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KILKEE Town Council proved to be the most frugal and least expensive in the county in 2013, with its councillors claiming just under € 32,000 in salaries and expenses.
The total bill came in at 31,971.21, € 19,342 shy of Shannon.
It was also over € 40,000 less than Kilrush, which unlike Kilkee is a planning authority, and cost over € 59,000 less than Ennis.
As with all the other local authori- ties, the top earner was the mayor, with Cllr Paddy Collins (FG) who took the chair in June claiming € 4,840.19. Unlike other council’s the mayor in Kilkee does not get a second allowance.
All Kilkee town councillors are entitled to and claimed a taxable salary of € 2,266.88, with an annual allowance of € 1,018 for attending statutory meetings.
As many as five members of Kilkee Town Council did not claim travel expenses for conferences or seminars or any allowance for their mobile phone bills. They received the minimum € 3,284.88 salary and meeting allowance.
Three other councillors claimed mobile phone bill allowance, but did not attend conferences.
The current mayor, Cllr Collins, instead represented the council outside of the town in 2013.
Cllr Collins attended six separate meetings in conference at a total cost of € 1,255.31.
Kilkee Town Council, like Ennis, Kilrush and Shannon is to be abolished this year.