Why not set a structure such as this.
MEC will get RLG plus a certain number of hours (lets say 20hrs). When RLG is 72 they would get 20 hours per month to equal 92 hours. When RLG is 91 they would get 20 hours per month to equal 111. They get 1180hrs per year (4- 5 week months, 8 - 4 week months). That's better than 98 hrs per every month. But since we're a RLG low it would drop them down as well - but same amount of work days. Same as a reserve guy, Flex, mgmt.
If we go to the 48/60 the extra hours would go to 10 rather than 20. They're still getting paid more than the line dog but not some extravagant amount. As the words of THE DW come to mind... "It's the right thing to do."
I think the housing allowance is a crock... If a MEC officer needs a place to stay - let him do what all commuters do - it's called a crash pad. I'd probably not feel so strongly about this but since the MEC's thought's on HKG's housing allowance was so pathetic, what's good for the goose is good for the MEC.