HONORARIA FOR BOARD MEMBERS

Education Act

ONTARIO REGULATION 357/06

HONORARIA FOR BOARD MEMBERS

Historical version for the period April 20, 2007 to June 2, 2010.

Last amendment: O. Reg. 163/07

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Purpose

1. This Regulation sets out the method for calculating the limits on honoraria paid under section 191 of the Act and deals with public consultation requirements for district school boards. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 1.

District School Boards

Components of honorarium

2. (1) For a term of office beginning in 2006 or later, the honorarium for a member of a district school board, in respect of any year of his or her term of office, shall consist of such of the following components as the board determines, subject to section 4:

1. The base amount for the year.

2. The enrolment amount for the year.

3. The attendance amounts payable to the member for the year.

4. The distance amounts payable to the member for the year. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 2 (1).

(2) A year of a member’s term of office begins on December 1 and ends on the following November 30. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 2 (2).

Citizens’ advisory committee on honoraria

3. (1) Every district school board shall establish a citizens’ advisory committee on honoraria. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (1).

(2) The committee shall consist of six people selected by the board, of whom,

(a) three shall be parent members within the meaning of subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 612/00 (School Councils) made under the Act; and

(b) three shall be community representatives who are members of a school council for a school under subsection 3 (1) of Ontario Regulation 612/00 (School Councils) made under the Act. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (2).

(3) For a term of office beginning in 2006 or later,

(a) the board shall provide to the committee all available information needed to make the calculations set out in sections 5 to 9 for a member for each year of the term of office; and

(b) the committee shall review the information provided by the board and shall recommend to the board,

(i) an amount for the base amount, attendance amount and distance amount for a member for each year of the term of office, and

(ii) a percentage to be applied in calculating the enrolment amount limit for a member for each year of the term of office. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (3); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 1.

(4) The board shall not establish its policy under subsection 4 (1) until the committee makes the recommendation under subsection (3). O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (4).

(5) For the period described in section 11,

(a) the board shall provide to the committee the information needed to make the calculations set out in that section for a member or former member; and

(b) the committee shall review the information provided by the board and shall recommend to the board an amount for the honorarium for the member or former member. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (5).

(6) The board shall not establish its policy under subsection 4 (4) until the committee makes the recommendation under subsection (5). O. Reg. 357/06, s. 3 (6).

Policy re honorarium components

4. (1) For a term of office beginning in 2006 or later, the board shall establish a policy, on or before October 31 of the calendar year in which the term of office begins, with respect to,

(a) which components listed in paragraphs 1 to 4 of subsection 2 (1) it will pay during the term of office;

(b) for the base amount, the attendance amount and the distance amount, if the component will be paid, the amount of the component to be paid to a member for each year of the term of office, determined in accordance with sections 5, 7 and 8; and

(c) for the enrolment amount, if it will be paid, the percentage to be applied in calculating the enrolment amount limit for a member for each year of the term of office. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 4 (1); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 2 (1).

(2) The board may, at any time, change its policy under subsection (1) such that a component is not paid for a year, the amount of a component to be paid is lowered for a year, or the percentage to be applied in calculating the enrolment amount limit is lowered for a year. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 2 (2).

(3) If the board changes its policy for a year under subsection (2), it may restore the original policy made under subsection (1) at any time before the end of the period to which the policy applies. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 2 (2).

(4) For the period described in section 11, the board shall establish a policy, on or before October 31, 2006, with respect to the amount of the honorarium to be paid to a member for the period, determined in accordance with that section. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 4 (4).

Base amount

5. (1) The base amount for a member for a year of a term of office is an amount that does not exceed the base amount limit determined under subsection (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 5 (1).

(2) For a member other than the chair or vice-chair, the base amount limit for the year is determined as follows:

1. For each year of the term of office beginning on December 1, 2006, $5,900.

2. For each year of a term of office beginning on or after December 1, 2010, the amount calculated for a year of the previous term of office, increased by the percentage increase in the Ontario Consumer Price Index as published by Statistics Canada for the period between,

i. July 1 of the calendar year in which the previous term of office started, and

ii. June 30 of the calendar year in which the term of office starts. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 5 (2); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 3.

(3) For the chair, the base amount limit for the year is determined by adding $5,000 to the amount determined under subsection (2). O. Reg. 357/06, s. 5 (3).

