Issue - meetings
Members Allowances Scheme amendment 2019-20
Meeting: 11/07/2019 - Council (Item 29)
29 MEMBERS ALLOWANCES SCHEME AMENDMENT 2019-20 
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REPORT OF THE SERVICE DIRECTOR - LEGAL AND COMMUNITY
To undertake an in-year review of Cabinet Special Responsibilities Allowances, within the Members’ Allowances Scheme, so that these are reduced in line with Appendix B and that this reduction is applied retrospectively from 22 May 2019 for the Leader and Executive Members.
Additional documents:
- Appendix A IRP report recommendations 2017-18, item 29
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- Appendix B Proposed Members Allowances 2019-20 amended, item 29
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Decision:
RESOLVED:
(1) That the Council agrees the amendments to the Scheme of Allowances as set out in Appendix B of the submitted report, subject to the deletion of the following papragraph:
‘A claim in respect of annual registration as Data Controller will be paid when accompanied by a receipt for payment of the fee.’
(2) The amendment in respect of allowances for the Leader of the Council and Executive Members be applied retrospectively from 22 May 2019.
REASON FOR DECISION: To meet the requests of the new administration.
Minutes:
Audio recording – 59 minutes 8 seconds
The Leader of the Council presented the report together with associated appendices.
The Legal Commercial Team Manager advised of a further amendment that Paragraph 2 of Section 9 of the proposed Scheme be deleted as follows:
‘A claim in respect of annual registration as Data Controller will be paid when accompanied by a receipt for payment of the fee.’
The Deputy Chief Executive advised that Council should decide whether the proposed amendments to the Special Responsibility Allowances should be made retrospectively
It was proposed by Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb, seconded by Councillor Paul Clark that the proposed scheme with the advised amendments be adopted and
RESOLVED:
(1) That the Council agrees the amendments to the Scheme of Allowances as set out in Appendix B of the submitted report, subject to the deletion of the following papragraph:
‘A claim in respect of annual registration as Data Controller will be paid when accompanied by a receipt for payment of the fee.’
(2) The amendment in respect of allowances for the Leader of the Council and Executive Members be applied retrospectively from 22 May 2019.
REASON FOR DECISION: To meet the requests of the new administration.