This includes:
- The level of basic allowance
- Special Responsibility allowance
- Cabinet members allowance
- Child care and dependant carers' allowance
- Travel and Subsistence allowance
- Expenses of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council
- Payments to parish members and independent members of the Standards Committee (Co-optees' allowance)
The Panel is made up of five independent persons who are not members of the Council and are not closely connected to an elected member of the Council.
Membership
The five members of the Remuneration Panel are:
Mrs B Ruysen
Mr M Press
Ms G Wing
Mr P H R Haselgrove
Mr D Roberts
Members' Allowances
Councillors are paid a basic allowance, but may also be entitled to additional allowances and expenses for taking on special responsibilities.
The Members' Allowance Scheme is developed and maintained by the Council's Remuneration Panel. the Panel's responsibility is to provide the Council with advice on the Allowance Scheme and recommend the amounts to be paid to members, based on national comparisons but reflecting local pay scales.
A report was presented to full Council on 15 October 2008:
- A report from the Head of Customer Legal and Member Services (PDF , 33KB)
The minutes (PDF , 123KB) of full Council meeting on 15 October 2008.
(Please refer to minute 214 for details on the Scheme for Payment of Members' Allowances.)
The new scheme for the payment of Members' Allowances was approved by Council on 15 October 2008 and will be implemented on 1 April 2009. The allowances are currently based on the 2008 LGA rate but are to be updated when the 2009 LGA rate is published.
The current scheme for the payment of Members' Allowances was approved by Annual Council on 16 May 2007.
Notice (PDF , 78KB) of allowances to be paid to members for the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009.
List (PDF , 6KB) of Members Allowances for 2007 - 2008
Previous Schemes for the Payment of Members Allowances are included within the following sets of minutes from full Council:-
- 16 May 2007 (PDF , 55KB)
- 1 March 2006 (PDF , 49KB)
- 2 March 2005 (PDF , 63KB)
- 28 January 2004 (PDF , 39KB)
