Agenda item

11.1

RESOLVED: On the Motion of Councillor Julie Grocutt, seconded by Councillor Douglas Johnson, that this Council:-

(a)      notes the report of the Independent Remuneration Panel and its recommendations, set out in the report of the Executive Director, Resources, now submitted;

(b)      approves the addition of Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs) for the following roles in the Schedule of Special Responsibility Allowances in the Members’ Allowances Scheme as recommended by the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP), and authorises that these SRAs be backdated to 19th May 2021 and be payable from the dates that Members were formally appointed to those roles:-

(i)       Local Area Committee Deputy Chairs at Band E (£3,269.28 per annum)

(ii)       Transitional Committee Chairs at Band B (£8,107.82 per annum)

(iii)      Transitional Committee Vice/Deputy Chairs at Band E (£3,269.28 per annum); and

(c)      approves the recommendation of the Independent Remuneration Panel in relation to Special Responsibility Allowances for Opposition Group office holders, as set out in paragraph 2.6 of the Executive Director’s report.