Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is directing her municipal affairs minister to review local spending decisions — including how much elected municipal officials get paid.

A mandate letter from the premier to Dan Williams, published this week, says the pay review should ensure “taxpayer dollars are being respected” and officials are paid appropriately for the time put in and responsibility taken on.

Williams said in an interview local officials do important work and it’s not the government’s position that they are overpaid and underworked, but he plans to go into the review with an open mind.

“I don’t have a firm position on exactly where this lands,” Williams said Tuesday.

“I’m not pre-judging any individual compensation in any municipality.

Williams did say there needs to be more trans

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