Agenda item

It was moved by Councillor Anderson,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

 

“That the Independent Remuneration Panel’s recommendations as set out below be approved, subject to an amendment to recommendation 18:

 

18. That for the SRA for Leader[s] of the Minority Group[s] to be payable the group must have at least 5 members. Subject the Group meeting the qualifying criteria the 2015/16 SRA for Leader[s] of the Minority Group[s] should be £3,811.

 

1.  No change to the (2015/16) Basic Allowance (£7,329) payable in Slough Borough Council.

 

2.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£19,055) for the Leader of Slough Borough Council.

 

3.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£13,338) for the Deputy Leader of Slough Borough Council.

 

4.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£10,480) for the other Cabinet Members (Commissioners.

 

5.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£6,671) for the Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

 

6.  Ratio utilised in arriving at the SRA for the Vice Chair of Overview and Scrutiny reduced from 1/3 to 20% of the Overview & Scrutiny Chair's SRA.  SRA for the Vice Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee should be £1,334 (2015/16).

 

7.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£2,858) payable to the Chairs of the 3 Scrutiny Panels.

 

8.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£4,764) for the Chair of the Planning Committee.

 

9.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£1,587) for the Vice Chair of the Planning Committee

 

10.Ratio utilised in arriving at the SRA for the Chair of Licensing reduced from 20% to 15% of the Leader's SRA. SRA paid to the Chair of the Licensing Committee should be £2,858 (2015/16).

 

11.Ratio (1/3 of Chair's SRA) utilised in arriving at the SRA for the Vice Chair of Planning retained for the Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee. SRA for the Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee should be £952 (2015/16).

 

12.  No SRAs to be paid to the Chairs or Members of the Licensing Sub Committee.

 

13.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£1,905) for the Chair of the Employment & Appeals Committee.

 

14.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£1,905) for the Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.

 

15.  Ratio utilized in arriving at the SRA for the Chair of Standards Advisory Committee reduced from 10% of Leader's SRA to 5%. SRA for the Chair of the Standards Advisory Committee should be £953 (2015/16).

 

16.  No change to the 2015/16 SRA (£5,716) for the Leader of the Opposition.

 

17.  The Members allowances scheme be clarified so that as long as a Minority Group reaches the qualifying criteria then that group's Leader should be paid a Minority Group Leaders' SRA.

 

18.  That for the SRA for Leader[s] of the Minority Group[s] to be payable the group must have at least 5 members. Subject the Group meeting the qualifying criteria the 2015/16 SRA for Leader[s] of the Minority Group[s] should be £3,811.

 

19.  No change to the 2015/16 Co-optees’ Allowance.  £516 per annum (2015/16).

 

20.  No change to the 2015/16 remuneration for the Independent Person.  £1,239 per annum (2015/16).

 

21.  That the current rates payable for the Travel and Subsistence Allowances and the terms and conditions by which they may be claimed be maintained.

 

22.  That the Members' Allowances scheme is clarified to point out that where a Member is appointed to an outside body that has its own allowances schemes (e.g. the Local Government Association and Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Authority) or provision to pay travel and subsistence (e.g. the Thames Valley Police & Crime Panel) that they should claim travel and subsistence allowances directly from those bodies.

 

23.  That the current rates payable for the Dependants' Carers' Allowance and the terms and conditions by which it may be claimed are maintained.

 

24.  That Section 11 of the published Members' Allowances scheme is removed.

 

25.  That the Basic Allowance, Special Responsibility Allowances, Co-optees’ Allowances, the annual cap on the DCA and the remuneration of the Independent Person be Indexed to the annual percentage salary increase for local government staff (at spinal column 49) to be adopted from 1 April 2015 and to run for 4 years.

 

26.  That Travel Allowances (Outwith Borough Only): be indexed as follows:

 

a.  Mileage: indexed to the HMRC rates

b.  Other Travel: actual costs subject to most cost effective provisions

 

27.  That Subsistence and Overnight Allowances (Outwith Borough Only) be Indexed to the maximum rates payable under the South East Employers Subsistence scheme.

