Regulations on Allowances for Elected Representatives and Subsidies for Village Heads and Wardens
Promulgated according to the terms of Regulation number 8900021160 of 26 January 2000,
Section 6 of Regulation number 09500069801 (as amended) of 17 May 2006,
Section 5 of Regulation number 09600087271 (as amended) of 11 July 2007,
Section 6 of Regulation number 09800135141 (as amended) of 27 May 2009, and
Section 7 of Regulation number 09800166481 (as amended) of 8 July 2009.
Section 1: These regulations are drafted in accordance with sections 52(3) and 61(3) of the Local Institutions Law.
Section 2: “Elected Representatives” in these regulations shall include chairmen, vice-chairmen, and councilors of the Special Municipality Council; chairmen, vice-chairmen, and councilors of the County (City) Council; and chairmen, vice-chairmen and representatives of the Township (town, city) Elected Representatives Council.
Section 3: Research allowances payable to Elected Representatives each month shall not exceed the following:
Section 3(1): Chairman of Special Municipality Council: Refer to the monthly salary and public expenses for the Special Municipality Mayor.
Section 3(2): Vice-chairman of Special Municipality Council: Refer to the monthly salary and additional payments for professional and supervisory differential for the Special Municipality vice-Mayor.
Section 3(3): Special Municipality Councilor: Refer to the salary and additional payments for professional and supervisory differential for the head of Special Municipality Government Level 1 organizations.
Section 3(4): Chairman of County (city) Council: Refer to the salary, professional additional payments and supervisory differential for county (city) mayor.
Section 3(5): Vice-Chairman of County (city) Council: Refer to the salary, professional additional payments and supervisory differential for county (city) vice-mayor.
Section 3(6): County (city) Councilor: Refer to the salary, additional payments and professional differential for county (city) government Level 1 organizations’ appointed 11th ranking supervisors.
Section 3(7): Chairman of County (town, city) Elected Representatives Council: Refer to the salary, professional additional payments and supervisory differential for the head of township (town, city).
Section 3(8): Vice-chairman of County (town, city) Elected Representatives Council: Refer to the salary, professional additional payments and supervisory differential for vice-mayor of county-controlled cities (town, city).
Section 3(9): Town (township, city) Elected Representatives: Refer to the Level 1 salary and professional additional payments for township (town, city) offices’ 8th ranking senior supervisors.
Additional professional payments mentioned herein shall refer to the additional payments for professional differentials applicable to general public servants.
Section 4: Allowances for attendance, transportation and meals for Elected Representatives during their meetings in accordance with the law shall not exceed the following:
Section 4(1): Attendance allowance: NT$1000 per person per day.
Section 4(2): Transportation allowance: NT$1000 per person per day.
Section 4(3): Meal allowance: NT$450 per person per day.
Section 5: Due to the nature of service of an Elected Representative, respective local public organizations shall make budgets for the Representatives’ medical checkup expenses, insurance expenses, public servants expenses, Chinese New Year bonuses and overseas investigation trip costs.
Respective local public organizations may make budgets for special costs for business purposes for chairmen and vice-chairmen of the Special Municipality Councils, County (city) Councils, and Township (town, city) Elected Representative Councils.
Please refer to the annex for maximum budgets allowed for items mentioned in this section.
Section 6: Councilors of the Special Municipality Council may appoint six to eight assistants to be paid with public expenses. County (city) Council Councilors may appoint two to four assistants to be paid with public expenses. Assistants mentioned in this clause shall be employed and dismissed as the Councilors.
The total sum for the allowances for assistants mentioned in the above sections may not exceed NT$240,000 per person per month for Special Municipality Council Councilors; notwithstanding this, remunerations for each assistant may not exceed NT$80,000 per month. Assistant payment for each County (city) Council Councilor may not exceed NT$80,000 per month. The Labor Standard Law shall be applicable to the assistants mentioned herein; all related costs shall be paid by budgets as prepared by the Council, and Chinese New Year bonuses are to be considered with the same standards as year-end bonuses for public servants.
Section 7: Village (ward) Heads are to be subsidized by the town (township, city, district) through the budget for the Village (ward) Head affairs allowances in the amount of NT$45,000 per village (ward).
Allowances mentioned in this section shall refer to stationary, postage, water and electricity, and other public expenses.
Due to the nature of service, a Village (ward) Head or the town (township, city) must have a budget in place for his/her medical checkups and insurance expenses; the maximum of such allowances is the same as that for the Town (township, city) Elected Representatives.
Allowances contained in the section 1 and section 3 shall be enforced starting from 1st January 2010.
Section 8: In terms of these regulations, items and standards for allowances for Elected Representatives and subsidies for Village (ward) Heads may not be included in the budget if such items and standards are not contained in these regulations.
Section 9: Expenses in these regulations shall be included in the budget of local self-governing organizations in accordance with section 70(2) of the Local Institution Law and sections 37(1) and (2) of the Act Governing the Allocation of Government Revenue and Expenditures.
Section 10: These regulations shall be enforced from the date of promulgation.
Annex Unit︰NT$
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Payment to
Amount
Item
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Chairman, vice-chairman and councilor of the Special Municipality Council
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Chairman, vice-chairman and councilor of the County (city) Council
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Chairman, vice-chairman and representatives of Town (township, city) Elected Representatives
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Medical checkups
(Per person per year)
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16,000
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16,000
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16,000
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Insurance
(Per person per year)
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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Public Service
(Per person per month)
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20,000
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9,000
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3,000
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Chinese New Year Bonus
(Per person per year)
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Research expenses for 1.5 months
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Research expenses for 1.5 months
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Research expenses for 1.5 months
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Overseas Investigation Trips
(Per person per year)
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150,000
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100,000
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50,000
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Special Costs
(Per person per month)
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Chairman 200,000
Vice-chairman 140,000
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Chairman 88,000
Vice-chairman,44 000
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1. Less than 50,000 people: Chairman: 23,700; Vice-chairman: 11,850
2. Between 50,000 and 99,999:
Chairman: 25,000
Vice-chairman: 12,500
3.Between 100,000 and 199,999:
Chairman: 26,300
Vice-chairman: 13,150
4. 200,000 and above.
Chairman: 27,600
Vice-chairman: 13,800
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Note 1: Medical checkup expenses will be reviewed on an annual basis; Elected Representatives should provide hospital invoices to make a claim.
Note 2: Public service expenses and special costs will be reviewed on a monthly basis; Elected Representatives should provide hospital invoices to make a claim.
Note 3: Insurance and overseas investigation trip expenses will be reviewed on an annual basis; Elected Representatives should provide hospital invoices to make a claim.