Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report.

Ms R Kelly, Member of the Remuneration Panel presented the Annual Report of the Panel covering work undertaken during the 2012/13 year.

The Council noted that the report provided background to Councillors’ Allowances and Expenses and summarised the matters reviewed by the Panel during the year, namely:

(a)        Basic Allowance;

(b)        Special Responsibility Allowances and in particular the allowance for the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

(c)        the IT Connectivity Allowance;

(d)        an addition to the list of “approved duties” for the purposes of travel expenses;

(e)        the mileage rates for travel by car;  and

(f)         an approach from another Council regarding a possible Joint Remuneration Panel.

            RESOLVED:

(1)        That the members of the Remuneration Panel be thanked for their Annual Report 2012/13;  and

(2)        That the report be noted.

To consider the attached report of the Panel for 2012/13.

The Panel considered a draft of its Annual Report for 2012/13.  Matters which had been reviewed during the year included the Basic Allowance, Implementation of Allowances, Special Responsibility Allowances, the IT Connectivity Allowance, travel expenses and an approach from another authority for a Joint Remuneration Panel.

            RESOLVED:

            That the Annual Report 2012/13 be submitted to the next full Council meeting on 19 February 2013.