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Reinstatement of Audit Chair and Vice-Chair Allowances

 

 

Meeting: 16/07/2026 - Council (Item 71)

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Council is asked to:

 

1.    Approve the continuation of Special Responsibility Allowances for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee at 40% and 20% respectively of the Leader’s Allowance,

 

2.    Approve the amendment to Part 6 of the Constitution as set out in paragraph 2.8 of this report; and

 

3.    Approve that the Special Responsibility Allowances for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee will apply retrospectively from 21 May 2026.

Minutes:

Following a debate a named vote was requested.

 

For

Councillors Dunn, Bateson, Beatty, Beecher, Boparai, Burrell, Button, Caplin, Geach, Geraci, Grant, Gyawali, Neall, Nichols, Rutherford, Sexton, Turner, Williams – 18 votes

Against

Councillors Bhadye, Bing Dong, Boughtflower, Buck, Saliagopoulos, Weerasinghe – 6 votes

Abstain

Councillors Attewell, Clarke, Howkins, Lee, Woodward – 5 votes

 

 

Council resolved to:

 

1.    Approve the continuation of Special Responsibility Allowances for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee at 40% and 20% respectively of the Leader’s Allowance,

 

2.    Approve the amendment to Part 6 of the Constitution as set out in paragraph 2.8 of the report as follows,

 

2.1 Where an allowance set out in Paragraph 2 of the Scheme is amended during a municipal year, the amended allowance may apply retrospectively from the beginning of that municipal year; and

 

3.    Approve that the Special Responsibility Allowances for the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee will apply respectively from 21 May 2026.