Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth & Investment presented a report on the Members’ Allowances Scheme for 2016/17.

The Cabinet Member 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 2016/17, representing a freeze in allowances levels for the eighth successive year.

Assembly resolved to:

(i)  Agree that no increase be applied to Members’ basic and special responsibility allowances for the 2016/17 municipal year, representing a freeze in allowance levels for the eighth successive year; and

(ii)  Adopt the Members’ Allowances Scheme 2016/17 attached to the report at Appendix A, to come into effect from 19 May 2016.