Decision details

1.     That the recommendations made by the Independent Remuneration Panel be approved;

Recommendation 1: That for the municipal years 2018/19 – 2021/22 the Basic Allowance be increased each year by any percentage increase in pay agreed for local government employees.

Recommendation 2: That no change should be made to the current Special Responsibility Allowances.

Recommendation 3: That no change should be made to the current Dependant Carers’ Allowance. 

Recommendation 4: That no change should be made to the current Travelling and Subsistence Allowances.

Recommendation 5: That no change be made to the current Co-optees Allowances.

1.     That the section on Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme be removed from the Councillor Allowances scheme.

2.     That authority be delegated to the Monitoring Officer to amend the Scheme of Councillor Allowances according to the decisions taken by Council for inclusion in the Council’s Constitution.