Issue - meetings

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services presented the Extension of the 2022/23 Member Allowance Scheme report. He said that under the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances)(England) Regulations 2003, the Independent Remuneration Panel should produce a report to make recommendations to the Members’ Allowance Scheme. The last report which was agreed by Council in May 2022 ran for one year and it was felt that the current scheme should be extended to allow the Panel to meet with the council after the elections in May 2022.

Councillor Haysey proposed that the recommendations in the report be supported. Councillor Kemp seconded the proposal.

Councillor Goldspink said the Liberal Democrat Group were happy to support the recommendation.

The motion to support the recommendation having been proposed and seconded was put to the meeting and upon a vote being taken, was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – That the extension of the 2022/23 Scheme of Members’ Allowances until the Council meeting held on 26 October 2023 be approved.