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To consider the report and recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel and if appropriate, to adopt the recommendations of the Panel on the Member Allowances Scheme to apply to the Council for 2009/10.
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Council was requested to consider the report and recommendations of the
Independent Remuneration Panel and, if appropriate, to adopt the recommendations
of the Panel on the Member Allowances Scheme, to apply to the Council for 2009/10.
In addition to the report and recommendations outlined within in it, the Independent
Remuneration Panel had considered several other matters and had made further
recommendations and comments, including upon the introduction of Cabinet Support
Members. The Panel had been provided with a proposed “job description” but found
it difficult to assess the time and commitment required in these posts. The Panel also
felt that it might be difficult for individual Members to provide support to all of the
Cabinet portfolios rather than specific ones given the breadth of knowledge involved.
However, should the Council choose to appoint these posts then the SRA be
recommended in a range between a gearing of 0.5 and 0.65 of the basic allowance.
The Leader of the Council proposed that a gearing of 0.4, amounting to £ 4480,
should be applied for Cabinet Support Members, to be appointed by the Leader.
It was proposed by Councillor RWJ Fitzgerald and seconded by Councillor B Silvester
and:-
RESOLVED
That the recommendations of the Panel on the Member Allowances Scheme, to apply to the Council for 2009/10, be adopted, subject to a gearing of 0.4 amounting to £ 4480,being applied to Cabinet support Members, to be appointed by the Leader.
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