Agenda

Member Remuneration Panel - Tuesday 28th January 2025 6.30 pm

Venue: Virtual Meeting on Microsoft Teams. View directions

Contact: G Woodhall Tel: (01992) 564470  Email:  democraticservices@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chairman

To elect a Chairman of the Panel for the duration of the meeting.

 

There is no appointed Chairman of the Panel, as the appointment of a Chairman is agreed at each meeting.

2.

Apologies for Absence

To be announced at the meeting.

3.

Declarations of Interest

To declare interests in any item on the agenda for the meeting, pursuant to the Council’s Code of Member Conduct.

4.

Terms of Reference

To note the following terms of reference of the Remuneration Panel:

 

‘To assess the level of allowances, special responsibility allowances and other payments for members of the Council carrying out the following functions and report to the Council for determination:

 

·             the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council;

·             the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council;

·             Portfolio Holders;

·             the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

·             the Chairmen and Vice-Chairman of Regulatory, Area and other Committees and Working Groups; and

·             other Members of Council.’

5.

Report of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 94 KB

To note the report outlining the Panel’s recommendations arising from the previous

meeting held on 2 November 2023, and presented to the Council on 19 December

2023.

6.

Members' Allowances Scheme - Annual Review for 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 81 KB

To consider the attached report (Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 now attached).

Additional documents:

7.

Any Other Business

To consider any additional items of business for the meeting.

8.

Date of Next Meeting

To agree on a date for the Panel to meet in 2025/26; Monday 3 November 2025 has been provisionally put forward as part of the report to approve the Calendar of Meetings for 2025/26.