The income of Christchurch City Council’s chief executive has just become sweeter, as the council announced a 3 per cent rise in her base salary.
Dawn Baxendale, chief executive since 2019, will now take home $548,548 a year - confirmed after her latest performance review.
The publicly funded income includes her base salary and superannuation, which the council said is in keeping with the remuneration pool for staff.
Around this time last year, Baxendale’s salary jumped by $18,000 from $495,000 a year. The mayor at the time said Baxendale had done “an excellent job in extremely challenging circumstances”.