Council considered the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel on the Members Allowance Scheme for 2020/21.
Resolved to approve the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel in relation to the Members’ Allowances Scheme 2020-2021, as set out below and in the Approved Duties list attached to these minutes:
|
Allowance |
Current amount |
Number |
Recommended Allowance for 2020/20211 |
|
Basic: |
£6200 |
39 |
£6355 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Special Responsibility: |
|
|
|
|
Leader of the Council
|
£14259 |
1 |
£14616 |
|
Deputy Leader
|
£9412 |
1 |
£9647 |
|
Cabinet Members
|
£7130 |
72 |
£7308 |
|
Cabinet member for Strategic Planning |
N/A |
- |
£5846 |
|
Spelthorne Joint Committee Chairman/Vice-Chairman |
£4999 |
1 |
£5124 |
|
Planning Committee Chairman
|
£5703 |
1 |
£5846 |
|
Licensing Committee Chairman
|
£4991 |
1 |
£5116 |
|
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Chairman
|
£4991 |
1 |
£5116 |
|
Audit Committee Chairman
|
£3566 |
1 |
£3654 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opposition Group Leader
|
£3322 |
1 |
£3405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-Optees’ Allowance |
£1000 (Chair) £500 (Vice-Chair) |
1 1 |
£1500 (Chair) £750 (Vice-Chair) |
|
Total Budget |
£346,735 |
|
£359,621 |
1 On an assumption of a 2.5% staff pay award
2 Based on the existing Cabinet and excluding the Leader, Deputy Leader and Strategic Planning Portfolio
|
Allowance for expenditure incurred in relation to Approved Duties (Schedule 1 to Scheme) |
Unchanged allowances for 2020/21 |
|
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 |
Cabinet received a report from the Independent Remuneration Panel which set out their findings and recommendations following a review of the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2020/21.
Resolved to recommend that Council approves the Independent Remuneration Panel’s recommendations in relation to the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2020/21.
Reasons for recommendation:
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.