Londoners will soon have their chance to weigh in on whether city council members should get a pay raise.
The Council Compensation Review Task Force is hosting an open house on the matter at the North London Optimist Community Centre on Cheapside St. from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday.
Dan Ross, chair of the four-member citizen task force, will provide a 15-minute overview of the group's mandate, research, and findings to kick off the meeting.
"What I want to do is set the table with enough information to allow people to give some good input. Then we are going to break people down into subgroups where they can ask questions and give us their input. There are some specific questions that we will ask but there is also some opportunity for open discussion," said Ross.
Currently, the mayor makes the taxable equivalent of $130,916 annually, while councillors' pay ranges from $36,262 to $37,615.
Since being formed over a year ago, the task force has surveyed 16 other cities to see how London stacks up. Those cities included Hamilton, Kitchener, Windsor, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.
Saturday's open house is the public's first opportunity to voice their opinion on the matter.
"Public input is only as good as the public that attends. So we are hoping people will take the time to attend, especially if they have an interest in council and council compensation," said Ross.
Those who can't attend are encouraged to provide feedback online by filling out a short survey at getinvolved.london.ca.
The task force hopes to present its findings to council at the end of April.