Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Democratic Services Manager.

The Council (at its meeting on 22 February 2018) agreed a new Special Responsibility Allowance be paid to the Cabinet Member on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority for municipal year 2017/18. It also approved further evidence gathering on the work of city councillor responsibilities on the Combined Authority, Greater Cambridge Partnership and Police and Crime Panel, reporting back to the Civic Affairs Committee in the new municipal year.

In response to the report the Committee and Independent Remuneration Panel representative said that succession planning for representatives on groups (eg Combined Authority) and committees was an important consideration. This should be considered proactively not reactively ie before someone steps down.

Councillor Robertson proposed an amendment to increase the Special Responsibility Allowance for the Combined Authority Cabinet Member from 50% to 100% of basic allowance.

The Committee agreed the amendment (by 4 votes to 0).

Resolved (by 4 votes to 0) to recommend the IRPs recommendations for Special Responsibility Allowances to Council. With the addition of an amendment that the percentage of Basic Allowance for the Combined Authority Cabinet Member be increased from 50% to 100%.