(4) For the vice-chair, the base amount limit for the year is determined by adding $2,500 to the amount determined under subsection (2). O. Reg. 357/06, s. 5 (4).

Enrolment amount

6. (1) The enrolment amount for a member for each year of a term of office is an amount determined for that year that does not exceed the enrolment amount limit. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (1).

(1.1) The enrolment amount shall be calculated anew in each year of a member’s term of office. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (1).

(1.2) The enrolment amount limit is determined by multiplying the percentage determined by the board for the year under clause 4 (1) (c) or subsection 4 (2) or (3), as the case may be, by the amount determined for the member under subsection (2), (3) or (4), as the case may be. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (1).

(2) For a member other than the chair or vice-chair, determine an amount as follows:

1. Multiply the enrolment of the board for the year as determined under section 9, by $1.75.

2. Divide the number determined under paragraph 1 by the number of members determined for the board under subclause 58.1 (2) (k) (i) or subsection 58.1 (10.1) of the Act, as the case may be. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 6 (2); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (2).

(3) For the chair, add the amount determined under subsection (2) to the amount determined as follows:

1. Multiply the enrolment of the board for the year as determined under section 9 by 5 cents.

2. Determine the greater of,

i. the amount determined under paragraph 1, and

ii. $500.

3. Determine the lesser of,

i. the amount determined under paragraph 2, and

ii. $5,000. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 6 (3); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (3).

(4) For the vice-chair, add the amount determined under subsection (2) to the amount determined as follows:

1. Multiply the enrolment of the board for the year as determined under section 9 by 2.5 cents.

2. Determine the greater of,

i. the amount determined under paragraph 1, and

ii. $250.

3. Determine the lesser of,

i. the amount determined under paragraph 2, and

ii. $2,500. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 6 (4); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 4 (4).

Attendance amount

7. (1) The attendance amount is an amount that does not exceed the attendance amount limit of $50. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 7 (1).

(2) The attendance amount may be paid to a member for attending any meeting of a committee of the board that is required to be established by an Act or a regulation made under an Act. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 7 (2).

Distance amount

8. (1) The distance amount is an amount that does not exceed the distance amount limit of $50. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 8 (1).

(2) For a board member described as follows, the distance amount may be paid to the member for attending any meeting of the board or of a committee of the board that is required to be established by an Act or a regulation made under an Act:

1. The board member is a member of a board that has,

i. a board area greater than 9,000 square kilometres, as set out in Table 1 of Ontario Regulation 412/00 (Elections to and Representation on District School Boards) made under the Act, as that regulation reads on the day that the board makes its determination under section 4, or

ii. a dispersal factor of greater than 25, as set out in Table 5 of Ontario Regulation 412/00 (Elections to and Representation on District School Boards) made under the Act, as that regulation reads on the day that the board makes its determination under section 4.

2. On the day of the meeting, the distance between the member’s residence and the place where the meeting is held is more than 200 kilometres. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 8 (2); O. Reg. 163/07, s. 5.

(3) A board member may receive the distance amount only once in respect of any day. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 8 (3).

Enrolment

9. For the purposes of section 6, the enrolment of the board for a year of a term of office is the estimate of the board’s day school average daily enrolment that was,

(a) determined for the purposes of the regulation made under section 234 of the Act in respect of calculating average daily enrolment for the school board fiscal year that ends in the calendar year in which the year of the term of office begins; and

(b) submitted to the Ministry together with the estimates required by clause 231 (11) (c) of the Act. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 6.

Service for a partial year

10. (1) The honorarium for a board member who serves for a partial year, other than a partial year during the period described in section 11, is determined in accordance with this section. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 10 (1).

(2) The base amount is an amount that does not exceed the base amount limit for the partial year, which is determined by prorating, according to the time served, the base amount for a board member who serves for a full year. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 7.

(2.1) The enrolment amount is an amount that does not exceed the enrolment amount limit for the partial year, which is determined by prorating, according to the time served, the enrolment amount for a board member who serves for a full year. O. Reg. 163/07, s. 7.

(3) The attendance amount and the distance amount are determined in accordance with sections 7 and 8, with necessary modifications. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 10 (3).

Period from September 1, 2005 to November 30, 2006

11. In respect of the period from September 1, 2005 to November 30, 2006, the board may pay to a member or former member an honorarium that does not exceed an amount determined as follows:

1. Divide the amount set out in Table 1 opposite the name of the board by 12.

2. Multiply the amount determined under paragraph 1 by the number of months for which the member or former member served.

