How could the City of Calgary's independent review panel affect Siegfried Kiefer?
Kiefer received over $1.75 million as chair of Calgary's water system review panel As the chair of the independent panel commissioned by the City of Calgary to review the 2024 failure of the Bearspaw south feeder main, Siegfried Kiefer received substantial compensation. The total cost for the panel's scope of work was approximately $2.3 million. Kiefer received the bulk of this compensation, totaling just over $1.75 million, which was paid hourly based on 1,735 billable hours logged.
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The City of Calgary commissioned a comprehensive review of the 2024 failure of the Bearspaw south feeder main, engaging AECOM for engineering consulting services and hiring an independent panel of experts. The total cost for the scope of work was approximately $2.3 million, which included payments to the panel and associated administrative costs. Panel chair Siegfried Kiefer received over $1.75 million, while other panellists, including Bob Kerr and Stephen Stanley, received a fixed rate of $79,600 each.
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The City of Calgary commissioned an independent panel to review the 2024 failure of the Bearspaw south feeder main. Siegfried Kiefer served as the chair of this panel. The total cost for the scope of work was approximately $2.3 million, and Kiefer received the bulk of this compensation, totaling just over $1.75 million, paid hourly for 1,735 billable hours.
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- calgarysun.com Oct 28
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- The five panellists collectively split just over $2.15 million.calgarysun.com
- Chair Siegfried Kiefer received just over $1.75 million.calgarysun.com
- Kiefer logged 1,735 billable hours.calgarysun.com
- The total cost for the scope of work was approximately $2.3 million.calgarysun.com
Why it matters
The compensation figures highlight the high cost associated with commissioning independent, third-party reviews of critical municipal infrastructure failures. The panel's review, which took nine months, concluded that the City of Calgary had mismanaged its water utility for the better part of 20 years.
This high compensation model is being scrutinized by city officials, with one councillor noting that Calgarians may have difficulty accepting these numbers coming out of the water utility. The panel also recommended establishing more independent oversight of the city’s water utility.
What we don't know yet
- Will the City of Calgary adopt a new governance solution for oversight to address public concerns about compensation?
- How will the city's new water utility oversight board structure affect future consulting costs?
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- calgarysun.comOct 28
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