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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1987

INCREASES IN MONTHLY ALLOWANCES FOR OMELCO, DB MEMBERS APPROVED

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY (WEDNESDAY)

PAYMENT FOR ARRANGEMENTS

ALLOWANCES

OF OFFICIAL MEMBERS)

THE EXECUTIVE AND MEMBERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS.

OF

ΤΟ

NEW APPROVED MEMBERS (OTHER THAN AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS

ALSO AGREED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

ΤΟ INCREASE THE MONTHLY AND FOR MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE FOR OMELCO MEMBERS FROM $20,000 TO $21,300

PROM DB MEMBERS FROM $6,000 TO $6,400, BOTH WITH RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 1987.

GOVERNMENT,

CONDUCTED LAST YEAR BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A REVIEW

ΤΟ ASSESS THE BY A WORKING PARTY WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION

PAYMENT

OF THE

THE MADE IN THE THREE TIERS

FINANCE COMMITTEE AND DB APPROVED THE FOLLOWING NEW ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING THE OMELCO MEMBERS:

(A) THE CURRENT DISTINCTION BETWEEN STIPEND AND GENERAL FOR EXPENSES ALLOWANCES ($9,000 AND $11,000 RESPECTIVELY) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD BE ABOLISHED AND A

SHOULD BE PAYABLE TO SINGLE ALLOWANCE ($20,000)

LEGCO MEMBERS AGAINST CLAIMS FOR EXPENSES INCURRED AND/OR EARNINGS FOREGONE;

(B)

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS (OTHER SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE

SAME

THAN OFFICIAL MEMBERS) LEVEL OF ALLOWANCE AS

LEGCO MEMBERS;

(C)

THE CURRENT LEVELS AND RELATIVITY MEMBERS AND DB MEMBERS ($20,000 AND SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AS A BASE;

OF

TO PAYMENTS $6,000 RESPECTIVELY)

LEGCO

(D)

IN ADDITION TO THE MEMBER'S ALLOWANCE,

IN THE OF EXCO, LIKE HIS COUNTERPART ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A SPECIAL ALLOWANCE TO THE MEMBER'S ALLOWANCE;

THE SENIOR MEMBER

SHOULD LEGCO,

BE EQUAL IN AMOUNT

(E)

ARE

·

ВВ

ALSO LEGCO OF THE TWO

WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT EXCO MEMBERS WHO MEMBERS SHOULD

ELIGIBLE FOR ONLY ONE ALLOWANCES (PLUS ANY SPECIAL ALLOWANCE), INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MULTIPLE MEMBERSHIP IN TWO OR MORE INSTITUTIONS OF THE SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE IN FULL. THE HIGHEST MEMBER'S ALLOWANCES, ANY SPECIAL TWO-THIRDS OF THE OTHER ALLOWANCES, ELIGIBLE;

ALLOWANCE, FOR WHICH THEY

AND ARE

(F)

THE SINGLE ALLOWANCE FOR OMELCO MEMBERS SHOULD TO INCLUDE AN OFFICE RENTAL ELEMENT; AND

BE DERMED

(G)

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FUND THE PAYMENT FOR URBAN COUNCIL MEMBERS.

OF DB ALLOWANCES

/ON OMELCO