Municipalities Ordinance Amendment (Meeting Attendance Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses for Council Members) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill provides that council members who do not receive remuneration from the local authority's funds will be entitled to a fixed monthly remuneration, at a rate to be set by the Minister of Interior with the approval of the relevant committee. In setting the remuneration, the size of the authority, the number of council members and the number of residents will be taken into account. The bill also allows the remuneration to be reduced due to absences from meetings of the council or the committees. The law will take effect on a set date, and the initial details will be set within a defined period of time.