Agenda item

To receive a report of the Head of Communities and Governance informing Members of recommendations from the review undertaken by the Independent Remuneration Panel.

 

The Council had before it a *report of the Head of Communities and Governance informing Members of recommendation from the review undertaken by the Independent Remuneration Panel.

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

a)            The Basic Allowance to be paid to all Councillors remain at the current level of £4691 with any increases being linked to the staff pay award.

 

Councillor C J Eginton MOVED and AMENDMENT seconded by Councillor C R Slade that the basic allowance to be paid to all Councillorsbe increased by £174 to £4865 with any further increases being linked to the staff pay award.

 

Following discussion and upon a vote being taken, the AMENDMENT was declared to have been CARRIED.

 

Notes: 

 

(i)        Councillors Mrs E M Andrews, R J Dolley, J L Smith and L Taylor requested that their vote against the decision be recorded;

 

(ii)       Councillors D R Coren and Mrs N Woollatt requested that their abstention from voting be recorded.

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

b)            There be a reduction in the weighting applied to the Licensing and Regulatory Committee Chairman’s SRA from 0.5 to 0.25.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

c)            All other Special Responsibility Allowances be paid to the following Members at the levels indicated:

 

 

Position	Weighting x basic	SRA
Leader of the Council	3.00	£14,073
Deputy Leader	1.50	£7,037
Cabinet Member	1.25	£5,864
Scrutiny Committee Chair	1.25	£5,864
PDG Chair	0.75	£3,518
Audit Committee Chair	0.75	£3,518
Planning Committee Chair	1.25	£5,864
Licensing/Regulatory Chair	0.25	£1,173
Standards Chair	0.25	£1,173
Chairman of the Council	0.50	£2,346

 

 

Councillor C J Eginton MOVED an AMENDMENT seconded by Councillor C R Slade that: all other Special Responsibility Allowances be paid to the following Members at the levels indicated:

 

Position	Weighting x basic	SRA
Leader of the Council	3.00	£14,595
Deputy Leader	1.50	£7,298
Cabinet Member	1.25	£6,081
Scrutiny Committee Chair	1.25	£6,081
PDG Chair	0.75	£3,649
Audit Committee Chair	0.75	£3,649
Planning Committee Chair	1.25	£6,081
Licensing/Regulatory Chair	0.25	£1,216
Standards Chair	0.25	£1.216
Chairman of the Council	0.50	£2,433

 

 

Upon a vote being taken, the AMENDMENT was declared to have been CARRIED.

 

Note:  Councillors: F J Rosamond and N Woollatt requested that their abstention from voting be recorded.

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

d)           To confirm that no Member should be entitled to claim more than one Special Responsibility Allowance.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

e)           The Leader and Cabinet Members be requested to keep a record of the additional workload experiences as a result of the Greater Exeter proposal and Devolution.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

f)             Having received evidence from the Cabinet, a meeting of the Panel be organised to recommend a new scheme of allowances from 1 April 2017.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

(g)          Carers’ allowances be calculated on the current basis namely, the actual expenditure up to the national living wage of a person over 25.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

(h)          Travel allowances be linked to HMRC rates and calculated at the national levels indicated, currently:

 

·                     45p per mile for the first 10,000 miles

·                     25p per mile thereafter

·                     5p per mile per passenger carried (up to a maximum of 4 passengers payable to the driver)

·                     25p per mile for pushbikes

 

                   That only travel from within the Mid Devon border to attend an official duty be recompensed to the Member.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

(i)        The subsistence allowances be linked to those of the staff, currently these are as follows:

 

·                     Breakfast - £7.02           

·                     Lunch - £9.70                                        

·                     Tea - £3.81                     

·                     Dinner - £12.00 

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

(j)            All claims for travel and subsistence reimbursement be accompanied by an appropriate receipt.

             

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

(k)          An annual digital allowance of £150 be paid to Members using digital devices only.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED.

 

Notes:

 

(i)        Councillors Mrs H Bainbridge and J L Smith requested that their vote against the decision be recorded;

 

(ii)       Councillors R J Dolley and L Taylor requested that their abstention from voting be recorded.

 

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

 

(l)        The current Town and Parish Council Scheme of Allowances remain in place.

 

Upon a vote being taken, the MOTION was declared to have been CARRIED

 

Note: *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.