By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East looks set to freeze councillor allowance rates for this financial year.
But they could allow eligible members to claim two Special Responsibility Allowances (SRA) instead of one.
Dear Editor,
Labour run Cheshire East increased councillor allowances by a whopping £500 a year …and they have even backdated it.
But they voted NOT to increase allowances before the election in May.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have narrowly voted to increase their annual allowances by £500.
And one councillor said if wealthier members voted against the rise then poorer councillors and democracy would suffer.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council chiefs have been criticised for failing to mention a retrospective pay rise was already being considered when it consulted with the public on proposals to freeze councillors allowances for 2023/4.
As reported last week, the council’s corporate policy committee agreed to recommend that councillors’ basic allowance be increased by £500 a year and be backdated for 2022/3.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors on Cheshire East are to vote next month on increasing their basic allowances by £500 a year – four months after they considered freezing it for 2023/24.
The corporate policy committee agreed to recommend to full council that the basic allowance be increased by £500 and be backdated for 2022/3.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors’ allowances are expected to be frozen for the next year as Cheshire East cuts back on its spending.
A recommendation in the budget, which goes to full council on February 22, urges councillors to consider freezing their allowances for the 2023/24 financial year.
More than £1.2 million was paid out in allowances and expenses between 82 Cheshire East councillors in 2021-22, latest figures show.
Cheshire East Council has published details of the allowances paid to elected members during the last financial year, as required by law.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Allowances Cheshire East councillors receive from outside bodies should not have to be published on CEC website, two members have said.
The comments came at a meeting of the council’s corporate policy committee meeting on where councillors were discussing a review of the appointment to outside bodies.
Cheshire East councillors netted more than £1.25 million between them in expenses and allowances in 2020-21, latest figures show.
A basic allowance of £12,351 is paid to each of the 82 elected members, adding up to just short of £1 million.
Dear Editor,
The Labour-led coalition which currently runs Cheshire East Council has decided to promote a scheme which pays their own members more money, creating an extra cost for the tax payer.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council plans to cut councillors’ travel allowances, slash training budgets and subscriptions, and restructure staffing to make much-needed savings.
The authority is set to pass a new budget in February for the 2021/22 municipal year, which legally must be balanced between expenditure and income.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council Leader Cllr Sam Corcoran received £39,076 in allowances last year — making him the best remunerated councillor in the borough.
Deputy leader Cllr Craig Browne received the next highest amount, taking home £29,177, latest figures show.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East councillors have voted to freeze their allowances until May 2021 – but still receive a basic allowance of more than £12,000 each.
The authority’s independent remuneration panel had recommended allowances, paid as compensation for time performing duties in their role, be increased.
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