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Niagara Falls
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Diodati 18th in expense list

Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati is 18th on the 2016 list of total expenses for Niagara regional council members, spending $3,505 in 2016.

His expenses were: $849 in mileage, $1,787 in conference-related expenses, $0 in other expenses, $452 in NPCA expenses and $416 in NPC expenses.

The information comes after the Niagara Region made the expense list available to the public on Tuesday.

The records show the average salary of a regional councillor in 2016 was $30,405.49. Regional Chair Alan Caslin earned $131,804 plus $20,033 in benefits and $24,251 in expenses, equalling $176,089.

The expenses of regional councillors ranged in 2016, from $554 (Ted Luciani, mayor of Thorold) to $19,648.19 (Paul Grenier) and $24,251.47 (Caslin).

Fort Erie Mayor Wayne Redekop spent $2,481.

Grimsby Mayor Bob Bentley spent $6,033.

Lincoln Mayor Sandra Easton spent $7,698.

Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake Pat Darte spent $2,178.

Pelham Mayor Dave Augustyn spent $7,817.

Port Colborne Mayor John Maloney spent $2,102.

St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik spent $1,673.

Welland Mayor Frank Campion spent $7,718.

Wainfleet Mayor April Jeffs spent $4,676.

West Lincoln Mayor Doug Joyner $6,876.

Bart Maves, Bob Gale and Selina Volpatti, regional councillors representing Niagara Falls, spent $2,305, $7,011 and $6,339, respectively.

In total, expenses by regional council members was more than $207,000. Of that, NPCA expenses were around $14,000.

In 2015, Diodati ranked 22nd on the list of regional councillor expenses, spending $3,023 — $1,001 on milage, $1,340 on conference-related expenses, $62 on other expenses, $592 on NPCA expenses and $26 on NPC expenses.

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