Issue - meetings

Report CSD19046

An amendment to the proposed scheme to require that an allowance of £52 per meeting should be paid to members of Plans Sub-Committees in place of the fixed annual allowance was moved by Councillor Simon Fawthrop, seconded by Councillor Nicholas Bennett and CARRIED.

A motion to approve the Members Allowances Scheme 2019/20 as set out in Appendix 2 to the report and as amended, and to approve the Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral Allowances for 2019/20, with an increase in all allowances in line with the increase in officer salaries of 2.25%, was moved by Councillor Pauline Tunnicliffe, seconded by Councillor Michael Turner and CARRIED.

The following Members voted in favour of the motion -

Councillors Gareth Allatt, Graham Arthur, Yvonne Bear, Julian Benington, Nicholas Bennett, Mike Botting, Katy Boughey, Mark Brock, Mary Cooke, Aisha Cuthbert, Peter Dean, Judi Ellis, Robert Evans, Simon Fawthrop, Peter Fortune, Kira Gabbert, Will Harmer, Christine Harris, Samaris Huntington-Thresher, William Huntington-Thresher, David Jefferys, Charles Joel, Kate Lymer, Christopher Marlow, Robert Mcilveen, Russell Mellor, Alexa Michael, Peter Morgan, Keith Onslow, Tony Owen, Angela Page, Neil Reddin, Will Rowlands, Richard Scoates, Colin Smith, Diane Smith, Gary Stevens, Melanie Stevens, Harry Stranger, Kieran Terry, Pauline Tunnicliffe, Michael Turner and Stephen Wells.

The following Members voted against the motion -

Councillors Kathy Bance, Kevin Brooks, Ian Dunn, Simon Jeal, Josh King and Angela Wilkins.

The following Members abstained -

Councillors Kim Botting and David Cartwright.

(Note: There was an error in the report - the proposed allowance for Chairmen of Plans Sub-Committees should have read £2,832 )