This week the Council will meet and up for debate is the how much allowance each Councillor receives. A recommendation has been made by the independent remuneration panel with 2 options on the table. One is to stay as it is and the other would see a reduction in expenditure by £7400 per annum. There are some winners and losers in this process though if the second option is taken. See our table below
|
Option 1 (Current) |
Option 2 (Proposed) |
Change |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Leader (Terry Cutmore) |
£25500 |
£15000 |
-£10500 |
|
Deputy Leader (Mike Steptoe) |
£17000 |
£8000 |
-£9000 |
|
Chairman |
£12750 |
£8500 |
-£4250 |
|
Deputy Chairman |
£6375 |
£8000 |
+£1625 |
|
Review Chair (Jamie Burton) |
£7375 |
£8500 |
+£1125 |
|
Opposition Group Leader |
£6375 |
£7500 |
+£1125 |
|
Cttee Chairman |
£6375 |
£7500 |
+£1125 |
|
Cttee ViceChairman |
£4675 |
£5500 |
+£825 |
|
ExecPortfolioHolder |
12750 |
£10000 |
-£2750 |
|
Sub CtteeChairman |
4675 |
£5500 |
+£825 |
|
Member (Councillors) |
4250 |
£5000 |
+£750 |
When this comes to the vote, you can clearly see that the cabinet members are the losers/ We think that this will be a clear indicator of how the vote will go tomorrow night.
The full report is available on the Rochford District Councils website