Calgary seniors will still be able to take advantage of their highly discounted annual transit pass, at least for now.

A council committee recommended Tuesday not to axe the $95 annual pass and replace it with a $65-monthly pass, despite the potential $3-million in savings.

"The recommendations are proposing a 788-per-cent increase to just one particular user group," Coun. Andre Chabot said.

Instead of targeting seniors, Chabot wants Calgary Transit to increase adult fares from $3.15 to $3.25.

"I think we should be looking at all user groups, not just focusing on one particular group, specifically our seniors, who have contributed so much to our city for so many years," Chabot said.

"A 10-cent increase on their transit I don't think would kill anybody, but if you do it to seniors, it could stop that participation."

Possible sliding scale

Chabot said the issue of the senior's annual transit pass will be reviewed again and included in a separate report that will examine the possibility of a sliding scale of fares based on income.

The committee accepted most of the other nine recommendations made in the report, including the contracting out of janitorial services.

The report will now come before city council for debate, who will make the final decision on whether the senior's pass will be replaced.