Issue - meetings

The Independent Remuneration Panel on Members’ Allowances were asked by Council on 25^th May 2023 to specifically consider the new role of Cabinet Project Lead and whether an allowance was appropriate.  They met on 19^th June to consider this and their recommendations are included in the report.

Councillors Oli Henman and Joel Hirst had previously declared a disclosable pecuniary interest for this item and left the Chamber for the duration of the item, taking no part in the debate or vote.

The Independent Remuneration Panel on Members’ Allowances were asked by Council on 25^th May 2023 to specifically consider the new role of Cabinet Project Lead and whether an allowance was appropriate.  They met on 19^th June to consider this.

On a motion from Councillor Kevin Guy, seconded by Councillor Sarah Warren, it was

RESOLVED to

1.  Note the comments and recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) on Members’ Allowances, as set out in Section 3 of the report;

2.  Agree that the job description for the role be slightly revised to reflect the volume of work and nature of the role, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, and that should this be incorporated into the Councillor Roles document linked from the Code of Conduct in the Constitution;

3.  Agree that the Cabinet Project Lead role be paid an allowance equivalent to 1 x the basic allowance (currently £10,225);

4.  Agree the necessary changes to the Constitution sections regarding Cabinet arrangements, as set out at Section 3.7 of the report to include the new allowance in Schedule 1 Part 1 of the Constitution;

5.  Agree to increase the allowance rate for IRP members from £50 to £70 per meeting as set out in section 4.5 of the report; and

6.  Formally thank the Panel for their work.

[Notes;

1.  The above successful resolution was carried with 38 Councillors voting in favour, 5 Councillors voting against and 5 Councillors abstaining.]