3. Subtract from the amount determined under paragraph 2 any honorarium paid to the member or former member before July 12, 2006 in respect of the period.

4. Add to the amount determined under paragraph 3 any honorarium paid under subsection 191 (3) of the Act, as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 16 of the Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Student Performance), 2006, to the member or former member in respect of the period. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 11.; O. Reg. 163/07, s. 8.

School Authorities

Honorarium for members of school authorities

12. (1) A school authority may pay to its members an honorarium at the same rate and on the same conditions as the allowance being paid to its members on December 1, 1996. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 12 (1).

(2) If a school authority was paying an amount as an additional allowance to its chair or vice-chair on December 1, 1996, the school authority may pay that amount as an additional honorarium to its chair or vice-chair, at the same rate and on the same conditions as applied on December 1, 1996. O. Reg. 357/06, s. 12 (2).

TABLE/TABLEAU 1
HONORARIUM FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TO NOVEMBER 30, 2006/ALLOCATION VERSÉE DU 1er SEPTEMBRE 2005 AU 30 NOVEMBRE 2006

Item/Point

Column/Colonne 1

Column/Colonne 2

 

Name of Board/Nom du conseil

Amount/Montant $

1.

Algoma District School Board

7,869

2.

Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board

8,002

3.

Avon Maitland District School Board

9,360

4.

Bluewater District School Board

9,764

5.

Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board

8,987

6.

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board

6,934

7.

Conseil de district des écoles publiques de langue française n° 59

7,305

8.

Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Grandes Rivières

7,326

9.

Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud

7,517

10.

Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’est Ontarien

8,374

11.

Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales

5,994

12.

Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Centre-Est de l’Ontario

8,372

13.

Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario

7,090

14.

Conseil scolaire de district catholique Franco-Nord

6,808

15.

Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest

6,939

16.

Conseil scolaire de district du Centre Sud-Ouest

6,821

17.

Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l’Ontario

6,237

18.

Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l’Ontario

6,091

19.

District School Board of Niagara

12,356

20.

District School Board Ontario North East

7,384

21.

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

19,232

22.

Durham Catholic District School Board

11,266

23.

Durham District School Board

16,436

24.

Eastern Ontario Catholic District School Board

9,414

25.

English Language Separate District School Board No. 38

10,530

26.

Grand Erie District School Board

10,738

27.

Greater Essex County District School Board

12,266

28.

Halton Catholic District School Board

11,694

29.

Halton District School Board

13,153

30.

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board

11,336

31.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

14,214

32.

Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board

9,348

33.

Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board

7,591

34.

Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board

7,006

35.

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

12,378

36.

Keewatin-Patricia District School Board

7,020

37.

Kenora Catholic District School Board

6,315

38.

Lakehead District School Board

8,415

39.

Lambton Kent District School Board

10,268

40.

Limestone District School Board

10,073

41.

Near North District School Board

8,546

42.

Niagara Catholic District School Board

11,022

43.

Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board

6,812

44.

Northeastern Catholic District School Board

6,479

45.

Northwest Catholic District School Board

6,213

46.

Ottawa-Carleton Catholic District School Board

12,669

47.

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

15,790

48.

Peel District School Board

25,526

49.

Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board

9,494

50.

Rainbow District School Board

9,250

51.

Rainy River District School Board

6,671

52.

Renfrew County Catholic District School Board

7,330

53.

Renfrew County District School Board

8,170

54.

Simcoe County District School Board

14,297

55.

Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board

10,534

56.

St. Clair Catholic District School Board

8,536

57.

Sudbury Catholic District School Board

7,799

58.

Superior North Catholic District School Board

6,061

59.

Superior-Greenstone District School Board

6,390

60.

Thames Valley District School Board

16,959

61.

Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board

8,241

62.

Toronto Catholic District School Board

18,678

63.

Toronto District School Board

25,993

64.

Trillium Lakelands District School Board

9,600

65.

Upper Canada District School Board

11,559

66.

Upper Grand District School Board

11,534

67.

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

10,287

68.

Waterloo Region District School Board

14,912

69.

Wellington Catholic District School Board

8,271

70.

Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board

10,902

71.

York Catholic District School Board

14,675

72.

York Region District School Board

20,671

O. Reg. 357/06, Table 1.