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Week commencing Thursday, 25 June | 2015 | Edition 785
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SOUTHERN Downs councillors have decided that now is not the time to give themselves a pay hike. But ratepayers will still have to wear the $15,000 cost of the salary increases after SDRC Mayor Peter Blundell “forgot“ to dispute the rise in an appropriate timeframe, making the amount automatically part of this year’s council budget. Just days out from handing down the 2015-’16 budget and a dead-certain rate rise for landowners, councillors yesterday voted against a 2.3 per cent pay rise claiming “it wouldn’t be a good look”. A 2.3 per cent increase to their annual allowance was recommended by the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal from next week (July 1) but doesn’t have to be taken and is not linked to any performance measure. Cr Jamie Mackenzie was particularly opposed to a pay rise, stating that it would cost ratepayers about $15,000 a year. “It is simply not correct for councillors to get more funds at this time when our financial situation is dire,” Cr Mackenzie said. “To not take it (the salary increase) is better than cutting back on services and infrastructure projects and it all helps to curtail borrowing or raising rates. “The money would be better applied as a grant to support a struggling community service, on dilapidated gravel roads, to sports fields or parks or maybe an off-leash area for dogs.” Continued on Page 2
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