ECan commissioners have received a 9.3 per cent annual salary increase across the board, but David Caygill’s has more than doubled.
Figures to be released in the regional council’s annual report show that Mr Caygill received a salary of $169,567 for the 2011-12 financial year -an increase, as his salary was $83,589 for the 2010-11 year.
Mr Caygill is deputy commissioner and in charge of the water portfolio.
The increase meant he received a higher salary than commissioner chairwoman Dame Margaret Bazley, whose salary dropped to $168,470 over the last financial year, after receiving $191,848 in the 2010-11 period.
Other commissioners to receive an increase were Donald Couch ($106,850 in 2010-11 to $131,581 in 2011-12), Rex Williams ($71,521 in 2010-11 to $87,599 in 2011-12) and David Bedford ($136,652 to $149,469 in 2011-12).
Canterbury ratepayers are paying for these unelected parasites. They should refuse to do so until democracy is restored.