Decision details

The Assembly will be asked to approve the Members’ Allowances Scheme for the 2017/18 municipal year.

The Leader presented a report on the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2017/18.

The Leader advised that, in view of the continuing pressures on public sector funding and the Council’s finances in particular, it was proposed that no changes be made to the scheme for 2017/18, representing a freeze in allowances levels for the ninth successive year.

Assembly resolved to:

(i)  Agree that no increase be applied to Members’ basic and special responsibility allowances for the 2017/18 municipal year, representing a freeze in allowance levels for the ninth successive year; and

(ii)  Adopt the Members’ Allowances Scheme 2017/18, attached as Appendix A to the report, to come into effect from 18 May 2017.