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Coun. Jeromy Farkas is being accused of stirring up some political “drama” over his plans to bring an urgent notice of motion to Monday’s meeting.

The Ward 11 councillor is once again calling for an end to the payment of transition allowances to Calgary’s elected officials. The councillor’s first attempt to bring forward the motion last December ended with the item being withdrawn over a “technical issue.”

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Farkas says in the wake of council voting to end the retirement allowance for city workers, elected officials should “follow suit” and end their own transition payments.

“When you have council setting direction on removing a very significant payout for city staff, but keeping our own payment, that sends the absolute opposite message that we should be hoping to send,” said Farkas on Thursday.

City council members are eligible for the transition allowance if they retire, are defeated in a municipal election or are elected to another order of government. Amounts vary depending on how long they serve in office. Farkas has said publicly that he will decline the allowance.