Council Remuneration and Expenses

The City of Burlington provides a summary of expenditures for our Mayor and Council as a collective, as well as for each individual member of Council.

The City funds the expenditure and supply requirements of the Mayor and councillors that:

Fall within the general categories of expenditures that the Council Expense Manual outlines
Are non-partisan or personal in nature
Are within the limits that City Council has set for its members

Council Expense Manual

Expenditures are subject to the Council Expense Manual, which:

Outlines the approved resources that support Council in performing their diverse roles and in representing their constituents
Provides councillors and the Mayor with guidance to allocate resources in the most efficient way to meet their own particular requirements
Recognizes councillors' and the Mayor's accountability for managing City resources allocated to them

2025 Council expenses and remuneration

View the expenses and remuneration of Council for 2025.

2025 Council expenses
Expense description	Ward 1 Councillor: Kelvin Galbraith	Ward 2 Councillor: Lisa Kearns	Ward 3 Councillor: Rory Nisan	Ward 4 Councillor: Shawna Stolte	Ward 5 Councillor: Paul Sharman	Ward 6 Councillor: Angelo Bentivegna	Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
Professional development and memberships	$132	$239	$0	$0	$0	$28	$382
Books and subscriptions	$698	$1,095	$0	$0	$660	$360	$112
Newsletters and mailings	$61	$643	$304	$549	$0	$538	$2,470
Meeting expenses	$719	$774	$801	$649	$737	$4,038	$6,634
Gifts in kind, promotion, souvenirs and promotional supplies, general office, advertising, furniture	$606	$275	$1,544	$2,498	$16	$553	$1,968
Special projects, professional and consulting services, other external services	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,682
Printing and reproduction, colour copies	$35	$168	$2,292	$1,851	$3	$93	$15
Postage, courier service	$0	$0	$214	$597	$0	$0	$0
Cell phone	$600	$1,128	$2,027	$1,745	$500	$713	$1,826
Mileage, travel - City business	$2,583	$1,290	$1,429	$0	$822	$981	$5,655
Hospitality, funds to attend community and charitable events, events and activities	$1,116	$4,339	$2,202	$635	$3,570	$2,854	$6,939
Mayor's expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Claim and awards, other grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Year-end total	$6,550	$9,951	$10,812	$8,525	$6,307	$10,158	$29,682
2025 Approved Budget	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	$32,240
Variance to Budget	-$3,850	-$449	$412	-$1,875	-$4,093	-$242	-$2,558

Note: Ward 3 received approval to draw from the Special Initiatives Reserve Fund for expenditures over approved budget.

2025 Council remuneration
Title	Region portion	City portion	Total
Mayor	$58,304	$154,829	$213,133
Council	$58,304	$67,587	$125,891

2024 Council expenses and remuneration

View the expenses and remuneration of Council for 2024.

2024 Council expenses
Expense description	Ward 1 Councillor: Kelvin Galbraith	Ward 2 Councillor: Lisa Kearns	Ward 3 Councillor: Rory Nisan	Ward 4 Councillor: Shawna Stolte	Ward 5 Councillor: Paul Sharman	Ward 6 Councillor: Angelo Bentivegna	Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
Professional development and memberships	$147	$27	$673	$4,243	$680	$853	$3,105
Books and subscriptions	$558	$1,038	$0	$0	$644	$0	$280
Newsletters and mailings	$302	$685	$2,361	$461	$0	$928	$3,060
Meeting expenses	$667	$692	$245	$785	$939	$3,509	$3,181
Gifts in kind, promotion, souvenirs and promotional supplies, general office, advertising, furniture	$1,234	$100	$1,069	$140	$518	$145	$6,369
Special projects, professional and consulting services, other external services	$0	$1,895	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,190
Printing and reproduction, colour copies	$762	$896	$212	$2,258	$157	$30	$180
Postage, courier service	$0	$0	$1,145	$986	$0	$0	$0
Cell phone	$717	$1,419	$1,743	$1,527	$420	$235	$2,223
Mileage, travel - City business	$3,869	$146	$1,484	$0	$1,820	$1,243	$4,175
Hospitality, funds to attend community and charitable events, events and activities	$1,154	$3,502	$1,467	$0	$2,016	$1,800	$3,280
Mayor's expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Claim and awards, other grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Year-end total	$9,409	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	$7,193	$8,744	$32,043
2024 Approved Budget	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	$10,400	$32,240
Variance to Budget	-$991	$0	$0	$0	-$3,207	-$1,657	-$197