Our local newspaper just announced that Tweed councillors are asking for a hefty pay rise.
TWEED councillors have "selflessly" voted to push for a 55 per cent pay rise – not for themselves but for the many other people they say will consequently be encouraged to stand for election.
Councillors voted six to one on Tuesday night to ask the NSW Remuneration Tribunal to raise their annual councillors' fees by $8500 with only Greens Party councillor Katie Milne voting against the motion.
The move will take their pay to $24,000 a year except for Mayor Warren Polglase who will get $57,840 as well as a car, if the tribunal approves the increase."If you pay peanuts you get monkeys," said Cr Kevin Skinner. "By providing a higher form of remuneration we give an opportunity to someone in the community who otherwise could not afford to be a councillor."
I thought I'd share this particular 'poll' on simian pay rates.
If a pay rise was performance based, who do you think should not get one?
G & T
Tweed
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Skinner obviously considers himself a monkey then, given his enthusiasm to seek the job on its present remuneration. I always thought these payments were to compensate for out-of-pocket expenses, not to entice people into community service. If we want professional adminstrators maybe we should sack the lot (again) and employ some properly trained managers.
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