Cgolden municipal council in Foggia. After the case of the increase in costs of the Councilwith a determination today was committed the sum of 600 thousand euros “for the payment of attendance fees due to municipal councilors for participation in municipal councils and council commissions for the period April-December 2024“. Over 12 months they would be almost 800 thousand euros. To these, as reported in the act proposed by the presidency of the council (responsible for the procedure Liliana Masi), 92 thousand euros of “integration” must be added for the months of February and March, as established by resolution no. 166 of 2 February.
The approval for the expense came after the manager’s verification of the potential conflicts of interest. “Except for situations of which we are currently unaware – we read – there are no causes of conflict incompatibility and/or conflict of interest, even potential, with respect to the adoption of this document by the undersigned manager with particular reference to the Code of Conduct of this body and anti-corruption legislation”.
For the quantification of compensation, reference is made to article 82 of Legislative Decree 276 of 2000, which prescribes that “the amount of function allowances and attendance fees for administrators of local authorities is determined by decree of the Minister of Internal in concert with that of the Treasury, Budget and Economic Planning, without prejudice to the faculty of increase or decrease by the body to which the directors belong”.
The same regulatory reference establishes that city councilors “have the right to receive an attendance fee for participation in councils and commissions, the monthly amount of which cannot exceed an amount equal to a quarter of the allowance provided for the mayor”.
In Foggia, the amount of the attendance fee due to the municipal councilors cannot, in any case, exceed the amount of 2,760 euros per month. There is money in the cash register, so the positive opinion has arrived on the coverage of the expense and the “consequent liquidation act to be paid from the municipal budget”. Again, the expense of has been booked 150 thousand euros for the payment of reimbursements “for paid leave used by city councilors in the year 2024”. The rule in this case provides that “the hours or days of actual absence of the worker are paid to the employer, upon request also documented through the certification issued by the Public Body attesting the actual participation in the meetings in addition to the travel times , as per self-certifications produced by the city councilors”.
In the meantime, the hiring of three communicators for the mayor’s staff office has been formalised Maria Aida Episcopo (Luca D’Andrea, Carlo Botta And Mattia De Martino), The spending commitment, in this case, until 2028 (end of the mandate) is 467,856 euros.
