Sixteen senior councillors out of the 43 elected to Dumfries and Galloway Council have been chosen to play key roles in decision-making for the region.
The council’s rainbow coalition, which includes Labour, SNP, Lib Dems and independents, recently appointed the select group to senior positions which also carry a bump up in salary.
The basic annual pay for councillors in Scotland is £19,571, however 14 in Dumfries and Galloway will pocket £24,466 as either chairperson or vice-chairperson of council committees, and as provost.
