Meetings of the Independent Remuneration Panel for the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2011/12 and 2012/13, were held on 3rd August, 20th October and 2nd November 2011. The final recommendations will go to the to Central Bedfordshire Council meeting to be held on 24th November 2011.
Below is a summary of the panel's final recommendations; the full document can be seen at:
2% Reduction
Recommended that the 2% reduction in allowances introduced by the Council from 1 April 2011 be endorsed.
Basic Allowance
Recommended that the Basic Allowance paid to all Members of the Council remain unchanged at £10,995.60 and that it be frozen for the financial year 2012/13.
Special Responsibility Allowances (SRA)
Recommended that the SRA for the Leader of the Council be reduced from 300% to 285% of Basic Allowance (£31,337.40) from 1 December 2011.
Recommended that the SRA for Executive Members (excluding the two Executive Members without Portfolio) be reduced to £18,802.44, which is 60% of the recommended SRA (£31,337.40) for the Leader, from 1 December 2011.
Recommended that SRAs be paid to the two new posts of Executive Member without Portfolio and that the amounts be as follows:
Executive Member without Portfolio (Economic Partnerships) £10,654.72 which is 34% of the recommended SRA (£31,337.40) for the Leader, from 19 May 2011;
Executive Member without Portfolio (External Affairs) £6,267.48 which is 20% of the recommended SRA (£31,337.40) for the Leader, from 19 May 2011;
Recommended that the following SRAs (based on the percentage of the Leader as shown) be applied for 2011/12 from the dates shown:
| Role | £ | %age of | From | ||
| Leader | |||||
| SRA | |||||
| Deputy Leader of the Council | 5,013.98 | 16 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Deputy Executive Members | 6,267.48 | 20 | 19.05.11 | ||
| Overview and Scrutiny Committee Chairmen | 10,654.72 | 34 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Overview and Scrutiny Committee Vice-Chairmen | 2,506.99 | 8 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Development Management Committee Chairman | 13,161.71 | 42 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Development Management Committee Vice-Chairman | 2,506.99 | 8 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Audit Committee Chairman | 10,654.72 | 34 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Audit Committee Vice-Chairman | 2,506.99 | 8 | 01.12.11 | ||
| General Purposes Committee Chairman | 5,013.98 | 16 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Standards Committee Chairman | 5,013.98 | 16 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Licensing Committee Chairman | 2,506.99 | 8 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Luton & South Bedfordshire Joint C’ttee | 13,161.71 | 42 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Vice Chairman (Committee ceases 31.3.12) | |||||
| Minority Group Leader | 2,506.99 | 8 | 01.12.11 | ||
| Council Chairman* | 10,995.60 | n/a | 01.04.11 | ||
| Council Vice-Chairman* | 2,748.90 | n/a | 01.04.11 |
* Civic allowances are outside the scope of the Members’ Allowances Scheme and not formally a matter for consideration by the Panel but it has been custom and practice for the Panel to make recommendations.
Recommended that SRAs for Overview and Scrutiny Vice-Chairmen and the Audit Committee Vice-Chairman be discontinued with effect from 1 April 2012.
Recommended that SRAs paid to each of the two new posts of Executive Members without Portfolio be reviewed by the Panel no later than 31 August 2012.
Recommended that all SRAs be frozen for the financial year 2012/13.
Recommended that the Council should work towards a position where no more than 50% of its Members are in receipt of an SRA (i.e. a maximum of 29 out of 59 Members).
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