook and auditorium board chair Coun. Shaun Cameron (University) were on hand during the council meeting to outline what challenges the venue faced in 2020 and what was done to keep things afloat, calling it a tough year.
Brandon Sun By: Colin Slark
Steve McMillan with VBJ Developments inspects a group of yellow lady’s slippers, part of the orchid family, in an ecologically sensitive area on the southeastern edge of Brandon. City council voted unanimously on Monday to allocate a chunk of municipal land in the south end toward a preserve for a species of endangered orchid. (File)
Brandon City Council voted unanimously to allocate a chunk of municipal land in the south end toward a preserve for a species of endangered orchid.
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Brandon City Council voted unanimously to allocate a chunk of municipal land in the south end toward a preserve for a species of endangered orchid.