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Old 21-01-2011, 19:51   #90
gynn
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Re: Councillors expenses

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Originally Posted by Neil View Post
I already know this happens and I have to wonder on its legality.
Who approved that the money could be spent that way. It was allocated for that purpose and is supposed to be your allowance.
It would be illegal for the Council to make a payment to the Area Council and treat it as a Members Allowance payment.

However, the Council's constitution allows it to "vire" or transfer funds between budgets, up to prescribed levels. So it is quite in order to transfer money from the Members Allowances budget to the Area Council budget, which has apparently happened in this case.

As long as it is done transparently, then there is no problem.
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