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      Councillor Remuneration                                        The total remuneration paid to the Councillors for the period is provided in the table below.


      Councillor remuneration is determined by the Local             Councillor Remuneration for period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023
      Government Remuneration Commission (“the Commission”)
      established under the LG Act. The Commission determined           Councillor                   Salary ($)                  Superannuation ($)         Total ($)
      remuneration for Mayors, Deputy Mayors and Councillors
      and released an annual report which established single            Mayor Clare Stewart          135,819                     16,298                     152,117
      remuneration levels for the year.


      The Local Government Remuneration Commission Annual               Cr Frank Wilkie              84,886                      10,186                     95,073
      Report 2021 listed Noosa Shire Council as a Category 3            (Deputy Mayor)
      Council and prescribed the annual rate of remuneration for
      the Mayor and Councillors for the period 1 July 2022 to 30        Cr Karen Finzel              72,152                      8,658                      80,810
      June 2023 as follows:


      Mayor:                   $135,860 per annum                       Cr Joe Jurisevic             72,152                      8,658                      80,810
      Deputy Mayor:            $84,912 per annum
      Councillor:              $72,174 per annum
                                                                        Cr Amelia Lorentson          72,152                      8,658                      80,810




                                                                                                                                                                                     Noosa Council Annual Report 2022 - 2023
      In accordance with section 244(3) of the LG Regulation, the
      remuneration prescribed by the Commission cannot include:
                                                                        Cr Brian Stockwell           72,152                      8,658                      80,810
      - any amount for expenses to be to be paid or facilities to
        be provided to a Councillor of a local government under
        its expenses reimbursement policy, or                           Cr Tom Wegener               72,152                      8,658                      80,810

      - any contribution a local government makes for a
        Councillor to a voluntary superannuation scheme for
                                                                     Notes: Amounts rounded to nearest dollar
        Councillors established or taken part in by the local               Superannuation shown is Council’s 12% contribution
        government under section 226 of the LG Act.


      The LG Act does however allow a local government to take
      part in a superannuation scheme for its Councillors and
      on 20 January 2014 Council authorised the payment of
      superannuation contributions for Councillors of up to 12% of
      their annual salary on the condition that Councillors:


      - contribute an amount of up to 6% from their salaries and
        Council contributes a proportionate amount of up to 12%
        to a nominated superannuation fund,


      - make contributions through an arrangement by way of a
        formal request to Council, and


      - nominate their preferred superannuation fund, and
        where no nomination has occurred, the superannuation
        payments be made to LG Super.
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