Agenda item

Review of Members Allowance Scheme - Recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor Swindlehurst,

Seconded by Councillor Akram,

 

“(a) consider the Independent Remuneration Panel’s report and recommendations (attached at Appendix A), a summary of which are set out in paragraph 5.1 of the report, and to resolve what action should be taken in respect of these recommendations; and

 

(b)  resolve that the agreed recommendations be implemented from April 2021, following consideration as part of the Council’s forward budget-setting process for 2021-2022 municipal year.”

 

A prior request having been made for the record of the voting:

 

There voted for the recommendations:

 

Councillors Ajaib, Akram, Ali, Anderson, Bains, Basra, Bedi, Begum, Carter, Chaudhry, A.Cheema, H.Cheema, Dar, Dhaliwal, Gahir, Mann, Matloob, Minhas, Mohammad, Nazir, Pantelic, D.Parmar, S.Parmar, Plenty, Qaseem, Sabah, A.Sandhu, Sarfraz and Swindlehurst………………..……………… 29

 

There voted against the recommendations:

 

Councillors Kelly, Smith, Strutton and Wright……………………….………. 4

 

There abstained from voting on the recommendations:

 

The Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor Brooker…………………………….. ..1

 

Resolved –

 

(a)  That  the Independent Remuneration Panel’s recommendations (attached at Appendix A to the report), as summarised in paragraph 5.1 of the report be agreed and

(b)  That the recommendations be implemented from April 2021, following consideration as part of the Council’s forward budget-setting process for 2021-2022 municipal year.

 

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