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ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 2008/09
Chairman's Allowance
In accordance with Section 15 of the Local Government Act 1972, the Chairman of Sedlescombe Parish Council has been allocated £200 for a Chairman's Allowance for the 2008/09 financial year [Minute F07/08.39 (Finance Committee Meeting 11/12/07)]. The full amount was drawn for the 2008/09 year.
Members' Allowances
Sedlescombe Parish Council has not adopted a Scheme for Members' Allowances and, therefore, councillors cannot claim reimbursement of expenditure on consumables, such as printing ink/paper. They can, and occasionally do, make travel claims at the rate of 40p/mile.
The following amounts were claimed in 2008/09:
| December 2008 | Cllr Wright - Travel to Bexhill Town Hall and Brede Village Hall on 09/12/08 (3 passengers) | £12.00 |
Clerk's Allowances
Sedlescombe Parish Council gives the Clerk a £200 p.a. allowance for the use of her home as the Council's office.
The Clerk is eligible to make travel claims at the rate of 40p/mile. The following amounts have been claimed in 2008/9:
| April 2008 | Monthly travel | £17.33 |
| April 2008 | Parking for Clerks' Meeting | £1.60 |
| May 2008 | Monthly travel | £17.33 |
| June 2008 | Monthly travel | £17.33 |
| July 2008 | Monthly travel | £17.33 |
| August 2008 | Monthly travel | £17.33 |
| September 2008 | Monthly travel (final claim) | £17.33 |
| October 2008 | Parking for Clerks' Meeting | £3.20 |
| November 2008 | Travel to Clerks' Networking Day at Uckfield | £10.50 |
| January 2009 | Travel to take Quality Council portfolio to Lewes | £26.80 |
| March 2009 | Travel to Legal & Finance course in Tenterden | £13.36 |
| March 2009 | Share of travel to Clerk's Networking Day at E Grinstead | £10.00 |
| TOTAL FOR 2008/09 | £169.44 |