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Following consideration, the Committee
unanimously resolved to:
(1)     
The report and recommendations of the IRP are noted.
Resolved (5 for, 1 against, 1 abstaining, and
the Chair not voting) to:
(2)     
The Members Allowances Scheme be updated to accept Option B (as set
out in para 2.6 and Appendix 1)
(3)     
The SRA forthe Chairof theStandards andConstitution
Committeeshould be increased from 10% to 30% ofthe Basic Allowance
from 1 April 2024.
Resolved (4 for, 1 against, 2 abstaining, and
the Chair not voting) to:
(4)     
The SRA forthe ViceChair ofthe Standardsand
ConstitutionCommittee shouldbe increasedfrom 5%to 15%of theBasic
Allowance from 1 April 2024.
Resolved (5 for, 2 abstaining, and the Chair not
voting) to:
(5)     
The SRA for Chair
of Human Resources Panel should be withdrawn from the end of this municipal year.
(6)     
The SRAs for2024/25 tobe inaccordance withthose
listedin Appendix 1 ofthe IRP report.
Unanimously resolved to:
(7)     
That the Council’sexisting DependantsCarers
Allowancecontinues withoutamendment.
Resolved (5 for, 2 abstaining, and the Chair not
voting) to:
(8)     
The Annual Indexation of Basic and Special Responsibility
Allowances in line with the ‘cost of living’ percentage
increase in staff salaries should be implemented from 1 April 2024
/or 1 April 2025 for the next two financial years.
Unanimously resolved to:
(9)     
To fund any increases to the Members Allowances Scheme that arise
from the above recommendations, officers will need to be tasked
with identifying compensating savings/additional income within
services.
(10)  
The Panel be instructed to review the Scheme on or before December
2025, as to the following specific issues:
(a) 
A full reviewof SpecialResponsibility
Allowances(SRAs) be undertaken, in particular the ‘One
SRAper Councillor”rule;
(b) 
Explore awarding a SRA for the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, and
(c) 
To review and propose a policy for pre-approvedpayments fortravel,
subsistenceand attendanceat conferences, seminarsand otherofficial
Councilbusiness outsideof theborough, having reviewed how this
should work in future.