Now the public needs to think about this hard. According to the Office of National Statistics the average earning of people employed is £467 per week which equates to about £25,000 per annum. So some Councillors are drawing a full time salary for the work they do. My question to ratepayers is does this represent value for money? I must make the point that one Councillor continues to draw less than they are entitled to. Well done Brian Salinger.
Standing up for common sense in New Barnet
Monday, 25 June 2012
Barnet Councillor Allowances - Value for Money?
Last week I blogged that the 2010/11 Councillors allowances had at last been released but that 2011/12 were not yet available. Well this morning I tried again and they are now available here. What is striking is just how many non Cabinet members are still drawing allowances in excess of £20,000. For example Dean Cohen received £24,257.10 and that was before he was elevated to the Cabinet. Cllrs Davey and Finn also received just over £24,000 whilst Cllrs Perry, Prentice, Rayner, Scanell and A Tambourides all earned just under £26,000. Cabinet members received around £28,000 with the deputy leader and leader earning more. In total Councillor allowances are over £1 million a year.
Now the public needs to think about this hard. According to the Office of National Statistics the average earning of people employed is £467 per week which equates to about £25,000 per annum. So some Councillors are drawing a full time salary for the work they do. My question to ratepayers is does this represent value for money? I must make the point that one Councillor continues to draw less than they are entitled to. Well done Brian Salinger.
Now the public needs to think about this hard. According to the Office of National Statistics the average earning of people employed is £467 per week which equates to about £25,000 per annum. So some Councillors are drawing a full time salary for the work they do. My question to ratepayers is does this represent value for money? I must make the point that one Councillor continues to draw less than they are entitled to. Well done Brian Salinger.
Perry & Prentice are 2 of my councillors along with Goldenarse Longstaff. I would't give you half-a-crown for the 3 as a matching set
ReplyDeleteLet’s all play Family Fortunes.
ReplyDeleteAlison & Richard Cornelius £64, 824.04 (£1,246.62 per week)
Andreas & Joanna Tambourgreedy £53,982 (£1,038.11 per week)
Dean & Melvin Cohen £44,844.01 (£862.38 per week)
Lord & Lady Palmer £38,895 (£747.98 per week)
Brian & Kate Salinger £23,166.58 (£445.51 per week)