Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, 1998 (Act No. 20 of 1998)NoticesDetermination of Upper Limits of Salaries, Allowances and Benefits of Different Members of Municipal Councils13. Upper limits of pension fund contributions and medical benefits of councillors |
| (1) | Pension contributions |
| (a) | A councillor may participate in a pension fund duly established in terms of law. deduct from that councillor's salary, the monthly contributions and to pay the contributions to a pension fund to which the councillor is a member in accordance with the rules of such pension fund. The contributions by the municipal council and the councillor are included in the total remuneration package as a total cost to the municipality. |
| (2) | Medical Aid Scheme |
| (a) | A councillor may participate in a medical aid scheme duly established in terms of a law and such councillor shall be entitled to receive such medical aid benefits from the medical aid scheme to which the councillor contributes as may be determined by the rules of such medical aid scheme. The contributions by the municipal council and the councillor are included in the total remuneration package as a total cost to the municipality. |
| (b) | If a councillor elects to participate in a medical aid scheme, the municipality shall pay from his or her monthly salary, councillor's own contributions and council contributions charged against and paid from the budget of the municipality to the medical aid scheme to which the councillor is a member. |