Derry City and Strabane councillors have rejected an increase in councillors’ Basic Allowance for the second year in a row.
Following the updated Scheme of Allowances from the Department for Communities, the Local Government Circular recommended the annual basic allowance increase from £15,071 to £15,757.
Speaking at the Governance & Strategic Planning committee, SDLP Councillor Rory Farrell made the proposal to reject the increase saying: “The SDLP’s position is that we should reject this pay rise. We rejected last year’s pay rise and our position has not changed since.
