Decision details

*RESOLVED – That it be recommended to Full Council;

1.   That the report of the Independent Remuneration (IR) Panel be considered by Full Council and it be determinedwhether or notto approvesome orall ofthe Panel's recommendations.

2.   That the new scheme of allowances, when determined, be adopted and implemented from 1 April 2024.

3.   That the description of the Telecommunications Allowance be amended in line with the IR Panel’s recommendation.

4.   That the IR Panel’s report be published in the press and on the Council website and be adopted and implemented with immediate effect.

5.    That a supplementary estimate to meet theadditional costs outlined in para 5.4 of the report be approved.

6.    That bothits appreciation andthanks to the members of the IRPanel be expressed by Full Council for the thorough and efficient way in which they carried out the review.

7.   That the basic allowance, special responsibility allowances, subsistence allowance and Mayoral Allowance be updated annually inline with the annual percentage pay increase given to ChesterfieldBorough Council employees (or by a percentage equivalent to that of the mean/median pay increase, in the event of a flat rate increase) asagreed foreach financial year bythe NationalJoint Councilfor Local Government Staff until 31March, 2027 unless the Council has beforethen sought afurther recommendation fromits IR Panelon theirapplication in this scheme.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

1.      The Council's Members' Allowances Scheme mustbe reviewed on a periodic basis, as required by the LocalGovernment Act 2000 and The Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003.

2.      The Council has a legal duty to have regard to the IR Panel’s recommendations.