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Member Mileage

Meeting: 15/12/2011 - Council (Item 79)

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To approve the amendments to mileage rates which may be claimed by Members of the Council, as set out in the report.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report which recommended changes to mileage rates which may be claimed by Members of the Council. This followed the recent collective agreement which had resulted in a reduction of the mileage rates which may be claimed by officers of this Council from those set out in the NJC Agreement.  The majority of Group Leaders supported a reduction in the mileage rate which may be claimed by Members, notwithstanding that the current scheme which linked the rates payable to the NJC scheme.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the current Scheme of Members’ Allowances be amended to reflect the following mileage rates which may be claimed by Members of the Council:

 

Miles per annum

451-999 cc

1000+ cc

Per mile, first 8,500

46.9p

52.2p

Per mile, after 8,500

13.7p

14.4p

 

That the above rates shall apply to all claims for reimbursement of the cost of travel, with effect from 1st December 2011.

 

That the Borough Solicitor and Monitoring Officer be authorised to make consequential changes to the Scheme of Members’ Allowances, which forms part of the Constitution.