Council budget and expenses

The City is committed to an open and transparent government. Consistent with this commitment, Council has posted its office budgets and the expenses that each member has incurred while conducting business on behalf of the City.Office of the Mayor budget:Consists of 3 budgets as set out in bylaws 11483 and 11529 - Local Expenses, Discretionary Expenses and Auto AllowanceFringe Benefit is an approximate for all political salaries; includes salary accruals that may impact on reporting timingPolitical Salaries include the salaries for the Mayor and their political staffDeferred Mayor’s Remuneration is an accrual amount calculated based on the number of terms completed by the Mayor payable at the end of the final term as specified in Bylaw No. 11483 (Part 5)Line item reporting is available for most expense types except for salary related expenses, general office and miscellaneous expensesExcludes City administration costs Office of the Councillors budget:Consists of 3 budgets as set out in bylaws 11483 and 11529 - Local Expenses, Discretionary Expenses and Travel and Training ExpensesFringe Benefit is an approximate for all political salaries; includes salary accruals that may impact on reporting timingDeferred Councillors’ Remuneration is an accrual amount calculated based on the number of terms completed by Councillors payable at the end of the final term as specified in Bylaw No. 11483 (Part 5)​Excludes City administration costs Council expenses consist of the following components:An annual local expense budget provided to individual Council members to cover expenses incurred in the Lower Mainland while representing the City of Vancouver. Each Council member is responsible for ensuring that they do not exceed their annual budget.Discretionary expenses are costs incurred by Council members while carrying out constituency activities. Each Council member is responsible for ensuring that they do not exceed their annual budget.Travel and Training Expenses: Include costs incurred by Councillors attending meetings, events, and conferences as set out in by-law 11529 and the travel expenses are covered by the Travel and Training budget.Mayor's Auto Allowance: Is a monthly payment when the Mayor opted to receive a transportation allowance. Note: With the enactment of By-laws No. 11483 and No. 11529 in mid-2016 and in response to the Council approved motion of Proactive Quarterly Release of Mayor's Office Expenses on May 3, 2016, a budget review was completed which resulted in a new reporting style of Mayor and Council expenses and inclusion of office budgets.Data AccessThis dataset has not yet been converted to a format compatible with our new platform. The data table provided contains links to access the files from our legacy site.Dataset schema (Attributes) Please see the Council budget and expenses attributes page. NoteDollar amounts are in Canadian dollars and before tax.All Travel and Training expenses are net of recoveries and include GST.Reimbursements are reported in the year of the original expenditureThe current year local expense budget is calculated up to December 31st of the same year unless otherwise stated.This dataset includes both actual expenses and year-end accrualsDue to the timing of expenditure receipts, some transactions may be reflected in the subsequent expense report period. Data currencyThe extract on this website is updated quarterly. Data accuracySome expenses may not reconcile within the same reporting period. Websites for further information City Council salaries and expenses Mayor and Councillor Expenses By-Law No. 11529​​ Councillor Remuneration Bylaw 11483 Vancouver Council Financial Statements

本城市致力于构建一个开放透明的政府体系。秉承此承诺，市政议会已公布其办公预算以及每位成员在代表市政府开展业务时所发生的费用。市长办公室预算：包括由法规11483和11529规定的三项预算——地方性开支、自主性开支及汽车津贴。附加工资为所有政治性薪酬的近似值；包括可能影响报告时间的薪酬累计金额。政治性薪酬包括市长及其政治团队薪酬；延期支付的市长报酬是根据市长完成任期数量计算的累计金额，将在第11483号法规（第五部分）规定的最终任期结束时支付。按项报告适用于大多数费用类型，但与薪酬相关的费用、一般办公费用及杂项费用除外。不包括城市管理费用。议员办公室预算：包括由法规11483和11529规定的三项预算——地方性开支、自主性开支及差旅与培训费用。附加工资为所有政治性薪酬的近似值；包括可能影响报告时间的薪酬累计金额。延期支付的议员报酬是根据议员完成任期数量计算的累计金额，将在第11483号法规（第五部分）规定的最终任期结束时支付。不包括城市管理费用。市政开支包括以下组成部分：为每位议员提供的年度地方性开支预算，用以覆盖在温哥华市代表期间在 Lower Mainland 地区产生的费用。每位议员负责确保其年度预算不被超额使用。自主性开支是指议员在执行选民活动时产生的费用。每位议员负责确保其年度预算不被超额使用。差旅与培训费用：包括议员参加会议、活动和会议时产生的费用，根据第11529号法规，差旅费用由差旅与培训预算支付。市长汽车津贴：当市长选择接受交通津贴时，为每月支付。注：2016年中期实施第11483号和第11529号法规，并响应市政议会于2016年5月3日批准的主动按季度发布市长办公室费用的动议，完成了一次预算审查，这导致了市长和市政开支的新报告风格以及办公室预算的纳入。数据访问：此数据集尚未转换为与我们的新平台兼容的格式。提供的数据表中包含从我们的旧网站访问文件的链接。数据集模式（属性）：请参阅市政预算和开支属性页面。注意事项：金额以加拿大元计，且为税前金额。所有差旅与培训费用均为净回收金额，并包括消费税。报销在原始支出年份报告。当年地方性开支预算的计算截止至当年12月31日，除非另有说明。本数据集包括实际费用和年末累计费用。由于支出收据的时间，某些交易可能反映在随后的费用报告期间。数据货币：本网站上的提取数据每季度更新一次。数据准确性：某些费用可能在同一报告期间内无法对账。更多信息网站：市政议会薪酬和费用、市长及议员费用法规第11529号、议员报酬法规第11483号、温哥华市政会、财务报表。