KSA receives cheque from previous president for difference in executive stipend
Abdullah Randhawa gave $3,522 back to the KSA
The KSA received the cheque from previous KSA President Abdullah Randhawa on April 17. (Pexels/cottonbro studio)
Last June, the 2023-24 Kwantlen Student Association council agreed to increase executive stipends from $1,273.69 to $1,592.80, paid bi-weekly.
The stipends recognize the time and work elected KSA executives put into their roles, according to the association’s Regulations. The last time executive stipends increased was in 2018.
2023-24 President Abdullah Randhawa told The Runner in June he wanted to return the difference of his increased stipend to the KSA at the end of his term as a donation, which is $319.11 bi-weekly.
“I brought this increase because my fellow members of the executive committee, they’re working more and they’re not getting paid enough. They’re finding it difficult to handle expenses, like paying rent,” Randhawa said in June, adding that he planned to return the money at the KSA’s annual general meeting (AGM).
The KSA held their AGM on March 27. During the question-and-answer period, The Runner asked Randhawa if he would be returning the difference in money to the KSA. He said he would write the cheque to give back the money the following week.
On April 17, KSA Executive Director Timothii Ragavan informed The Runner he received the cheque for the stipend difference from Randhawa, which is for $3,522, and will be giving it to the association’s accounting department.
“I promised that I’ll return it, and I just did it,” Randhawa says in an interview with The Runner.
The Runner reached out to Randhawa for a follow-up statement, asking how he kept track of the difference in his collected stipends, but did not hear back before publication. The Runner will provide updates online as soon as more information becomes available.
