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ORDERS OF THE DAY — Continued
No. 27 — Tuesday, March 12, 2013 — 10 a.m.
13 Hon. S. Bond to move —
Be it resolved that pursuant to section 6(2) of the Judicial Compensation Act the Legislative Assembly:
a. reject the following recommendations of the Final Report of the 2010 British Columbia Judges Compensation Commission as laid before this Assembly on February 20, 2013 as unfair and/or unreasonable for the reasons outlined in the Government Response to the Report of the 2010 Judges Compensation Commission filed in this House today; and
b. set the remuneration, allowances or benefits that are to be substituted for the rejected recommendations;
as follows:
1. The recommended salary increase for April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 of an amount based on the cumulative change in the British Columbia Consumer Price Index (the “BC-CPI”) over the preceding three-year period is rejected. The salary increase for April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 is set at 1.5%.
2. The recommended increase in the pension accrual rate for judges from 3% to 3.5% effective April 1, 2013 is rejected. The pension accrual rate is set at 3%.
3. The recommended increase in the pension contribution period for judges from age 71 to age 75 effective April 1, 2011 is rejected. The end of the pension contribution period is set at age 71.
4. The recommendation that the cost of long-term disability benefits for judges over age 65 be separately funded by government outside of the budget of the Office of the Chief Judge is rejected. The cost of long-term disability benefits for these judges will remain within the budget of the Office of the Chief Judge.
5. The implementation date for the recommendation that judges be enrolled in the government flexible benefits plan is rejected. Instead of an implementation date of April 1, 2011, the judges will be enrolled in the government flexible benefits plan commencing September 1, 2013.
6. The recommendation that, effective April 1, 2011, the Senior Judges Program be expanded to increase the possible number of sitting days for senior part-time judges is accepted in part, with the following substitution:
The statutory limitation on a senior part-time judge’s salary may be exceeded by no more than 20% when
i. the Chief Judge authorizes the senior part-time judge to sit in excess of that part-time judge’s scheduled sittings for the year; and
ii. the extra sittings are necessary, in the Chief Judge’s opinion, to meet urgent and unforeseen needs of the court, including needs arising from the illness or injury of another judge.
The recommended implementation date is accepted, as is the recommendation that the change should be reviewed after three years.
That the Legislative Assembly accept the remaining recommendations contained in the report.
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