Issue - meetings

The Council considered recommendations made by the Independent Remuneration Panel for the level of members’ allowances for the financial year 2024-25.

Councillor C. Hotham proposed the recommendations in the report, which were seconded by Councillor K. May.

In proposing the recommendations Councillor Hotham reminded the Council that the Panel was independent and operated at ‘arms’ length’.  He suggested that the purpose of the allowances was to provide some recompense to Councillors who worked hard on behalf of their communities.

RESOLVED that

The recommendations from the Independent Remuneration Panel for 2024-25 be accepted as follows:

1)     A Basic Allowance for 2024-25 of £5,518, representing an 16.6% increase

2)     A range of Special Responsibility Allowances as set out in Appendix 1

3)     That travel allowances for 2024-25 continue to be paid in accordance with the HMRC mileage allowance

4)     That subsistence allowances for 2024-25 remain unchanged

5)     That the Dependent Carer’s Allowance remains unchanged

6)     That travel and subsistence payments made by Parish Councils to councillors (where they are paid) are made in accordance with the provisions set out in the report.