To consider a report of the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy and Monitoring Officer.

[Note: Councillors Carey and Carter each declared a prejudicial interest in this matter being a Member appointed to one of the roles referred to in the Independent Remuneration Panel’s recommendations.]

The Chief Executive submitted a report presenting the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel convened in August 2019 to consider amendments to the Scheme of Members’ Allowances.

It was moved and seconded that:

“(1)   That the recommendations of the Panel, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved and backdated to the date of appointment of 22 May 2019.

 (2)   That the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy be authorised to revise Part 6 of the Constitution (Members’ Allowances Scheme), in accordance with this decision.”

In putting the Motion to the vote a recorded vote was called for, in accordance with Procedure Rule 16.5. This resulted as follows:

Those in favour of the Motion: Councillors Acton, Adshead, Bennett, Brotherton, Coggins, Dr. Carr, Dillon, Freeman, Hartley, Hynes, Jarman, Jerrome, Lloyd, Longden, New, Patel, K. Procter, S. Procter, Ross, Slater, Taylor, Thomas, Walsh, Welton, A. Western, D. Western, Whitham, Whyte, Williams, Winstanley and Wright.

Those against the Motion: Councillors Anstee, Dr. Barclay, Miss Blackburn, Boyes, Bunting, Butt, Mrs. Churchill, Evans, Mrs. Haddad, Holden, Lally, Lamb, Morgan, Myers, Shaw and Mrs. P. Young.

Those choosing to abstain: Councillors Minnis and Newgrosh.

With the result of the vote being 31 in favour and 16 against, with 2 abstentions, the Motion was declared carried.

        RESOLVED –

(1)        That the recommendations of the Panel, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved and backdated to the date of appointment of 22 May 2019.

(2)        That the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy be authorised to revise Part 6 of the Constitution (Members’ Allowances Scheme), in accordance with this decision.