Agenda item

To receive a report of the Group Manager for Legal Services and Monitoring Officer informing Members of recommendations from the review undertaken by the Independent Remuneration Panel.

The Council had before it a * report of the Group Manager for Legal Services and Monitoring Officer informing Members of a review undertaken by the Independent Remuneration Panel and their recommendations.

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

a)    That the Basic Allowance to be paid to all Councillors remain at the current level of £4,865 pa with any increases being linked to the staff pay award.

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

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

b)    That Special Responsibility Allowances be paid to the following Members at the unchanged levels indicated below:

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

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

c)    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:

d)    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:

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

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

o    25p per mile thereafter

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

o    25p per mile for pushbikes

o    24p per mile for motorcycles

                 NB: To be increased in line with HMRC rates from 1 April 2018 once known.

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

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

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

o   Breakfast - £7.20           

o   Lunch - £9.94                                        

o   Tea - £3.91                     

o   Dinner - £12.30 

                 NB: To be increased in line with HMRC rates from 1 April 2018 once known.

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

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

g)  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:

h)   An annual digital allowance of £150 continue to be paid to Member using digital devices only.

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

The Chairman MOVED, THAT:

i)     Members of the Authority are not entitled to pensions and therefore neither the basic allowance nor SRA be treated as an allowance in respect of which pensions are payable.

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

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