Cimino says he won't take $58K severance

“For the information of the public, I was unaware that I would be eligible for any severance upon my resignation as MPP until after I resigned in writing, and was notified by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the entitlement,” Cimino said in a news release on Dec. 4. “As such, I did not plan on the funds when making the very difficult decision that I did. Therefore, I have notified Human Resources with the Legislative Assembly of Ontario that I have no intention of accepting the severance allowance that was afforded me.”

As reported on NorthernLife.ca on Dec. 2, any MPP who quits and has less than four years service is eligible to receive half their annual salary in severance if they decide to quit. Since the the rookie New Democrat was elected June 12 and quit Nov. 20, he can receive half his annual salary of $116,550, which means his severance entitlement is $58,250.