Hertfordshire: County council agrees to increase allowances
Allowances paid to county councillors are to increase by 3.96 per cent, after being agreed by a meeting of the county council.
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Allowances paid to county councillors are to increase by 3.96 per cent, after being agreed by a meeting of the county council.
THE reports on councillor allowances have been republished after a number of errors and omissions were found.
That is a 10.25 per cent increase from the previous salary of £12,117.24, which representatives received in the financial year up to April 2019. That is the last comparable year as the financial year ending April 2020 included the election, with changes in councillors. Councillors who hold key roles on committees receive special allowances. The city's highest-paid councillor is Green Party leader Phelim Mac Cafferty, who earned £40,258. He is the current leader of Brighton and Hove City Council. Ex-Labour leader Nancy Platts was the second most paid, earning £32,088. She also s...