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Originally Posted by harwood red
ooooo I spotted Graham Jones reading this thread but yet no reply???? Come on Graham tell us what you think of Gayle's letter and the allowance's issue??
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The thing about the allowances is this. The basic is what all 35 councillors get. The leader gets a bonus 4 times that ON TOP of that basic [so x5 in all]. Thats £4,000 basic plus on top £16,000 extra. Total £20,000 plus expenses like travel, child minding etc..
The duputy leaders get an ON TOP bonus of 2x the basic + basic. The 6 committee chairs get 1.5x BONUS. The 5 vice chairs get 0.5x BONUS. The Opposition leader gets 2x BONUS and opposition deputies 0.5x BONUS. Area Council chairs get 0.65x BONUS. Cabinet members get 1.5x BONUS. All on top of the £4,000 basic. Missed a couple out somewhere.
The outside body that made the recomendations made up of a solicitor, an acountant, a business man - 5 people in all - suggested [after an indepth review] a rise of just 2.95%. Obviously the independent panels views were thrown out in favour of a 26% rise.