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Tuesday 15 October 2024
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AFTER a rain-interrupted opening round the week prior, MPCA cricketers enjoyed a full day of play last Saturday. Delacombe Park and Frankston YCW played out a thriller. The winning runs were hit with just one ball left to play for the day. See sports page 18. Picture: Craig Barrett
Cash splash on CEO role Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au FRANKSTON Council ratepayers forked out an extra $40,000 dollars towards the CEO’s remuneration in 2024, council’s annual report has revealed. Phil Cantillon was appointed Frankston Council CEO in September 2019 after a short stint as acting CEO.
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In mid-2023 he signed a new contract to extend his tenure until 2026. Frankston Council’s 2023/2024 annual report has revealed that the CEO’s total remuneration was between $470,000 and $479,999 in 2024. In 2023 the highest paid member of Frankston Council’s staff received between $420,000 and $429,999. The 2021/2022 annual report stated that Frankston Council’s highest paid
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member of key management received remuneration between $380,000 and $389,999. Total remuneration reported in council’s annual reports includes salary, paid leave, superannuation, termination payments, net movement in leave provisions, and contribution for the private use of a vehicle if applicable. Higher payments to other council officers during a period of leave and an
increase in superannuation were significant contributors to the extra spending in the 2023/2024 financial year, The Times understands. Council’s corporate and commercial services director Kim Jaensch said “the remuneration of key management personnel information reported in our annual report includes a range of costs associated with roles, and not just individual salaries. Other components
include higher duties paid to directors when acting as CEO, paid leave, accrued long service leave as well as statutory superannuation increases.” “CEO remuneration is subject to the review of the CEO Employment and Remuneration Committee and is reviewed annually in line with the CEO performance review and contract requirements,” she said. Continued page 4