FI14505

Request

  1. The amount of money in pounds (£) that your Local Authority has spent on maintaining Mayoral memorabilia (ie. the Mayoral chains) in each of the financial years a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24
  2. The amount of money in pounds (£) was spent on your Local Authorities communications department (ie. staff costs) in each of the financial years a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24
  3. The amount of money in pounds (£) was spent on travel cost for Councillors elected to your Local Authority (ie. taxi costs) in each of the financial years a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21, c) 2021-22, d) 2022-23, e) 2023-24

Response

  1. The Council does not have a Mayor but we are providing information we hold in relation to our equivalent which are the chains for the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council. 2019/20 - £5.34, 2020/21 - £5.70, 2021/22 - £4.98, 2022/23 - £6.27, 2023/24 - £6.23.
  2. 2019/20 - £136,147.40, 2020/21 - £166,306.34, 2021/22 -  £169,639.18, 2022/23 - £215,443.35, 2023/24 - £223,647.48
  3. This information is available on the Council’s website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Council--Democracy/Allowances/Councillor-Allowances.aspx.