Report attached.

Procedural motion that Council Procedure Rule 13.3 regarding length of speeches in general debate be suspended AGREED by 36 votes to 16.

Following debate, amendment on behalf of Independent Residents’, Residents, and Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Associations Groups NOT AGREED by 29 votes to 23; deemed motion on behalf of the Administration that he report be adopted and its recommendations carried into effect AGREED by 29 votes to 23.

A report of the Chief Executive proposed the Members’ Allowances Scheme 2020/21.

Deemed motion on behalf of the Administration

That the report be adopted and its recommendations be carried into effect.

Amendment by the Independent Residents’ Group, residents’ Group and the Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Associations Groups

As shown in appendix 1 to these minutes.

Following debate, the amendment on behalf of Independent Residents’, Residents, and Upminster and Cranham Residents’ Associations Groups was NOT AGREED by 29 votes to 23 (see division 2) and the  deemed motion on behalf of the Administration that he report be adopted and its recommendations carried into effect was AGREED by 29 votes to 23 (see division 3).

RESOLVED:

1.            That the proposed Members’ Allowances scheme, attached at Appendix 2 to these minutes, becomes effective from 1^st April 2020 and the existing scheme be revoked with effect from the same date.

2.            That it be noted that the basic allowance will increase to £10,412 per year, in line with the 2% inflation rate increase as per the local government pay settlement.

3.            That it be noted thst that special responsibility allowances will also increase by 2% as per the agreed local government pay settlement. In addition, there is a proposed voluntary opt-in increase for the Leader of Principal Opposition and Leader of Minority Group allowance levels; and an increase to the Deputy Mayor SRA, as reflected in the following table: