From the Daily Telegraph yesterday:
…..A survey of local authorities has established that 114 town hall chiefs earn more than the Prime Minister, despite calls from Eric Pickles, the Communities and Local Government Secretary, for them to take a 10 per cent pay cut….
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……An analysis of the accounts published by 128 of the largest councils in England and Wales has found that almost 70 per cent of town hall bosses earned more than David Cameron’s ?142,000 salary last year, while nearly half of them took home more than ?200,000……
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…..The highest paid is Joanna Killian, joint chief executive of Essex and Brentwood councils, who received ?289,143, an increase of ?4,000. She previously promised to cut her pay by 5 per cent.
Essex county council’s draft accounts for 2010-11 disclose that while Miss Killian’s basic salary fell by ?4,000, she received a ?6,900 bonus payment, ?815 in expenses and a ?4,021 pension contribution. Her pay package rose as Tory-led Essex council announced that 450 jobs were to be cut as it struggled to find savings of ?98 million. The council has faced controversy after announcing plans to close 12 youth centres and cut library hours.
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A spokesman said that by acting as chief executive of two councils Miss Killian ultimately saved taxpayers money….