Can you spare just 5 minutes of your day?

Bluemerle · 16-02-2008, 05:05 PM

Friday, February 15, 2008

Can you spare just 5 minutes of your day?

Yesterday we blogged this story here about Bournemouth Council’s cabinet approving a salary deal that would see their pay skyrocket by 32%. Within this pay package is a 36% increase for the Deputy Leader and a 34% increase for the Leader of the council, taking his salary to £36,000 a year! These recommendations by the council’s ‘Independent’ Remuneration Panel were all passed by the Cabinet, without debate, this week. Next week the Full Council votes on this remuneration package. It’s up to us to lobby the council to reject this pay hike.

If you’re living in Bournemouth, can you say that the quality of council services has gone up by 34%? Of course not. The Audit Commission report last week gave Bournemouth Council a mere 2 star rating. To compare, the Audit Commission have 3 or 4 stars to 83% of all councils meaning Bournemouth Council has to justify this excessive pay rise for, what has been judged as, under performance.

Bournemouth’s taxpayers need your help. Please take five minutes out of your day to send an email or call a Bournemouth Councillor to ask them to challenge and reject the councillor remuneration package at the next Full Council meeting on Thursday 21st February.

Below is a list of Bournemouth’s Councillors and their phone and email details. Please call or email one, two or even all of them if you have the time and lobby them to reject the pay deal on Thursday. If you can’t or don’t have the time to make these calls or send emails then please pass this blog onto other concerned taxpayers who want to do something about spiralling councillor salaries and high council tax. The point is to urge these councillors to put taxpayer value-for-money first. Politely ask the councillors to challenge the pay deal and to vote against it.

The TaxPayers' Alliance - Campaign: Can you spare just 5 minutes of your day?

Hunter · 16-02-2008, 05:58 PM

The Leader of the Council in Warrington is on over £100,000 pa. Are you being short changed, or are we being over charged?

16-02-2008, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bluemerle Uber Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dorset. Posts: 3,252	Can you spare just 5 minutes of your day? Friday, February 15, 2008 Can you spare just 5 minutes of your day? Yesterday we blogged this story here about Bournemouth Council’s cabinet approving a salary deal that would see their pay skyrocket by 32%. Within this pay package is a 36% increase for the Deputy Leader and a 34% increase for the Leader of the council, taking his salary to £36,000 a year! These recommendations by the council’s ‘Independent’ Remuneration Panel were all passed by the Cabinet, without debate, this week. Next week the Full Council votes on this remuneration package. It’s up to us to lobby the council to reject this pay hike. If you’re living in Bournemouth, can you say that the quality of council services has gone up by 34%? Of course not. The Audit Commission report last week gave Bournemouth Council a mere 2 star rating. To compare, the Audit Commission have 3 or 4 stars to 83% of all councils meaning Bournemouth Council has to justify this excessive pay rise for, what has been judged as, under performance. Bournemouth’s taxpayers need your help. Please take five minutes out of your day to send an email or call a Bournemouth Councillor to ask them to challenge and reject the councillor remuneration package at the next Full Council meeting on Thursday 21st February. Below is a list of Bournemouth’s Councillors and their phone and email details. Please call or email one, two or even all of them if you have the time and lobby them to reject the pay deal on Thursday. If you can’t or don’t have the time to make these calls or send emails then please pass this blog onto other concerned taxpayers who want to do something about spiralling councillor salaries and high council tax. The point is to urge these councillors to put taxpayer value-for-money first. Politely ask the councillors to challenge the pay deal and to vote against it. The TaxPayers' Alliance - Campaign: Can you spare just 5 minutes of your day?

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16-02-2008, 05:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hunter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 820	The Leader of the Council in Warrington is on over £100,000 pa. Are you being short changed, or are we being over charged?