Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

The functions of mayor, deputy mayor, town councillor, chairman and member of a special delegation entitle the holder to reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of special mandates. Expenses thus incurred may be reimbursed on a flat-rate basis up to the amount of the daily allowances allocated for this purpose to State civil servants. Transportation expenses incurred in the performance of these missions are reimbursed in accordance with the…

Municipal council members may be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses incurred to attend meetings of bodies or organisations where they represent their municipality in an official capacity, when the meeting takes place outside the municipality’s territory. When they are disabled, they may also benefit from the reimbursement of specific travel, accompaniment and technical assistance expenses that they have incurred for the situations referred to in the previous paragraph, as…

According to the conditions laid down in an annual resolution, the municipal council may make a vehicle available to its members or to municipal employees where this is justified by the performance of their mandates or duties. Any other benefit in kind is subject to a resolution specifying the name of the employee and the terms and conditions of use.

Members of the Town Council are entitled to reimbursement by the municipality of the costs of childcare or assistance for the elderly, disabled or those needing personal assistance at home that they have incurred as a result of attending the meetings referred to in article L. 2123-1. This reimbursement may not exceed, per hour, the hourly amount of the minimum growth wage. The terms and conditions of reimbursement are set…

Exceptional assistance and rescue expenses incurred in an emergency by the mayor or a deputy using their personal funds may be reimbursed to them by the municipality on production of supporting documents, after deliberation by the municipal council.

When mayors and deputy mayors use the universal employment-service cheque provided for by Article L. 1271-1 of the Labour Code to ensure the remuneration of employees or approved associations or companies responsible for either childcare or assistance to the elderly, disabled or those who require personal assistance in their home or mobility assistance in the local environment promoting their home maintenance in application of the articles L. 7231-1 and L….

The town council may vote, from ordinary resources, allowances to the mayor for representation expenses.