Councillor Kelly advised that under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act Sections 5 and 5.2 do not apply to a pecuniary interest in any matter that a member may have:
(i) in respect of an allowance for attendance at meetings, or any other allowance, honorarium, salary or benefit to which the member may be entitled by reason of being a member or as a member of a volunteer fire brigade, as the case may be. In other words, the same exemption that permits members of council to vote on their own compensation as councillors also covers any such pecuniary interests regarding those who are volunteer firefighters.