Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: February 25, 2025

Purpose:

Content: The Council (26 voting in favour, 6 voting against, 0 abstaining from voting):   a.    Approved a revised Scheme of Members Allowances for 2024-25 (see Appendix B to the report), including:                 i.    an increase in the Basic Allowance to £6,090 (equivalent to a 5% increase) back dated to 1 April 2024.                ii.    an increase in all the Special Responsibility Allowances of 4.25%, back dated to 1 April 2024. b.    Authorised the Head of Transformation and People to implement and advertise the new scheme and make any consequential amendments required to the Scheme of Members Allowances in Part 6 of the Constitution.   c.     Agreed to the Panel conducting a wide-ranging overhaul of the Members Allowance Scheme during 2025-26 to:                 i.    re-set “baseline” figures to a level more in line with those of local authorities comparable with South Cambridgeshire District Council.                ii.    establish a programme of such a review every four years with an automatic uplift in intervening years in line with the average annual pay award for officers.               iii.    move to a position where increases are made in advance rather than, as at present, retrospectively.