Council considered the recommendation of the Cabinet on the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2019/20, as set out in Annex 1 to the Independent Remuneration Panel’s report.
Resolved to approve the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel in relation to the Members’ Allowances Scheme 2019-2020, as set out below:
|
Allowance |
Current amount |
Number |
Recommended Allowance for 2019/201 |
|
Basic: |
£6049 |
39 |
£6200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Responsibility: |
|
|
|
|
Leader of the Council
|
£13911 |
1 |
£14259 |
|
Deputy Leader
|
£9182 |
1 |
£9412 |
|
Cabinet Member for finance |
N/A |
1 |
£9412 |
|
Cabinet Members
|
£6956 |
62 |
£7130 |
|
Spelthorne Joint Committee Chairman/Vice-Chairman |
£4877 |
1 |
£4999 |
|
Planning Committee Chairman
|
£5564 |
1 |
£5703 |
|
Licensing Committee Chairman
|
£4869 |
1 |
£4991 |
|
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Chairman
|
£4869 |
1 |
£4991 |
|
Audit Committee Chairman
|
£3479 |
1 |
£3566 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opposition Group Leader
|
£3241 |
1 |
£3322 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-Optees’ Allowance |
£1000 (Chair) £500 (Vice-Chair) |
1 1 |
£1000 (Chair) £500 (Vice-Chair) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Budget |
£336,095 |
|
£346,735 |
1 On an assumption of a 2.5% staff pay award
2 Based on the existing Cabinet and excluding the Leader, Deputy Leader and Cabinet member for Finance
|
Allowance for expenditure incurred in relation to Approved Duties (Schedule 1 to Scheme) |
Unchanged allowances for 2019/20 |
|
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 |