The Local Government Act 1993 and the Local Government (General) Regulations 2005 provide for the payment of allowances and expenses of the office of elected members.
Specifically, the payment of the annual allowance for the office of Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor and Aldermen is provided within the Local Government (General) Regulations 2005.
Schedule 5 of the Local Government Act 1993 allows for the reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in the duties of office of elected members.
As the result of a State Government review of allowances paid to Councillors, allowances paid to Aldermen, the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord mayor were revised, effective from 1 November 2008.
The following is a quarterly summary of expenditure for the 2008/2009 financial year commencing 1/7/2008.
| Item |
Annual Allowance |
Cumulative to |
Cumulative to |
Cumulative to |
Cumulative to 30/6/2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldermanic Allowance |
$13,089.39 per Alderman
$27,278 per Alderman |
$39,268.17 |
$106,913.55 |
$188,747.54 |
$270,581.53 |
| Lord Mayor's Allowance* |
$78,536.37 (to 1/11/2008) $68,195 (effective from 1/11/2008) |
$19,634.09 |
$37,554.63 |
$54,603.37 |
$71,652.12 |
| Deputy Lord Mayor's Allowance* |
$16,907.13
(to 1/11/2008) (effective from 1/11/2008) |
$4,226.78 |
$8,571.87 |
$12,976.11 |
$17,380.36 |
|
Travel Including: (All Aldermen) |
as resolved by Council |
$45,326.60 |
$59,658.16 |
$72,890.99 |
$80,212.63 |
| Communications (All Aldermen) | as resolved by Council |
$5,873.80 |
$11,829.99 |
$17.604.01 |
$23,094.48 |
*Note: The allowances for the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor do not include their Aldermanic allowance.
