The Council considered the recommendation from the Cabinet on the Members’ Allowances Scheme 2017-18.
It was moved by Councillor I.T. Harvey and seconded by Councillor A.C. Harman and
Resolved to approve the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel in relation to the Members’ Allowances Scheme 2017-2018, as set out below, and that these be backdated to take effect from 1 April 2017.
|
Allowance |
Current amount |
Number |
Recommended Allowance for 2017/18 |
|
Basic (BA): |
£5785 |
39 |
£5901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Responsibility (SRA): |
|
|
|
|
Leader of the Council
|
£13306 |
1 |
£13572 |
|
Deputy Leader
|
£8782 |
1 |
£8958 |
|
Cabinet Members
|
£6653 |
71 |
£6786 |
|
Spelthorne Joint Committee Chairman/Vice-Chairman |
N/A |
1 |
£4758 |
|
Planning Committee Chairman
|
£5322 |
1 |
£5428 |
|
Licensing Committee Chairman
|
£4657 |
1 |
£4750 |
|
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Chairman
|
£4657 |
1 |
£4750 |
|
Audit Committee Chairman
|
£3327 |
1 |
£3394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opposition Group Leader
|
£3100 |
1 |
£3162 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-Optees’ Allowance |
£1000 (Chair) £500 (Vice-Chair) |
1 1 |
£1000 (Chair) £500 (Vice-Chair) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Budget |
£316, 837 |
|
£327,913 |
|
Allowance for expenditure incurred in relation to Approved Duties (Schedule 1 to Scheme) |
Unchanged allowances for 2017/18 |
|
Dependants’ Carer’s Allowance
|
Reimbursement of actual costs incurred |
|
|
|
|
Travelling and Subsistence Allowances |
|
|
Motor Mileage Allowance (per mile)
Cars
Motorcycles
Cycle
|
Up to 999cc – 46.9p 1000cc – 1199cc – 52.2p 1200cc and over – 65p
24p
Nil |
|
Day Subsistence Allowance
|
Reimbursement of actual costs incurred |
a) that the ‘one SRA only’ rule be waived only in the situation where the Chairman/Vice-Chairman of the Joint Committee is a Borough Councillor already in receipt of an SRA under the Scheme.
b) that the ‘one third’ rule be maintained as a standard by which the Panel will consider if it is happy with the numbers of SRAs designated, rather than a hard and fast rule to which it must abide.
Cabinet considered the Independent Remuneration Panel’s report on the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2017/18.
The report explained that it is a matter for the Council to decide the level of members’ allowances under the Spelthorne Members’ Allowances Scheme and the function of the Independent Remuneration Panel is to provide the Council with advice on the type of its allowances and the amounts to be paid.
Resolved that Cabinet recommends the amended Members’ Allowances Scheme 2017-2018 to Council for approval.
Reason for the decision:
The Council is required to make a scheme of allowances and the Independent Remuneration Panel is appointed by the Council to advise on the type of its allowances and the amounts to be paid.