Filenews 26 May 2023
[NB - Tala is not a Municipality. It is a community and will remain a community which means that the mukhtar receives a small salary and the council members are unpaid]
Take note to know the salaries of how many rulers you will be paying as part of the Local Government reform:
Twenty mayors, 93 deputy mayors and 442 municipal councillors, who will have a total annual salary of approximately €6 million annually.
As expected, the highest salaries will have the mayors especially of the large Municipalities (Nicosia, Lakatamia, Strovolos, Limassol, East Limassol, Larnaka, Paphos and Paralimni-Deryneia) with the annual salaries of each one skyrocketing to €77,656. In the medium-sized municipalities (Latsia-Geri, Polemidia, West Limassol, Aradippou, Meneou-Dromolaxia, East Paphos, Polis Chrysochous and Agia Napa) the salaries are set at €61,125 per year. The mayors of poorer municipalities (Athienou and Akamas) will have a salary of €54,359 and, finally, the mayor of the poorest municipality, which is the Municipality of Lefkara, will have an annual salary of €46,593.
More specifically, the mayors of large Municipalities (as recorded above based on data submitted before Parliament) will have a salary of €48,616, plus €4,051 as the 13th salary, plus an appearance allowance of €24,989. The monthly salary of each of these Mayors will be €5,953.
The remaining mayors, depending on the categories listed above, will have monthly salaries of €4,778, €4,181 and €3,584.
And while mayors' salaries do not differ from what was provided for in the initial legislation of the reform (Municipalities Law 2022), in the salaries of deputy mayors scissors fall up to €1,792 per month. This reduction concerns only the deputy mayors of the communities of Tserkezos (with 32 voters), Akrounta (368 voters), Mathikoloni (161 voters), Finikaria (343 voters) and Armenochori (181 voters). The salary of deputy mayors of other communities is not reduced at all or reduced from €597 to €1,434.
It is noted that according to the government's proposal, deputy mayors who will come from the 63 communities incorporated in the new municipalities and have up to 500 voters will receive 20% of the mayor's salary, between 501-1,000 voters will be paid 30% of the mayor's salary and from 1,001 voters and more than 50% of the mayor's salary. Several community leaders are already opposing and pressure is being exerted to restore the original regime or to set the minimum wage at 30%. However, the interior minister had indicated before the parliamentary interior committee that it was not fair for a deputy mayor of a community of 30 voters to receive the same salary as a deputy mayor whose area includes thousands of voters.
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As regards the composition of municipal councillors whose number depends on the voters of the new schemes, the situation (based on the electoral list in force on 2 April 2023) is presented as follows:
>> The Nicosia municipal district (Nicosia, Agios Dometios, Aglantzia and Engomi) has a total of 71,818 voters of which Nicosia has 35,702 voters corresponding to 14 municipal councillors, Agios Dometios has 10,401 and 5 councillors, Aglantzia 15,110 and 6 councillors and Engomi 10,605 voters and 5 councillors. In total the apartment consists of 30 consultants.
>> The municipal district of Lakatamia (Lakatamia, Tseri and Anthoupoli District) consists of 30,741 voters, to which 20 councillors correspond. Lakatamia has 24,017 voters and 22 councillors, Tseri 4,745 voters and 5 councillors and Anthoupoli Settlement 1,979 voters and 3 councillors.
>> The municipal district of Latsia-Yeri consists of 16,774 voters with 20 councillors, of which 13 in Latsia and 7 in Yeri.
>> The municipal district of Dali (Dali, Alhambra, Lympia, Nisou, Pera Chorio and Potamia) consists of 13,775 voters and has 20 councillors as follows: Dali 7,178 voters and 8 councillors, Alhambra 1,820 voters and 2 councillors, Lympia 1,105 voters and 3 councillors, Nisou 1,068 voters and 2 councillors, Pera Chorio 1,926 voters and 3 councillors and Potamia 416 voters and two councillors.
>> Municipality of Strovolos: It is autonomous (without mergers) and has 41,488 voters corresponding to 30 councillors.
Municipal councillors in Limassol district
>> Limassol Municipal District (Limassol, Mesa Geitonia and Cherkez). It consists of 73,131 voters and has 30 councillors. Limassol with 62,830 voters is entitled to 24 councillors, Mesa Geitonia has 10,269 voters with 5 councillors and Cerkez has 32 voters and 1 councillor.
>> East Limassol District with 20,487 voters. Agios Athanasios has 8 councillors, Germasogeia 7, Agios Tychonas 2, Akrounta, Armenochori, Mathikoloni and Finikaria 1 each and Moutagiaka 3.
>> Municipal district of Polemidia (lower and upper Polemidia) has 18,357 voters. In Kato Polemidia there are 16 advisors and in Pano Polemidia 4.
>> Municipal district of West Limassol with 19,257 voters and 20 councillors. In Ipsonas there are 5 councilors, in Akrotiri, Asomatos, Kantou and Sotiras one, in Episkopi, Kolossi and Trachoni from 3.
Municipal councillors in Larnaka district
>> Larnaca Municipal District (Larnaca, Livadia, Voroklini). It consists of 41,673 voters corresponding to 30 councillors, of which 23 in Larnaka, 4 in Livadia and 3 in Voroklini.
>> Municipal district of Aradippou (Aradippou, Kelia, Troulloi). It has 13,625 voters and 20 councillors, of which 16 belong to Aradippou, 2 to Kellia and 2 to Troulloi.
>> Department of Dromolaxia-Meneou (Dromolaxia-Meneou, Kiti, Pervolia and Tersefanou). There are 10,916 voters who have 20 councillors, 9 of whom are in Dromolaxia-Meneou, 5 in Kiti, 4 in Pervolia and 2 in Tersefanou.
>> Lefkara District with 2,939 voters and 16 councillors, of which 4 correspond to Lefkara, 1 to Vavla, Delikipos, Kato Lefkara and Lagia, 6 to Kornos and 2 to Skarinou.
>> Athienou District (Athienou, Avdellero) with 4,122 voters and 16 councillors, of which 14 in Athienou and 2 in Avellero.
Paphos and Famagusta Districts
>> Pafos Municipality: It has 20,572 voters and 24 councillors.
>> East Pafos District with 7,513 voters and 16 councillors of which 9 correspond to Geroskipou, 1 to Agia Marinouda, 1 to Acheleia, 3 to Konia and 2 to Timi.
>> Akamas District with 4,004 voters and 16 councillors of which Pegeia has 6, 1 Akoursos, Kato Arodes and Pano Arodes, 2 Ineia and Kathikas and 3 Kissonerga.
>> Polis Chrysochous District with 5,157 voters and 16 councillors, of which 1 are Agia Marina, Androlikou, Gialia, Drousia, Kritou Tera, Makounta, Neo Chorio, Nea Dimmata, Pelathousa, Pomos, Tera and Chrysochou and two each Polis Chrysochous and Argaka.
>> Ayia Napa District (Ayia Napa, Sotira, Avgorou, Achna and Liopetri) with 17,734 voters and 20 councillors. Each of the above apartments will be represented by 4 consultants.
>> Paralimni-Deryneia District (Paralimni, Deryneia, Acheritou and Frenaros) with 20,715 voters corresponding to 24 councillors. Paralimni will be represented with 11, Deryneia with 6, Acheritou with 3 and Frenaros with 4.
Yesterday, the article-by-article discussion of the Reform Bills began before the Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs.
