Decision details

The report set out the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) in relation to the Council's Members' Allowance Scheme for 2016/17.

In moving the recommendations of the IRP the Leader proposed that, for consistency with other important scrutiny committees, a special responsibility allowance (SRA) also be paid to the Deputy Chair of the new Children's Services Scrutiny Committee.

County Councillor Gina Dowding moved the following Amendment which was seconded by County Councillor Liz Oades:

"This Council agrees to stop paying the Special Responsibility Allowance to group Whips; and increase the budget for the Local Initiative Fund by the amount saved starting in April 2016."

On being put to the vote the Amendment was lost and the original Motion was then put to the vote and was carried and it was,

Resolved: That the Members’ Allowance Scheme for 2016/17, as recommended by the Independent Remuneration Panel and set out in the report now presented, with the addition of an SRA for the position of Deputy Chair to the Children's Services Scrutiny Committee, be approved.