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Article L2123-20 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I.-The allowances allocated for the performance of the duties of mayor and chairman of a special delegation and the maximum allowances for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor of municipalities, municipal councillor of municipalities of 100,000 inhabitants or more or member of special delegations who acts as deputy are set by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross index of the civil…

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Article L2123-20-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – When the municipal council is renewed, the allowances of its members, with the exception of the mayor’s allowance, are set by deliberation. This decision must be taken within three months of the installation of the municipal council. II. – Unless otherwise decided by the special delegation, its members who act as deputies receive the allowance set by deliberation of the town council for deputies. III. – Any deliberation…

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Article L2123-21 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The deputy mayor, referred to in article L. 2113-13, receives the allowance corresponding to the effective exercise of the functions of mayor, set in accordance with articles L. 2123-20 and L. 2123-23 according to the population of the associated municipality. Deputies to the deputy mayor receive the allowance corresponding to the actual performance of the duties of deputy, set in accordance with I of article L. 2123-24 depending on the…

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Article L2123-22 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Municipal councils may vote to increase their functional allowances in relation to those voted by the municipal council within the limits provided for by article L. 2123-23, by I of article L. 2123-24 and by I and III of article L. 2123-24-1, municipal councils: 1° 1° Of the communes that are departmental and arrondissement chief towns and of the communes that are seats of the canton’s centralising office or that…

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Article L2123-23 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Mayors of communes or chairmen of special delegations receive a functional allowance set by applying the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Rate (as % of index) Less than 500 25.5 From 500 to 999 40.3 1,000 to 3,499 51.6 3,500 to 9,999 55 From 10,000 to 19,999 65 From 20,000 to 49,999 90 50,000 to 99,999 110 100,000 and over 145 The municipal…

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Article L2123-24 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – The allowances voted by municipal councils for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor and member of special delegation acting as deputy mayor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Maximum rate (as % of index) Less than 500 9.9 From 500 to 999 10.7 1,000 to 3,499 19.8 3,500 to 9,999 22 10,000 to…

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Article L2123-24-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – The allowances voted by the municipal councils of municipalities with at least 100,000 inhabitants for the actual performance of the duties of municipal councillor are at most equal to 6% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. II. – In municipalities with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants, an allowance may be paid for the actual performance of the duties of municipal councillor within the limits…

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Article L2123-24-1-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Each year, the municipalities draw up a statement showing all the allowances of any kind, denominated in euros, received by the elected representatives sitting on the municipal council, in respect of any mandate and any functions exercised within them and within any union within the meaning of Books VII and VIII of Part Five or any company mentioned in Book V of Part One or a subsidiary of one of…

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Article L2123-24-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Under conditions set by their internal regulations, the amount of the functional allowances that the municipal council of municipalities with 50,000 inhabitants or more allocates to its members may be adjusted according to their actual attendance at plenary sessions and meetings of committees of which they are members. Any reduction in this amount may not exceed, for each member, half of the allowance that could be allocated to him or…

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