Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendation from Procedures Committee on Wednesday, 17th July, 2024,

RECOMMENDED to Full Council that:-

(1)  No change be made to the Special Responsibility Allowance for the Chair and Vice Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

(2)  The Council notes the intention of the Panel to hold a full review meeting on this matter in the light of 6 months’ operation of the new arrangement;

(3)  The Council takes steps to provide the Panel with the evidence it requires in order to consider this matter further; and

(4)  The special responsibility allowances for the Chair and Vice Chair of the Council be £3,000 and £1,000 respectively for 2023/24; and

(5)  The balance of the current allowances (£3,223 and £1,489) be transferred to the Democratic Services budget as support for the office of the Chair of the Council.

Mr Derek Phillips, Chair of the Independent Remuneration Panel presented the report. A full review would take place in September which would include looking at how a single Overview & Scrutiny Committee was operating and the impact this had on the work of the Chair and Deputy Chair of the committee. Members who wished to meet with the panel should contact Democratic Services.

Cllr Keeling proposed that the report be deferred until a full review in September 2024 had been undertaken. This was seconded by Cllr Bullivant.

Cllr Macgregor proposed the recommendation as set out in the report, this was seconded by Cllr J Taylor put to the vote and lost.

The substantive recommendation was put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED that the report be deferred pending the review due to take place in September 2024.