Allowances
Allowances and attendance allowances of the group's members.
Councillors in Münster receive a monthly allowance for their voluntary work under the North Rhine-Westphalia Compensation Ordinance (Entschädigungsverordnung NRW) and the Main Statute of the City of Münster (Hauptsatzung). Münster pays it as a flat rate; councillors receive no additional attendance allowance for council, committee or group meetings. A function allowance is added for special roles such as chairing a group or a committee. Co-opted members receive an attendance allowance for each meeting; members of supervisory boards and other committees and boards may receive remuneration from the company or institution concerned.
| Councillor | Role | Basic allowance | Function allowance | Mobility reimbursement | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maren Berkenheide | Group leader | €591.20 | €1,182.40 | – | €1,773.60 |
| Sven Konopka | Chair of the citeq operations committee | €591.20 | €591.20 | €31.00 | €1,213.40 |
| Helene Goldbeck | Deputy group leader | €591.20 | – | €105.23 | €696.43 |
Function allowance for the group leader: twice the basic allowance; for chairing a committee, the single rate (Hauptsatzung § 10(6)). Maren Berkenheide's mobility reimbursement will be added later. Remuneration from supervisory boards and other committees and boards is listed below.
Attendance allowance
An attendance allowance is paid only for attending a meeting. The City of Münster pays it to co-opted members and their deputies; councillors receive the monthly flat-rate allowance instead.
| Who | For what | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Co-opted members (including deputies) | Meeting of the committee to which they have been elected | €67.60 / meeting |
| Co-opted members (including deputies) | Group meeting, no more than 12 per year | €67.60 / meeting |
| Members of the Inclusion Commission (Kommission Inklusion, KIB) | Meeting of the commission | €67.60 / meeting |
| Councillors | Council, committee and group meetings | – (covered by the monthly flat-rate allowance) |
No more than two attendance allowances per day. On request, loss of earnings is reimbursed in addition (standard hourly rate €13.90, up to €84.00 per hour). From 2027, the rates will rise by 2% each year.
Remuneration in other committees and boards
For supervisory boards, advisory boards and special-purpose associations, any remuneration is paid by the company or institution concerned. Listed here are the committees and boards with members from the group for which remuneration has been set and published.
| Committee or board | For the group | Remuneration |
|---|---|---|
| Supervisory board, Stadtwerke Münster | Sten Kramin (member) | €200.00 / month |
| Supervisory board, Wohn + Stadtbau | Helene Goldbeck (deputy) | €260.00 / meeting (member) |
| Supervisory board, MCC Halle Münsterland | Marina Meyer (member), Helene Goldbeck (deputy) | €130.00 / meeting (member) |
| Police Advisory Board (Polizeibeirat) | Sebastian Schlusen (member), Sebastian Adam (deputy) | €16.00 / meeting day |
| Zweckverband Mobilität Münsterland | Helene Goldbeck (member), Sven Konopka (deputy) | €27.10 / meeting |
The documents do not set out any separate remuneration for deputies. Bauwerke, KonvOY and Wirtschaftsförderung only publish annual totals; their amounts will be added later. No remuneration has been published for the other committees and boards. In the Zweckverband, there is also a flat-rate payment for the group meetings of the Greens, whom the group has joined there.