Mayor – Contracted Staff

Legislative History: Enacted September 19, 2017 (By-law No. CPOL.-156-408); Amended July 24, 2018 (By-law No. CPOL.-156(a)-385); Amended August 10, 2021 (By-law No. CPOL.-156(b)-252); Amended July 25, 2023 (By-law No. CPOL.-156(c)-206)

Last Review Date: July 25, 2023

Service Area Lead: Manager, Employee Relations and Recruitment

1. Policy Statement

1.1 This policy ensures a consistent approach applies to the recruitment process when hiring contracted staff within the Mayor’s Office.

2. Definitions

Not applicable.

3. Applicability

3.1 The policy applies to the Office of the Mayor and potential contracted employees whose services may be retained.

4. The Policy

4.1 The Mayor authorizes to retain the services of contracted employees for periods not to exceed the current term of the Mayor, subject to the following:

a) The selection of the contracted employees will be at the discretion of the Mayor or designate.

b) The compensation of the contracted employees will be accommodated within the approved budget of the Mayor’s office.

4.2 Benefits

a) Subject to the eligibility requirements of the applicable plans, the employee will be entitled to participate in the City’s extended health, dental, deluxe travel, life insurance, term LTD, AD&D and pension plan (the “Benefit Plans”), under the terms of the Benefit Plans and applicable procedures for management employees, as amended from time to time. 

 4.3 Sick Time 

a) The employee is eligible for sick leave in the amount of 26 consecutive weeks of disability subject to the provision of the Sick Leave Benefits and Long-Term Disability for Management Employees procedure.