Issue - meetings

Report CSD23013

The following amendment was moved by Councillor Tony McPartlan and seconded by Councillor Alisa Igoe -

“(1) The Council has considered the proposed Members Allowances Scheme 2023/24 and the Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral Allowances and recommends that allowances are retained amended from 1^st April 2023, subject to the following changes:

1.  The basic allowance should be increased by 4.5% to £11,905.69;

2.  An increased allowance for the Chairmen of Audit and Risk Management Committee and Pensions Committee (bringing these posts into line with PDS Chairmen.);

3.  The allowance for Executive Assistants shall be removed;

4.  No other changes to allowances shall be paid;

5.  That the saving of £61k against the cost of the Conservative Party’s proposals be allocated to the Council’s Welfare Fund.”

On being put to the vote the amendment was LOST.

A motion to approve the Members Allowances Scheme 2023/24 and the Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral Allowances for 2023/24 based on the proposals supported by General Purposes and Licensing Committee from the Conservative group for most allowances to be increased by 7.75% (rounded up as necessary) with increased allowances for the Deputy Leader, the Chairmen of Pensions Committee and Audit and Risk Management Committee and various Vice-Chairman roles, but removing the proposal to delete the allowance for the leader of the second largest minority group, was moved by Councillor Pauline Tunnicliffe, seconded by Councillor Mike Botting and CARRIED.