Niagara Catholic District School Board TRUSTEE HONORARIUM POLICY
Adopted: September 28, 2010 Revised:	Policy No. 100.11

STATEMENT OF POLICY

It is the Policy of the Niagara Catholic District School Board to recognize the importance and value of providing fair levels of honoraria for Board members as set out in Ontario Regulation 357, “Honoraria for Board Members”.

Ontario Regulation 357 sets out the method for calculating the limits on honoraria paid to Trustees under section 191 of the Education Act. The regulation states that the honorarium shall consist of the following four (4) components:

1. The base amount for the year 
2. The enrolment amount for the year 
3. The attendance amount for the year 
4. The distance amount for the year

In accordance with the provisions of Ontario Regulation 357, the honorarium will be adjusted each year to take into consideration the changes in enrolment from the previous year.

The Honorarium for Board Members, for each year of the term of office from December 1, 2010 to November 30, 2014, will be calculated in accordance with Regulation 357 and shall consist of the following amounts:

Honorarium Component	%	2010-11 Honorarium	2011-12 Honorarium	2012-13 Honorarium	2013-14 Honorarium
Base Amount		5,900	5,900	5,900	5,900
Enrolment Amount	100	4,951	TBD	TBD	TBD
Attendance Amount		0	0	0	0
Distance Amount		0	0	0	0
Annual Honorarium		10,851	TBD	TBD	TBD

The Honorarium for the Chairperson of the Board, for each year of the term of office from December 1, 2010 to November 30, 2014, will be calculated in accordance with Regulation 357 and shall consist of the following amounts:

Honorarium Component	%	2010-11 Honorarium	2011-12 Honorarium	2012-13 Honorarium	2013-14 Honorarium
Base Amount		10,900	10,900	10,900	10,900
Enrolment Amount	100	6,082	TBD	TBD	TBD
Attendance Amount		0	0	0	0
Distance Amount		0	0	0	0
Annual Honorarium		16,982	TBD	TBD	TBD

The Honorarium for the Vice-Chairman of the Board, for each year of the term of office from December 1, 2010 to November 30, 2014, will be calculated in accordance with Regulation 357 and shall consist of the following amounts:

Honorarium Component	%	2010-11 Honorarium	2011-12 Honorarium	2012-13 Honorarium	2013-14 Honorarium
Base Amount		8,400	8,400	8,400	8,400
Enrolment Amount	100	5,517	TBD	TBD	TBD
Attendance Amount		0	0	0	0
Distance Amount		0	0	0	0
Annual Honorarium		13,917	TBD	TBD	TBD

The amounts payable under this policy will be reviewed and approved by the Board annually.

Reference:

• Ontario Regulation 357
• Education Act & Statutes of Ontario (Sec. 191) 

 

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