Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer and Community Services)

The report details proposals for the making of an amendment to the Members’ Allowances Scheme to re-establish the position of ‘Chair of the Employment Appeals Committee’ as a remunerated post within the Scheme.

The Executive is invited to recommend to the Council Meeting that:

(1) the SRA for the Chair of the Employment Appeals Committee should be set at a level of 8% of the Executive Leader’s SRA which computed to an indicative allowance of £2,284.99, being a reduction of 1.35% from the former amount;

(2) the proposed allowance be backdated to 21 May 2013 in line with all other amendments to the Scheme introduced as part of its recommendations in September 2012;

(3) the Independent Remuneration Panel be invited to reassess the allowance for the Chair of the Employment Appeals Committee in 12 months’ time.

Officer contact: Craig Ainsworth, craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer & Community Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider a proposal from the Independent Remuneration Panel to amend the Members’ Allowance Scheme to re-establish the position of Chair of the Employment Appeals Committee as a remunerated post within the Scheme.

RESOLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to:

·         set the SRA for the Chair of the Employment Appeals Committee at a level of 8% of the Executive Leader’s SRA which computed to an indicative allowance of £2,284.99, being a reduction of 1.35% from the former amount;

·         backdate the proposed allowance to 21 May 2013 in line with all other amendments to the Scheme introduced as part of its recommendations in September 2012;

·         invite the Independent Remuneration Panel to reassess the allowance for the Chair of the Employment Appeals Committee in 12 months’ time.