Agenda item

Report:  See late report circulated at the meeting, pages 3-5

The report had not been circulated five clear business days in advance of the meeting. The report was accepted by the Mayor as late and urgent because the special responsibility allowances, which will apply to the leader, cabinet members and committee chairs, will take affect immediately for appointments being made at this meeting.

In accordance with Article 1.5(a), any proposed changes to the members’ allowances scheme required prior consideration by the constitutional steering panel. The panel had met on 18 May 2010 and the report contained the recommendations of the panel..

The Mayor stated that in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.15 (2), the recommendations set out in the report were deemed to been moved and were subject to amendment only. He explained that no amendments had been received on the report.

Following debate (Councillors Peter John, David Noakes, Lewis Robinson, Anood Al-Samerai, Fiona Colley, Richard Livingstone, Paul Noblet and Tim McNally), the recommendations in the report were put to the vote and declared to be carried.

RESOLVED: 

That the revised list of special responsibility allowances as set out in paragraph 9 of the report be approved as part of the council’s members’ allowances scheme.