Councillor Allowance and Expenses Q1 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.

依据《2001年地方政府法》（Local Government Act 2001）制定的市议员薪酬发放登记册，以及全体市议员议会会议个人出勤记录登记册。上述两类登记册涵盖以下事项详情：需缴纳税费及法定扣款的年度履职薪酬（Annual Representational Payment）。年度津贴主要用于覆盖市议员出席议会会议产生的相关开支，其由三部分构成：往返会议的交通费、伙食费，以及履职过程中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）所修订的条例新增了一项凭票据报销的开支津贴，当选议员可选择用该津贴替代现行的年度固定杂项开支补贴。
设有出勤门槛标准，以此核算每位市议员应得的津贴金额。此外还包含议员出席会议、研讨会等活动产生的往返交通与伙食费补贴详情。
出勤登记册：本登记册列明全体市议员议会会议的个人出勤记录详情。审核该类详情时，需考量以下事项：市长/副市长津贴：根据《2001年地方政府法》，地方当局可向任期内的市长及副市长发放合理开支津贴，此类津贴需缴纳法定扣款。请注意，市长与副市长的任期跨两个自然年度，因其于每年6月末召开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产生的全部开支，包括机构政策小组（Corporate Policy Group，即议会高层战略小组，每年至少召开12次会议，由市长、首席执行官及战略政策委员会主席组成）的会议、与地方当局官员的会谈，以及与外部团体的会晤相关开支。