Council considered a report from the Acting Head of Law and Governance (submitted on behalf of the Leader of the Council) asking Council to consider the proposal to create an additional (non-statutory) Deputy Leader post and to ask the Independent Remuneration Panel to consider the level of allowance that it should attract.

Councillor Price, Leader of the Council, presented the report and asked Council to consider the inclusion of an additional recommendation to introduce changes to the scheme to provide for maternity, paternity, parental and caring responsibility leave for all councillors.

After debate and voting on the second recommendations in two parts,

Council resolved to agree to:

1.     note the Leader’s proposal to appoint one of the City Executive Board members as an additional (non- statutory) Deputy Leader; and

2.     request the Acting Head of Law & Governance to form and convene a meeting of the Independent Remuneration Panel to

a.    consider the addition of a Special Responsibility Allowance in the Members’ Allowance Scheme for a non-statutory Deputy Leader; and

b.    consider changes to the scheme to provide for maternity, paternity, parental and caring responsibility leave.