Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel - Members' Allowances Scheme 2023/24
Full council, 27 February 2024: a named vote.
For 22, Against 5, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Liberal Democrats. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (22)
- Anna Bradnam (Liberal Democrats)
- Bill Handley (Liberal Democrats)
- Brian Milnes (Liberal Democrats)
- Bridget Smith (Liberal Democrats)
- Corinne Garvie (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr James Hobro (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Lisa Redrup (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Martin Cahn (Liberal Democrats)
- Eileen Wilson (Liberal Democrats)
- Helene Leeming (Liberal Democrats)
- Henry Batchelor (Liberal Democrats)
- John Batchelor (Liberal Democrats)
- John Williams (Liberal Democrats)
- Judith Rippeth (Liberal Democrats)
- Paul Bearpark (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Fane (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter McDonald (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Sandford (Liberal Democrats)
- Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Stobart (Liberal Democrats)
- Sally Ann Hart (Liberal Democrats)
- Sunita Hansraj (Liberal Democrats)
Against (5)
- Dr Richard Williams (Conservative)
- Graham Cone (Conservative)
- Heather Williams (Conservative)
- Tom Bygott (Conservative)
- Daniel Lentell (Independent)
From the minutes
strict Council had not increased its Council Tax. Councillor Brian Milnes proposed and Councillor Peter McDonald seconded the recommendations in the report. A vote was taken and were cast as follows: In favour (22): Councillors Henry Batchelor, John Batchelor, Paul Bearpark, Anna Bradnam, Dr Martin Cahn, Peter Fane, Corinne Garvie, Bill Handley, Sunita Hansraj, Sally Ann Hart, Pippa Heylings, Dr James Hobro, Helene Leeming, Peter McDonald, Brian Milnes, Dr Lisa Redrup, Judith Rippeth, Peter Sandford, Bridget Smith, Richard Stobart, John Williams and Eileen Wilson. Against (5): Councillors Tom Bygott, Graham Cone, Daniel Lentell, Heather Williams and Dr Richard Williams. Abstain (0) Council agreed to A) Agree a revised Scheme of Members' Allowances for 2023/24 (see Appendix A), including: (i) An increase in the Basic Allowance to £5,800 (equivalent to a 5.44% increase) back dated to 1 April 2023; and (ii) An increase to all the Special
The item in the council's own minutes. Names are matched to the councillors listed at the meeting. The names of people who aren't councillors are removed.