tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post5891125986028082512..comments2023-11-03T23:18:25.999+00:00Comments on BIGNEWS MARGATE: No limits on Kent council credit cardTony Flaighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-52823596639061859202010-08-09T08:50:47.383+01:002010-08-09T08:50:47.383+01:00Basic allowance is £13,000 pa - Conservatives gave...Basic allowance is £13,000 pa - Conservatives gave themselves an 8%increase after 2009 council election (same year voted a 1% increase for staff).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-64205161682511130242010-08-08T13:37:59.565+01:002010-08-08T13:37:59.565+01:00Anon 8.47 you need to remember that cllrs unlike p...Anon 8.47 you need to remember that cllrs unlike paid employees of KCC are only expected to give some of their time to KCC. That is what the basic allowance of £12K is meant to compensate them for. You can always check the cllrs interest reports on the KCC website to see what other employment each cllr lists and what gift and hospitality they have received as a result of being a KCC cllr. Of course there are some career cllrs that work for many of the public bodies connected to KCC but they are supposed to declare their interests when speaking at meetings. <br /><br />You may also think there is no such thing as a free lunch!. cllr Carter has listed a few in his <br />members interest report including trips to Sweden and Paris. But whether he should accept dinner from Sir Terry Farrell is another matter as his company produced the 21st Centry Kent report and I presume they got paid for it. I trust this reort was put out to tender.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-45305655473548215022010-08-08T08:47:19.672+01:002010-08-08T08:47:19.672+01:00The question should be how many of those near the ...The question should be how many of those near the top of KCC are advisors/consultants elsewhere and how much extra they earn as a result! These people are supposed to be working full time for the council but can still pull in the money doing other things. How wrong is that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com