Issue - meetings

Assembly received this report introduced by the Monitoring Officer, Fiona Taylor.

Assembly agreed:

1.  the appointment of Mr Michael Carpenter and Mr Brian Little as Independent Persons in accordance with Section 28(7) of the Localism Act 2011with immediate effect until the Assembly meeting following the next municipal elections in 2014;

2.  the payment of an allowance of £500 per annum to each of the Independent Persons, together with reasonable expenses for travel and subsistence; and

3.  that the Members' Allowance Scheme set out in Part F of the Council Constitution be amended accordingly.