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Originally Posted by claytonender
Katex - the members allowances for councillors are increased in April each year - subject to it being voted on by the Full Council. For the current year 2008-2009 the basic allowance (which all councillors are entitled to claim) is £4388 and then there are various special allowances in addition to this - the Leader of the Council is entitled to claim £20448, the 2 deputy leaders £10224 and the other 3 cabinet members £7679.
There are also several other special allowances -Chair of Area Council £724, Chair of Judical £1448 and chair of Licensing £1448 that Peter Britcliffe is claiming in the current year 2008-2009.
This is a link to the 2008-2009 Member's Allowance page.
Council Constitution
I am claiming £4388 +a special allowance of £724 because I am Secretary of the Labour Group.
The figures I have quoted for the years 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 are correct. (Basis + special allowances)
2003-2004 £3102.75 + £11765.02 =£14867.77
2004-2005 £3134.74 + £12644.62 =£15779.36
2005-2006 £3726.46 + £14549.46 =£18275.92
2006-2007 £4154.10 + £16616.04 =£20770.14
2007-2008 £4257.97 + £26119.98 =£26119.98
I have not included in these figures any claims for childcare, mileage or subsistence - the figures are purely for allowances claimed as a member of Hyndburn Council. |
Yes, yes understand all this Claytonender.
Think you have got the basic 2007/2008 incorrect .. should be £4,388.
Ok .. let's take our Graham.
2007/2008.
Would be claiming £6,582 (Leader of the opposition)
Basic allowance: £4,388. (think your figure was incorrect here)
Total = £10,970
2008/2009
Leader of opposition £6,747
Basic allowance: £4,498
Special committee 'Planning' £742. Hypothesizing as not sure when he actually took up this appointment.
Should Graham not have accepted the Planning Committee allowance would have only been approx. 2.5 percent.
Total: £11,987.
Now showing increase of 9.27 percent.
If had been a committee commanding a higher allowance would have been a higher percentage.
Get it ? Losing the will to live now.
No issues with what they claim at all ... probably well deserved, and they are entitled, and not interested at all in the Rossendale allowances, not the issue. Red Herring.