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Report of the Director of Corporate Commissioning

Further to Minute No. 21 of the Cabinet meeting held on 21 June 2012, the Council considered the report of the Director of Corporate Commissioning on the proposals by the Independent Remuneration Panel for the implementation of a new Scheme of Members’ Allowances.

The Council also considered the revised scheme of Members’ Allowances which had been updated following the Cabinet meeting.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher:

That

(1)       the recommendations made by the Independent Remuneration Panel set out in paragraph 2.1 of the original report be noted;

(2)       the existing Members’ Allowances be frozen at the current level and in order to comply with the Department for Communities and Local Government Guidance referred to in the report, special responsibility allowances of £4,260 be introduced for the Political Group Leaders and be backdated to 15 May 2012;

(3)       the publicity required as set out in Section 3 of the report be undertaken; and

(4)       the Council’s Constitution be amended to insert the revised Scheme.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Brodie-Browne, seconded by Councillor Shaw that the Motion be amended by the addition of the following resolution:

“(5)      the special responsibility allowances for the Members of the Cabinet be reduced by 10%.”

On a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the amendment was lost by 35 votes to 18 with 7 abstentions.

On a show of hands, the Mayor declared that the Substantive Motion was carried by 35 votes to 18 with 8 abstentions and it was

RESOLVED:            That

(1)       the recommendations made by the Independent Remuneration Panel set out in paragraph 2.1 of the original report be noted;

(2)       the existing Members’ Allowances be frozen at the current level and in order to comply with the Department for Communities and Local Government Guidance referred to in the report, special responsibility allowances of £4,260 be introduced for the Political Group Leaders and be backdated to 16 May 2012;

(3)       the publicity required as set out in Section 3 of the report be undertaken; and

(4)       the Council’s Constitution be amended to insert the revised Scheme.

Report of the Director of Corporate Commissioning

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Corporate Commissioning on the proposals by the Independent Remuneration Panel for the implementation of a new Scheme of Members’ Allowances.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:

That the following recommendations be submitted to the Council for consideration on 5 July 2012:-

(1)       the recommendations made by the Independent Remuneration Panel set out in paragraph 2.1 of the report be noted;

(2)       the Cabinet’s view that Members’ Allowances be frozen at the current level be forwarded to the Council, subject to the need to comply with the Department for Communities and Local Government Guidance referred to in the report;

(3)       the publicity required as set out in Section 3 of the report be      undertaken; and

(4)       the Council’s Constitution be amended to insert the revised Scheme.