Members to agree pay rates

COUNCILLORS in Dundee are set to approve the pay they receive at a meeting on Monday.

The newly elected members of the council will get round the table for the first time since their election earlier this month.

One of the items on the agenda is how much they are paid, with a series of recommendations put forward for approval.

It’s proposed that the new council leader, set to be John Alexander, will receive £33,857 — which is i n line with Scottish Government regulations for 2017.

Ian Borthwick, who is set to be installed as the Lord Provost, would get a salary of £25,392.

He may also receive an allowance of up to £3,000 for expenses incurred during his day-to-day work.

The proposals also suggest that conveners of the various committees receive £22,483, with deputy conveners paid around £19,000.

Basic councillors’ salaries stand at £16,927.

The total cost to the council of members’ pay will be £571,306 in 2017/18.

Jan Rachwal’s home in Myrekirk Terrace, Charleston, was broken into while he and his three kids slept.

The crooks made off with his fiveyear-old son Austin’s games console and also took nine-year-old Mya’s brand new iPhone 6+.

The total value of the items is nearly £1,000.

The 29-year-old today told the Tele that his kids — including nine-yearold Lucy who was also present at the time — were “devastated” and were now fearful of staying in their own home.

He said: “The kids were at mine and Austin had wanted to bring his PS4 down and play it on the big TV.

“My daughter’s phone was on charge in the living room too.

“Everyone went to bed but then when I woke up early in the morning for my work and went down the stairs, I noticed the living room door was open and the big light was on when it had been turned off.

“I noticed the PS4 was missing so I went upstairs to see if Austin had taken it up during the night but it wasn’t there either.

“Mya came down the stairs and saw that her phone was missing.

“I hadn’t even noticed that because it had been on charge there but sure enough it was gone too.

“She was totally gutted — they were all crying.

“It is totally gutting for the kids, they are all still devastated about it. It is horrible to think someone would do that. They are now feeling a bit scared when they are here, which isn’t fair.

“It is especially bad for Mya because she is at that age where her whole life

THIEVES broke i nto a Dundee house and made off with a five-year-old’s games console and his sister’s phone.