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Clerk of 2 plus years co-opted to neighbouring PC, any implications?

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I have been informed that the Clerk cannot claim his salary for 12 months - is this true, even though he has not joined our PC, but a neighbouring one within the same district?
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The restriction is that a council member cannot receive payment as an officer of the same council, either while a council member or for twelve months afterwards. This is for obvious reasons. However, there is no restriction on a councillor being a clerk for another council, and it is not particularly uncommon for this to happen.
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