Issue - meetings

Council is asked to:

1.     Note the findings of the Independent Remuneration Panel and agree with the principles of the Panel’s report (Appendix 1);

2.     Adopt the Members’ Allowances Scheme (the Scheme) for 2024-25;

3.     Agree an increase in the Basic Allowance by 2.8% in line with the staff pay award, to £6,849 with effect from 1 April 2024;

4.     Agree increases in the Special Responsibility Allowances by 2.8% in line with the staff pay award, with effect from 1 April 2024;

5.     Agree the recommended changes to the level of allowances for the Planning and Licensing Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs with effect from 1 April 2024;

6.     Subject to the Council having agreed the proposed Committee structure effective from 23 May 2024 earlier on this agenda, agree the revised Special Responsibility Allowances, as recommended by the Panel at page 12 of its report, with effect from 23 May 2024.

Council resolved to:

1.    Note the findings of the Independent Remuneration Panel and agree the principles of the Panel’s report as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report,

2.    Adopt the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2024/25,

3.    Agree an increase in the Basic Allowance by 2.8%, in line with the staff pay award, with effect from 01 April 2024,

4.    Agree increase in the Special Responsibility Allowances by 2.8%, in line with the staff pay award, with effect from 01 April 2024,

5.    Agree the recommended changes to the level of allowances for the Planning and Licensing Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs with effect from 01 April 2024; and

6.    Agree the revised Special Responsibility Allowances, as recommended by the Panel at page 12 of its report, with effect from 23 May 2024.