Expenses for top city of Nanaimo staff released
NANAIMO – Transparency seems to be the word of the moment at Nanaimo City Hall.
On the heels of an unprecedented release of councillor expense claims, the city has now published 2016 expenses for top earning staff.
The report shows that CAO Tracy Samra leads the pack, claiming $10,763 in expenses in the first six months of this year.
The bulk of those expenses, around $8,700, are related to travel and conferences, including $5,117 to attend the Federation of Canadian Municipalities convention in Winnipeg in June.
Samra says being new to the municipal scene, it was prudent for her to attend all of the standard conferences and events to understand the landscape.