The 18 Members of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority were paid a total of £70,119 in basic and senior salaries in the last financial year to March 31 2015.

Allowances were determined by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales, whose remit to prescribe Members’ salaries extended to National Park Authorities in 2012.

In June 2014 Cllr Mike James was appointed as Chair of the Authority for a second year.

During the 2014/15 financial year Cllr Alison Lee left the Authority and Cllr Tony Wilcox was appointed in her place.

Reimbursement of travelling, subsistence and other expense payments amounted to £10,877 for the same period, compared with £10,216 in 2013/14.

Members attend a range of meetings on behalf of the Authority for which their expenses are included in the ‘Travel & Subsistence’ section.

The summarised payments are listed in the chart below, where Members’ attendance is shown as a percentage of the number of meetings organised by the Authority at which the Member was expected to attend. The asterisks denote Members who have part year attendance due to changes in Pembrokeshire County Council representation.

 

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The Document can be accessed on the Authority’s website on www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk under About Us/The Authority/Corporate Documents/Draft Statement of Accounts 2014-15.

Schedule of Members Allowances & Expenses Paid in the Financial Year 2014/15