Issue - meetings

That the Committee agree the proposals except for payment to the chairs of sub committees for Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

The Chair introduced a report to determine how the Council should respond to the draft supplemental report dated 19 March 2013 issued by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales (“the Panel”).

            The Supplementary Report related to the appropriate level of payment to the Chairs of joint Overview and Scrutiny Committees and sought views on the  five issues:

1)         Chairs of Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committees to be paid the same as the Chair of an individual council, which is £8,735 per annum.

2)         The local authority responsible for the payment will fall to the council of which the chair is a member, but decisions on how cost is apportioned would be a matter for all the authorities that are involved.

3)         The Chair of a Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee would be additional to the maximum the authority is otherwise allowed.

4)         That if a chair of a Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee was already in receipt of one senior salary from their authority it would be reasonable for them         to receive 50% of the allowance (£4,368 per annum).

5)         That chairs of sub-committees of joint committees should receive £4,368       per annum.

            Councillor P. J. Heesom said he found the proposals obscene and said that all elected members should receive a single basic salary.  The Chair voiced concern at proposed payments to chairs of sub-committees of joint committees.

            Councillor I.A. Dunbar said that extra responsibility should not include extra payments, particularly when some committees sat infrequently. 

            Councillor C. Bithell proposed the following resolution which was seconded by           Councillor Butler, to agree the proposal except for the payment of chairs of sub    committees for Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committees.

            On being put to the vote, the resolution was carried with 8 votes in favour and 2          against.

            RESOLVED:

            That the committee agree the proposals except for payment to the chairs of sub        committees for Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committees.