 

28.  That the recommendations are implemented as follows:

 

·  Indices:  from 1 April 2015.

·  Other recommendations:  from 19 May 2015, date of annual meeting of the Council”.

 

The recommendations were put and carried unanimously.

 

Resolved – 

 

1.  That there is no change to the (2015/16) Basic Allowance (£7,329) payable in Slough Borough Council.

 

2.  That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£19,055) for the Leader of Slough Borough Council.

 

3.  That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£13,338) for the Deputy Leader of Slough Borough Council.

 

4.  That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£10,480) for the other Cabinet Members (Commissioners.

 

5.  That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£6,671) for the Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

 

6.  Ratio utilised in arriving at the SRA for the Vice Chair of Overview and Scrutiny reduced from 1/3 to 20% of the Overview & Scrutiny Chair's SRA.  SRA for the Vice Chair of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee should be £1,334 (2015/16).

 

7.  That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£2,858) payable to the Chairs of the 3 Scrutiny Panels.

 

8.  That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£4,764) for the Chair of the Planning Committee.

 

9.  That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£1,587) for the Vice Chair of the Planning Committee.

 

10.Ratio utilised in arriving at the SRA for the Chair of Licensing reduced from 20% to 15% of the Leader's SRA. SRA paid to the Chair of the Licensing Committee should be £2,858 (2015/16).

 

11.Ratio (1/3 of Chair's SRA) utilised in arriving at the SRA for the Vice Chair of Planning retained for the Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee. SRA for the Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee should be £952 (2015/16).

 

12.That no SRAs to be paid to the Chairs or Members of the Licensing Sub Committee.

 

13.That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£1,905) for the Chair of the Employment & Appeals Committee.

 

14.That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£1,905) for the Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.

 

15.Ratio utilized in arriving at the SRA for the Chair of Standards Advisory Committee reduced from 10% of Leader's SRA to 5%. SRA for the Chair of the Standards Advisory Committee should be £953 (2015/16).

 

16.That there is no change to the 2015/16 SRA (£5,716) for the Leader of the Opposition.

 

17.That the Members allowances scheme be clarified so that as long as a Minority Group reaches the qualifying criteria then that group's Leader should be paid a Minority Group Leaders' SRA.

 

18.That for the SRA for Leader[s] of the Minority Group[s] to be payable the group must have at least 5 members. Subject the Group meeting the qualifying criteria the 2015/16 SRA for Leader[s] of the Minority Group[s] should be £3,811

 

19.That there is no change to the 2015/16 Co-optees’ Allowance.  £516 per annum (2015/16).

 

20.That there is no change to the 2015/16 remuneration for the Independent Person.  £1,239 per annum (2015/16).

 

21.That the current rates payable for the Travel and Subsistence Allowances and the terms and conditions by which they may be claimed be maintained.

 

22.That the Members' Allowances scheme is clarified to point out that where a Member is appointed to an outside body that has its own allowances schemes (e.g. the Local Government Association and Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Authority) or provision to pay travel and subsistence (e.g. the Thames Valley Police & Crime Panel) that they should claim travel and subsistence allowances directly from those bodies.

 

23.That the current rates payable for the Dependants' Carers' Allowance and the terms and conditions by which it may be claimed are maintained.

 

24.That Section 11 of the published Members' Allowances scheme is removed.

 

25.That the Basic Allowance, Special Responsibility Allowances, Co-optees’ Allowances, the annual cap on the DCA and the remuneration of the Independent Person be Indexed to the annual percentage salary increase for local government staff (at spinal column 49) to be adopted from 1 April 2015 and to run for 4 years.

 

26.That Travel Allowances (Outwith Borough Only): be indexed as follows:

 

a.  Mileage: indexed to the HMRC rates

b.  Other Travel: actual costs subject to most cost effective provisions

 

27.That Subsistence and Overnight Allowances (Outwith Borough Only) be Indexed to the maximum rates payable under the South East Employers Subsistence scheme.

 

28.That the recommendations are implemented as follows:

 

·  Indices:  from 1 April 2015.

·  Other recommendations:  from 19 May 2015, date of annual meeting of the Council.