City councillors in Charlottetown are getting a bump in pay thanks to a non-tendered independent review that was conducted by Peter Kelly, the former mayor of Halifax.

Roy Main, Charlottetown’s chief administrative officer, said Kelly was sought out to perform a review of local councillors’ pay because of his knowledge and experience.

“It was an issue of looking for people who understood the business and Peter has extensive knowledge. He’s still involved in local government,” said Main.

Last September, Kelly began working as the CAO of Westlock, a county in Alberta.

“Peter’s name was one of the names we thought of and [we] touched base with him and he was willing to do it,” said Lee.

Lee says that he had dealings with Kelly when Kelly was Halifax’s mayor.

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