Council meeting today. I had failed to convince the Councillors of Bolsover that our allowances were too high, up until now they had relied on the expert advice of their independent remuneration panel. Last week the panel changed their advice and recommended a 47% cut based on comparisons with other authorities and the not unreasonable observation that being a member in Bolsover can't really be so different.
Guess what every Councillor, but me, voted to ignore the panels recommendations. So for the next four years residents in Bolsover will keep having to fork-out for the highest member allowances of any District Council in England. It simply takes your breadth away....
But don't worry we're not giving-up!
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