6.7% pay hike 'uncomfortable' say councillors

CONWY County Council councillors have described their discomfort at a proposed 6.

- By RICHARD EVANS Local Democracy Reporter

4% increase to their salaries.Under new proposals, the leader's salary will increase from £66,727 to £71,025. The deputy leader's salary will increase from £46,709 to £49,717. Executive members, or cabinet members, will see their salary increase from £40,036 to £42,615.

Councillors' salaries are set externally by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru (DBCC).

Committee chairs' and civic heads' salaries will increase from £29,657 to £31,567. It is proposed that councillors on a basic salary - “based on a full time equivalent of three days a week” - will see their salaries increased from £19,771 to £21,044, an increase of 6.4%.

At a meeting on Monday, the democratic services committee discussed DBCC’s draft annual remuneration report.

Llandudno councillor Mandy Hawkins said she was “uncomfortable” with the rise.