If the change goes through, it would mean the base salary of a Wrexham adviser would rise from £16,800 a year to £17,600 a year.

Wrexham Council’s Democratic Services Committee is meeting on Thursday (November 3) to share its thoughts on the proposal.

The IRPW report that will be reviewed by the committee makes it clear that after a significant increase in councilor salaries last year, there is only a modest increase proposed this year.

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He says: “The panel has decided that this year will be a year of consolidation.

“Major changes were put in place last year and a significant increase in salary levels was agreed.

“We want to allow time for last year’s decisions to come to fruition and allow the panel to continue its development of a research and evidence base to inform future decisions and move into a longer-term planning cycle. .”

In addition to the Councillors’ base salaries, the Council Leader, Deputy Leader and Executive Council members will see their payouts increase by 4.76%.

The council leader role’s salary could rise from £56,700 to £59,700, the deputy leader’s salary would rise from £39,690 to £41,580 and board members could see their annual salary rise from £34,020 £ to £35,640.

In addition to the Chief and Deputy, eight other members sit on the Executive Council of Wrexham Council.

Committee chairs (when paid) are set to see their pay rise by 3.15 per cent, from £25,593 to £26,400, and the leader of the council’s opposition group could see their pay rise from £25,953 £ to £26,400.

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Pay rises are also on offer for civic leaders, which would mean a 3.15% increase from £25,593 to £26,400 for the mayor, and a 3.89% increase from £20,540 to £21,340 for the deputy mayor.

Overall, the proposed increases would result in an additional cost of £56,013 to be found in the council’s budget for 2023/24.

The proposed increase in advisor compensation this year is significantly lower than last year’s 16.9% increase.

A year ago, councilors at Wrexham voiced their opposition after the IRPW set the £2,400-a-year raise suggested due to councilors’ salaries being below the average salary in Wales .

At the time, members of Wrexham council suggested returning the money to council or donating it to charity, which the opposition Labor group has always done.

The IRPW asserts that the base salary, paid to all elected members, is remuneration for the responsibility of community representation and participation in the oversight, regulatory and related functions of local governance. It is based on a full-time equivalent of three days per week.

Its report adds: “The panel has a duty to set payments that are fair and that encourage and enable democratic participation.

“It must also consider affordability and acceptability. In making its decisions for this draft report, the group considered a range of references, including past, current and projected actual indices and figures, as well as the known and projected extent and impact of multiple factors. economic and social.

“These included post-Brexit and COVID working environments and the cost of living, energy and climate crises.

“The panel’s proposals are consulted and after consideration of the views received in response to its consultation, the panel takes its final decisions which are published each year in its annual report.”

Wrexham Council has until December 1 to respond to the proposals via consultation.