Penyffordd County Council Expenses

With all the furore over expenses The Evening Leader has obtained expenses for county councillors for the year ending 2009.

Cllr Cindy Hinds Basic allowance £12,831, Travelling Expenses £182.85, Subsistence £0.
Cllr David Williams £12,831, Travelling Expenses £0, Subsistence £0.

Cindy goes to Shire Hall at least twice a week. David visits Shire Hall about 5 times a year.
As I have said previously. If you do not play the game (representing Penyffordd at Shire Hall) I cannot see how you can be anywhere except the bottom of the queue when funding is available.

The top amount claimed by a county councillor for travel was £1300.

The basic allowance might seem a lot to some people but it will be well below the minimum wage level when time spent on council matters is added up at the end of the year.

Community and Town Councillors receive nothing.

If you have a responsibility at Shire Hall such as Council Leader ( Cllr Arnold Woolley) you get the £12,831 plus a special responsibility allowance of £28,920. Other Cllrs such as Patrick Heesom or Tony Sharps get a £14,686 and £16,496 repectively.

Special responsibilty councillors have to spend much time at Shire Hall.

The government of Flintshire County Council is a minature version of national government. The leading party governs in this case The Independents, last time we were Labour led.