Agenda item

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL

Minutes:

The Leader introduced a report regarding the Members’ Allowance Scheme for 2022/23.  The Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP) was thanked for its work but the Leader proposed that their recommendations not be accepted. Instead, he proposed the resolution that is set out below.  The recommendation was seconded by Councillor Sweeney.

 

An amendment was proposed for which a named vote was requested.

                                                                                                                                               

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Against

Abstained

 

 

 

Cllr:

Cllr:

Cllr:

Burgess, Silvia

Burnett, Gill

 

Dymond, Sylvia

Cooper, Jenny

 

Fox-Hewitt, Andrew

Cooper, John

 

Gardner, Allison

Cooper, Julie

 

Grocott, David

Fear, Andy

 

Jones, Dave

Heesom, Gill

 

Kearon, Tony

Holland, Mark

 

Lawley, Annabel

Hutton, Graham

 

Moffatt, Sue

Johnson, Trevor

 

Olszewski, Mark

Northcott, Paul

 

Robinson, Kyle

Owen, Ken

 

Shenton, Elizabeth

Panter, Barry

 

Stubbs, Mike

Parker, Andrew

 

Williams, Gill

Proctor, Bert

 

Williams, John

Reddish, Marion

 

Wright, Ruth

Sweeney, Stephen

 

 

Tagg, John

 

 

Tagg, Simon

 

 

Walklate, June

 

 

Waring, Jill

 

 

Waring, Paul

 

 

White, Gary

 

 

White, Simon

 

 

Wilkes, Ian

 

 

FOR:               16

AGAINST:      24

ABSTAIN:      0                                 

 

The amendment was defeated.  The original motion was debated as the substantive motion.

 

Resolved:     (i)         That the Independent Remuneration Panel be thanked for their work.

 

(ii)        That no increases be made to the current Members Allowance Scheme

 

(iii)         That, with effect from the start of the 2022/23 Municipal Year, the allowances paid to Members be linked to the annual Local Government pay award agreed by the NJC so that the Members Allowances increase in line with the annual percentage rate rise, if applicable that staff at Newcastle Borough Council receive.

 

 

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