[Doug]

Just hang on here. I may have misinterpreted what your saying Graham, but I don’t believe that an individual should lose income in the course of serving the community in this manner. You shouldn’t be seen as volunteers working for expenses. Working for the principle of Civic pride is all very nice but its business acumen and social foresight that’s needed to grow communities. If you are to respond to the needs of your community you need to be viable and if that means accepting an income that covers your losses and allows you to develop as a councillor so be it. We need integrity, openness and compassion from our representatives not martyrs. If the income is there and it can be used to fight for what you believe in then use it…….If I have got this wrong the ignore me.