The Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) has submitted a report explaining the background to the Members’ Allowances Scheme and to seek delegated authority for the appointment of an Independent Remuneration Panel to consider a new Members’ Allowances Scheme. The Panel will recommend the proposed Scheme to Council later in 2026 for adoption.

Recommendation: That Council resolves to:

1.    Delegate authority to the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy to make appointments to the Council’s Independent Remuneration Panel as needed, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, up to when the replacement Members’ Allowances Scheme will expire in March 2027.

Council resolved to:

1.       Delegate authority to the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy to make appointments to the Council’s Independent Remuneration Panel as needed, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, up to when the replacement Members’ Allowances Scheme will expire in March 2027.

The Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) submitted a report explaining the background to the Members’ Allowances Scheme and to seek delegated authority for the appointment of an Independent Remuneration Panel to consider a new Members’ Allowances Scheme. The Panel will recommend the proposed Scheme to Council later in 2026 for adoption.

Councillor Bown proposed the recommendations as set out in the report and noted that remuneration was decided independently and not by Councillors. She noted that the panel would report their recommendation to Council later in the year.

On being seconded by Councillor Henwood, the recommendations were put to the vote and agreed.

Council resolved to::

1.       Delegate authority to the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy to make appointments to the Council’s Independent Remuneration Panel as needed, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, up to when the replacement Members’ Allowances Scheme will expire in March 2027.