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Originally Posted by turkishdelight
Do the members have another occupation too or is this their full time job.
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Some members do have a full time job and have to loose money from work to take time off for day time meetings. But as far as I am aware none of the Cabinet members work - most are retired.
Last year the highest allowances paid to any member of Rossendale Council (which is a similar sized authority - with 36 members- Hyndburn has 35) was just short of £12K.
Peter Britcliffe's special allowance for being Leader of the Council is actually higher than that of the Leader Blackburn with Darwen council - which is a unitary council and so has the responsibility of being responsible for Highways and Social Services (amongst other), which in Hyndburn are functions of LCC.