The mayor of Coquitlam made nearly $200,000 last year for his civic duties while city councillors got a base salary of $80,591.
Those figures are in the Schedule of 2022 Annual Remuneration and Expenses Report, located on Page 169 of a 210-page document that came before city council at Monday’s (June 19) meeting.
The report passed unanimously and without comment from council members or city staff.
The full Statement of Financial Information — or SOFI — for last year shows taxpayers spent $775,845 on council wages (including $68,562 for former councillor Chris Wilson, who stepped down last September) and $98,746 on expenses.
Broken down, the bills came from:
- Mayor Richard Stewart: $19,706
- Coun. Steve Kim: $13,619
- Coun. Dennis Marsden: $13,453
- Coun. Teri Towner: $13,118
- Coun. Trish Mandewo: $13,075
- Coun. Craig Hodge: $9,807
- Coun. Brent Asmundson: $8,310
- former councillor Chris Wilson: $5,869
- Coun. Matt Djonlic: $947 (elected in October)
- Coun. Robert Mazzarolo: $842 (elected in October)
Combined, council also claimed $2,711 in taxable benefits.
As for municipal staff making more than $75,000 a year, the number rose to 577 employees last year — at a total cost of $65 million, plus $38 million for the workers making under the threshold.
That means the 2022 payroll for council and staff remuneration came in at $104 million.
By comparison, in 2021, 547 Coquitlam employees reaped more than $75,000; in 2020, it was 537.
Here were Coquitlam City Hall’s top earners in 2022:
- Peter Steblin, city manager: $376,838 (retired in January 2023)
- Raul Allueva, deputy city manager: $303,249 (promoted to city manager in January 2023)
- Michelle Hunt, finance, lands and police general manager: $276,750 (promoted to deputy city manager in January 2023)
- Jaime Boan, engineering and public works general manager: $253,216
- Don Luymes, planning and development general manager: $247,455 (resigned last fall)
- Nicole Caulfield, corporate services general manager: $245,598
- Lanny Englund, parks, rec, culture and facilities: $238,705
- Stephanie James, legislative services general manager: $232,903
- Jim Ogloff, fire chief: $229,449
- Renzo Del Negro, director of human resources: $226,005
