All members received an email from borough solicitor Helen Gorman earlier this month to announce the action and to ask for their comments on the situation.
Currently, all councillors receive an allowance of £11,664 a year, or around £1,000 a month.
And some councillors receive another allowance called a Special Responsibility Allowance.
This ranges from around £31,200 for leader Martyn Cox and around £18,800 for deputy…