Members Expenses
Every year an annual statement of Members Expenses is published by the Council. The statement outlines the salary/allowances and expenses paid to each Councillor during the previous financial year.
For financial year 2007/08 it has been necessary to publish two statements. This is due to the change in composition of the Council brought about by the Local Government Elections which were held on 3 May 2007. As Councillors became salaried from 4 May 2007, the information contained on the two statements differs.
For the period, 1 April 2007 - 3 May 2007, the expenses which Councillors could claim were Travel, Subsistence and Telephone Allowance. All Councillors were paid a Basic Allowance and some Councillors had this augmented by a Special Responsibility Allowance which was payable to Councillors who the Council had identified as undertaking areas of additional responsibility e.g. Leader of the Opposition, or a Portfolio Holder.
For the period, 4 May 2007 - 30 April 2008, the expenses which Councillors can claim have stayed the same, although all such claims now have to be receipted, this was not the case in the past. Councillors can now receive two main levels of salary depending on whether they are categorised as a Councillor or a Senior Councillor. The salary for the Provost and Leader of the Council is separately defined.
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