Question regarding the salary, performance indicators, and contract details of the Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner. The answer clarifies the salary determination, performance agreement process, and lack of performance-based pay.

AnsweredQoN 4487Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 February 2019
Portfolio
Emergency Services

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I refer to your media released dated 23 October 2018 titled "FES Commissioner appointed to five-year term" and I ask: (a) What is the annual salary of the Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner; (b) Did the Commissioner have key performance indicators in his initial 18 month contract, if not, why not; (c) If yes to (b) what were the key performance indicators and did the Commissioner meet each of those performance indicators; (d) If no to (c) on what basis was the Commissioner granted a new five-year contract; (e) Does the new contract contain key performance indicators, if not, why not; (f) If yes to (d), what are those key performance indicators; (g) Does the new contract include a portion of the salary that is at risk if the Commissioner fails to meet the key performance indicators, if not, why not; and (h) If yes to (f), how much of the salary is at risk?

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Answered
14 March 2019
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services
Response time
8 days
(a) The annual salary of the Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner is publicly available on the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal website. It was determined on 19 September 2017 by the Tribunal to be $304,151.
(b) No. Performance criteria are included in the CEO Performance Agreement in accordance with section 45 of the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Following positive performance in the role, and with the support of the Minister for Emergency Services, the Public Sector Commissioner recommended to the Governor that Mr Klemm be appointed for a further period of 5 years in accordance with the Public Sector Management Act 1994 .
(e) See (b)
(f) Not applicable.
(g) No. There is no current mechanism to enable performance-based pay.
(h) Not applicable.

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