Issue - meetings

Report CSD17006

As part of this Committee’s decisions in relation to the Members’ Allowances Scheme 2008/09, it was agreed that this Committee should receive an annual report from each of the Executive Assistants outlining the work they had undertaken over the past year in justification of the receipt of their allowance (currently £3,575pa).  This decision had been reaffirmed by the Committee at subsequent meetings. The Members Allowances Scheme 2016/17 allowed for up to five Executive Assistants, but only four were appointed for 2016/17 – Councillors Lydia Buttinger (Environment), Will Harmer (assistant to the Leader), Tom Philpott (Education) and Diane Smith (Care Services).

Reports had been requested from the current Executive Assistants for 2016/17 and were attached as Appendix A to the report. The Committee expressed disappointment that a report had not been received from Councillor Lydia Buttinger and asked that her report be sought and circulated.

RESOLVED that the reports received from Executive Assistants be noted.