Payoffs for council bosses average £256,104

Kohoutek

In case you were wondering where the other 75% of your council tax goes, after 25% spent on council pensions...

A review by the Audit Commission found 37 council bosses left their jobs by "mutual agreement" and were given payoffs of, on average, £256,104

Of the 37 severance agreements between January 2007 and September 2009, the Audit Commission said 13 were for more than £300,000 and three were for more than £500,000. A total of £9.5m was handed out over 33 months.

The commission said the main reason for the deals - which accounted for nearly a third of chief executives' departures in that period - was personal differences with elected councillors rather than poor performance.

The commission found competent chief executives had been laid off needlessly and those not up to the job were being paid off when they should have been sacked.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8569237.stm

cogito

Spending other peoples' money is just great, ain't it?

StevieJ

Kohoutek wrote: »

In case you were wondering where the other 75% of your council tax goes, after 25% spent on council pensions...



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8569237.stm

So nobody come to empty your bins aaaawwwww how sad.

Kohoutek

StevieJ wrote: »

So nobody come to empty your bins aaaawwwww how sad.

It was what's known as a joke, obviously the subtly didn't rub off on a simpleton like you.

chucky

StevieJ wrote: »

So nobody come to empty your bins aaaawwwww how sad.

it looks like more than his bins weren't emptied - he's getting angry again :eek:

StevieJ

Kohoutek wrote: »

It was what's known as a joke, obviously the subtly didn't rub off on a simpleton like you.

Stick to the day job

Kohoutek

chucky wrote: »

it looks like more than his bins weren't emptied - he's getting angry again :eek:

I'm not angry, I'm just laughing at how stupid you and fellow Labour sidekick are...:rotfl::rotfl: Do you follow each other around this forum just to thank each others posts! :rotfl::rotfl:

My bins are being emptied fine mate....am I not allowed to criticise council executives with huge payoffs? I thought we lived in a free country....

chucky

Kohoutek wrote: »

I'm not angry, I'm just laughing at how stupid you and fellow Labour sidekick are...:rotfl::rotfl: Do you follow each other around this forum just to thank each others posts! :rotfl::rotfl:

My bins are being emptied fine mate....am I not allowed to criticise council executives with huge payoffs? I thought we lived in a free country....

how about your street lighting. is that working ok?

Kohoutek

chucky wrote: »

how about your street lighting. is that working ok?

That's working fine too mate. I was a bit miffed about the thing that's mentioned it the article I posted though. What's your opinion on that?

chucky

Kohoutek wrote: »

That's working fine too mate. I was a bit miffed about the thing that's mentioned it the article I posted though. What's your opinion on that?

it's scandalous whatever the amount but it has to be paid i guess.
37 severance payments out of how many councils?

good to hear about the street lights outside your house.

cogito

chucky wrote: »

it's scandalous whatever the amount but it has to be paid i guess.
37 severance payments out of how many councils?

good to hear about the street lights outside your house.

As many of those in receipt of pay offs walked straight into similar jobs with other local authorities, there seems no reason why it should be paid. It would be cheaper to put them on gardening leave.