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T-11.001 - Act respecting the remuneration of elected municipal officers
Section 19
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19. Every member of the council of a municipality receives, in addition to any remuneration fixed in a by-law adopted under section 2, an expense allowance of an amount equal to one-half of that remuneration, up to $19,422.
The amount provided for in the first paragraph must be adjusted on 1 January each year according to the change in the average Consumer Price Index for the preceding year, based on the index established for the whole of Québec by Statistics Canada.
That amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is less than $0.50 or up to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is equal to or greater than $0.50. The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy shall publish the results of that adjustment in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The allowance shall be paid as compensation for that part of the expenses attaching to the position that is not reimbursed to the member of the council under Chapter III.
See notice of indexation dated 23 December 2023; (2023) 155 G.O. 1, 860.
19. Every member of the council of a municipality receives, in addition to any remuneration fixed in a by-law adopted under section 2, an expense allowance of an amount equal to one-half of that remuneration, up to $18,207.
The amount provided for in the first paragraph must be adjusted on 1 January each year according to the change in the average Consumer Price Index for the preceding year, based on the index established for the whole of Québec by Statistics Canada.
That amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is less than $0.50 or up to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is equal to or greater than $0.50. The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy shall publish the results of that adjustment in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The allowance shall be paid as compensation for that part of the expenses attaching to the position that is not reimbursed to the member of the council under Chapter III.
See notice of indexation dated 7 January 2023; (2023) 155 G.O. 1, 5.
19. Every member of the council of a municipality receives, in addition to any remuneration fixed in a by-law adopted under section 2, an expense allowance of an amount equal to one-half of that remuneration, up to $17,546.
The amount provided for in the first paragraph must be adjusted on 1 January each year according to the change in the average Consumer Price Index for the preceding year, based on the index established for the whole of Québec by Statistics Canada.
That amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is less than $0.50 or up to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is equal to or greater than $0.50. The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy shall publish the results of that adjustment in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The allowance shall be paid as compensation for that part of the expenses attaching to the position that is not reimbursed to the member of the council under Chapter III.
See notice of indexation dated 4 December 2021; (2021) 153 G.O. 1, 695.
19. Every member of the council of a municipality receives, in addition to any remuneration fixed in a by-law adopted under section 2, an expense allowance of an amount equal to one-half of that remuneration, up to $17,401.
The amount provided for in the first paragraph must be adjusted on 1 January each year according to the change in the average Consumer Price Index for the preceding year, based on the index established for the whole of Québec by Statistics Canada.
That amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is less than $0.50 or up to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is equal to or greater than $0.50. The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy shall publish the results of that adjustment in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The allowance shall be paid as compensation for that part of the expenses attaching to the position that is not reimbursed to the member of the council under Chapter III.
See notice of indexation dated 19 December 2020; (2020) 152 G.O. 1, 907.
19. Every member of the council of a municipality receives, in addition to any remuneration fixed in a by-law adopted under section 2, an expense allowance of an amount equal to one-half of that remuneration, up to $17,044.
The amount provided for in the first paragraph must be adjusted on 1 January each year according to the change in the average Consumer Price Index for the preceding year, based on the index established for the whole of Québec by Statistics Canada.
That amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is less than $0.50 or up to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is equal to or greater than $0.50. The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy shall publish the results of that adjustment in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The allowance shall be paid as compensation for that part of the expenses attaching to the position that is not reimbursed to the member of the council under Chapter III.
See notice of indexation dated 28 December 2019; (2019) 151 G.O. 1, 861.
19. Every member of the council of a municipality receives, in addition to any remuneration fixed in a by-law adopted under section 2, an expense allowance of an amount equal to one-half of that remuneration, up to $16,767.
The amount provided for in the first paragraph must be adjusted on 1 January each year according to the change in the average Consumer Price Index for the preceding year, based on the index established for the whole of Québec by Statistics Canada.
That amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is less than $0.50 or up to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is equal to or greater than $0.50. The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy shall publish the results of that adjustment in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The allowance shall be paid as compensation for that part of the expenses attaching to the position that is not reimbursed to the member of the council under Chapter III.
See notice of indexation dated 19 January 2019; (2019) 151 G.O. 1, 89.
19. Every member of the council of a municipality receives, in addition to any remuneration fixed in a by-law adopted under section 2, an expense allowance of an amount equal to one-half of that remuneration, up to $16,476.
The amount provided for in the first paragraph must be adjusted on 1 January each year according to the change in the average Consumer Price Index for the preceding year, based on the index established for the whole of Québec by Statistics Canada.
That amount is rounded down to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is less than $0.50 or up to the nearest dollar if it includes a dollar fraction that is equal to or greater than $0.50. The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy shall publish the results of that adjustment in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The allowance shall be paid as compensation for that part of the expenses attaching to the position that is not reimbursed to the member of the council under Chapter III.
For the fiscal year 2018, the maximum amount referred to in the first paragraph of this section is $16,595 as regards the total annual expense allowances any member of the council of a municipality may receive.
See Notice of indexing dated 13 January 2018; (2018) 150 G.O. 1, 39.
19. Every member of the council of a municipality shall receive, in addition to any remuneration fixed in a by-law in force adopted under section 2 or provided for in section 17, an expense allowance of an amount equal to one-half of the amount of that remuneration, regardless of the excess amount referred to in section 20, up to the maximum prescribed under section 22.
The allowance shall be paid as compensation for that part of the expenses attaching to the position that is not reimbursed to the member of the council under Chapter III.
19. Every member of the council of a municipality shall receive, in addition to any remuneration fixed in a by-law in force adopted under section 2 or provided for in section 17 or 18, an expense allowance of an amount equal to one-half of the amount of that remuneration, regardless of the excess amount referred to in section 20, up to the maximum prescribed under section 22.
The allowance shall be paid as compensation for that part of the expenses attaching to the office that is not reimbursed to the member of the council under Chapter III.
