The council did choose to vote in favour of a pay rise for its committee chairs and civic head, which it does have the power to agree on. The pay increase means the leader is now paid £71,025 and the deputy leader £49,717. Conwy County Council's current leader is Julie FallonThe leader position earned £49,974 in 2020/21 whilst the deputy was paid £35,320. But the authority can decide whether to pay committee chairs extra for their role. At a democratic services committee, councillors unanimously voted in favour of maintaining the current status quo and paying council chairs – including the pay increase.