Councillor Allowance and Expenses Q4 2025 SDCC

Register of payments made as provided for in the Local Government Act 2001 to Councillors and the Register of Individual attendance records at Council Meetings for all Councillors. These registers include details of the following; Annual Representational Payment (Salary) which is subject to tax and statutory deductions. The Annual Allowance which is primarily in respect of expenses incurred through attendance at Council meetings. It is made up of three elements: travel to and from meetings, subsistence, postage and miscellaneous expenses incurred in their representational role. The amending regulations (S.I. No. 494 of 2017) provided for the introduction of a new vouched expenses allowance that elected members may choose to opt for in place of the existing fixed annual rate for miscellaneous expenses. There are attendance thresholds in place which determine the amount due to each Councillor. Payments in respect of travel and subsistence expenses incurred through attendance at conferences/seminars etc. Attendance Registers: This outlines details of Individual attendance records at Council Meetings for all Councillors. When examining these details the following should be taken into consideration; The Mayor /Deputy Mayor’s Allowance: The Local Government Act provides that a Local Authority can pay an allowance for reasonable expenses to its Mayor and Deputy Mayor for their term of office; these payments are subject to statutory deductions. Please note the term of office of Mayor and Deputy Mayor straddles two calendar years as they are elected at the annual meeting held at the end of June each year. The Strategic Policy Committee Chair Allowance is to cover all expenses relating to the position, including meetings of the Corporate Policy Group (High Level Strategic Group of the Council which meets a minimum of 12 times per year, compromising of the Mayor, Chief Executive and SPC Chairs), meetings with Local Authority Officials and /or meetings with external groups.《2001年地方政府法》规定的向议员支付款项的登记册，以及全体议员的议会会议个人出勤记录登记册。该等登记册包含以下详情：需缴纳税款及法定扣除项的年度代表薪酬（Annual Representational Payment，即年薪）；主要用于覆盖出席议会会议产生开支的年度津贴，其由三部分组成：往返会议的交通费、伙食费，以及履行代表职责产生的邮费与其他杂项开支。2017年第494号法定文书（S.I. No. 494 of 2017）的修订条例规定，引入一项新的凭票据报销开支津贴，当选议员可选择以该津贴替代现行的年度固定杂项开支津贴。此外，设有出勤门槛以确定每位议员应得的款项金额，以及因出席会议、研讨会等活动产生的差旅与伙食费报销款项。 出勤登记册部分列明全体议员的议会会议个人出勤记录详情。审核该等详情时，需考虑以下内容：市长/副市长津贴：《地方政府法》规定，地方当局（Local Authority）可向任期内的市长和副市长支付合理开支津贴，该等款项需缴纳法定扣除项。请注意，市长及副市长的任期跨两个自然年度，因其于每年6月底举行的年度会议上选举产生。战略政策委员会（Strategic Policy Committee）主席津贴用于覆盖该职位相关的全部开支，包括企业政策小组（Corporate Policy Group，由市长、行政长官及战略政策委员会主席组成的高层战略小组，每年至少召开12次会议）会议、与地方当局官员的会晤，以及与外部团体的会晤。