Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Governance Committee

Council had previously approved the appointment of a new Independent Person for standards of Members’ conduct. Accordingly, Governance Committee now requested Council to approve an amendment of the Council’s Members’ Allowances Scheme in order to reflect that the Independent Person was entitled to be paid an allowance for carrying out those duties. 

The recommendation of Governance Committee was APPROVED without division and it was RESOLVED that:

Paragraph 15 of the Council’s Members’ Allowances Scheme, be amended to read:

15         Co-Optees and Independent Persons’ Allowances

              The standard rate of allowance for statutory co-optees is £117 per meeting attended.

              The Independent Person for standards of Members’ Conduct will be paid an annual allowance of £1,000, in monthly instalments.

              Co-optees and Independent Persons will be reimbursed for all travel costs in accordance with the above, whether the travel is within or outside the Borough, but will not be paid subsistence.