Issue - meetings
Recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel
Meeting: 22/05/2024 - Council (Item 169)
169 Recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel 
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Purpose:
To consider recommendations made to Council by the Independent Remuneration Panel, from its meeting held on 23 April 2024.
Recommendations:
The Council’s
Independent Remuneration Panel recommend that Council resolves
to:
- Agree that the Vice-Chair of a single Overview and Scrutiny Committee be paid a Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) of 0.5x the basic allowance paid to all Councillors, reducing to 0.25x basic allowance if there is more than one Overview and Scrutiny Committee;
- Agree to backdate the payment of the SRA paid to the Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to first meeting of the new Overview and Scrutiny Committee (8 November 2023).
Minutes:
Councillor Andy Graham, Leader of the Council, introduced the report, which considered recommendations made to Council by the Independent Remuneration Panel, from its meeting held on 23 April 2024.
Councillor Duncan Enright, Deputy Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Economic Development, highlighted the increased workload of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the ever-developing role of the Committee’s Vice-Chair. The Deputy Leader also paid tribute to the work of the Independent Remuneration Panel and thanked them for their work to produce an effective report with effective recommendations to Council.
In response to a question, the Business Manager for Democratic Services confirmed that whilst the report was written by officers summarising the deliberations of the Independent Remuneration Panel, the Panel had agreed the report.
Councillor Andy Graham proposed that Council agree the recommendations listed on the original report. This was seconded by Councillor Duncan Enright and was put to a vote. There were 42 votes in favour, 0 votes against with 1 abstention. The vote was carried.
Council Resolved to:
- Agree that the Vice-Chair of a single Overview and Scrutiny Committee be paid a Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) of 0.5x the basic allowance paid to all Councillors, reducing to 0.25x basic allowance if there is more than one Overview and Scrutiny Committee;
- Agree to backdate the payment of the SRA paid to the Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to first meeting of the new Overview and Scrutiny Committee (8 November 2023).