Joint Labour & Conservative Amendment

Review of Members Allowances – 2021

That recommendations 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7 are deleted, as shown in strikethrough below, new recommendations 2.2 and 2.3 are added, along with resulting numbering changes, as shown in bold italics below.

2.1   The Scheme is revised to reflect that where a Member holds a role on a job share basis they are entitled to claim a 50% allowance for that role and that a maximum of two of two job share roles can be claimed for on this basis.

2.2   The Scheme is revised to make clear that a 50% allowance can be claimed for a job share Deputy Leader role in addition to a 50% allowance for a Chair of a policy committee role (which is a presumption in the Scheme and the chairing may be full time or a shared role.)

2.3   The revised Scheme as attached at Appendix 1 be agreed.

2.4   The payments for those Councillors whose responsibilities meet the criteria under the revised Scheme are backdated to the date they were appointed.

2.51 Full Council notes the comments of the IRP regarding their encouragement to the Council to consider further information being shared regarding the nature and practical implementation of job share roles for Councillors.

2.2   That a report be brought to the next meeting of Policy & Resources Committee to detail which jobs could be job shared in any revisions to the Scheme.

2.6   The Members Allowances Scheme be revised to remove Hove Town Hall as a named car park to which the reimbursement of passes is applicable, as described in Appendix 1.

2.3   That an Options Paper be brought to the next meeting of Policy & Resources Committee to decide on any revisions to the Members Allowances Scheme with regards to car parking passes, and for the options to include; separating the two car park concessions, reducing them, for permits to be limited in number per political group, choosing to have permits for one site only, allowing Cllrs to make a larger monthly contribution for both car parks near the Town Halls or other suggestions which the IPR believe relevant.

2.7   That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any necessary amendments to the Scheme for Members’ Allowances to reflect the changes set out in paragraphs 2.1 to 2.7 above.

Proposed by: Cllr Platts                                         Seconded by: Cllr Bell

Recommendations to read if carried:

2.1    Full Council notes the comments of the IRP regarding their encouragement to the Council to consider further information being shared regarding the nature and practical implementation of job share roles for Councillors.

2.2    That a report be brought to the next meeting of Policy & Resources Committee to detail which jobs could be job shared in any revisions to the Scheme.

2.3    That an Options Paper be brought to the next meeting of Policy & Resources Committee to decide on any revisions to the Members Allowances Scheme with regards to car parking passes, and for the options to include; separating the two car park concessions and reducing them, for permits to be limited in number per political group, choosing to have permits for one site only, allowing Cllrs to make a larger monthly contribution for both car parks near the Town Halls or other suggestions which the IPR believe relevant.