Decision details

Further to Minute No. 12 of the Council meeting held on 9 July 2009 and Minute No. 30 of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 15 December 2009, the Council considered the report of the Legal Director which incorporated a copy of the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) in relation to the Members’ Allowances Scheme.

The report indicated that the IRP had met on 16 November 2009 to consider the resolution from the Council meeting and hear the comments of the Leaders of the Liberal Democrat Group and Labour Group (The Leader of the Conservative Group had sent apologies).

It was moved by Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor P. Dowd and

RESOLVED:

That any changes to the Members’ Allowances Scheme be deferred until the Independent Remuneration Panel has completed a full review of the Scheme at the beginning of the 2010/11 Municipal Year.