The issue will be raised at Wednesday's council meeting after the release of a superannuation discussion paper from the Office of Local Government Circular.

In a report to the council, acting corporate and community services director, Tim Muldoon, said the paper was in response to "concerns that ineligibility of councillors to receive superannuation payments is inequitable and is a deterrent to more women and younger people standing as candidates at council elections".

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At this stage, under the NSW Local Government Act 1993, councils nation-wide are not required to make superannuation contributions in relation to the fees they pay to mayors and councillors because they are not employees of the council.

Arguments for superannuation payments include adequate payment for duties; bringing councillors up to par with the broader workforce; and encourage more women to stand as election candidates.

In the discussion paper, four options are proposed regarding superannuation payments.

The first option is to keep things as they are; another option is to amend the NSW Local Government Act 1993 to require councils to pay a portion of the mayor's and councillors' fees equivalent to the superannuation guarantee amount; while the third option is to amend the act to require councils to pay an amount equivalent to the superannuation in addition to the mayor's and councillors' fees.

The fourth option is to amend the act to give councils the option to pay an amount equivalent to the superannuation guarantee in addition to the mayor's and councillors' fees.

"The cost of paying the superannuation guarantee for mayors and councillors will need to be met by each council out of its existing budget," Mr Muldoon said.

Submissions on the discussion paper can be made until May 8.