Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Governance attached.

Council received a report of the Director of Governance which presented the outcome of the review of Cabinet portfolios by the Leader of the Council and proposals to amend the Member Allowance Scheme accordingly.

The Leader, Councillor Paul Foster, paid tribute to Councillor Sue Jones who was stepping down from her role as Cabinet Member for Environment.

Other members echoed these sentiments and expressed their gratitude to Councillor Jones for all her work, particularly around projects on Worden Park and with the Friends of Walton Park.

The report also introduced Lead Members for Youth and Mental Health Awareness; Social Equality and Justice; and Climate Change, who would support Cabinet Members in their work. Councillors Matthew Trafford, Jacky Alty and Keith Martin were nominated to these roles, respectively, with Councillor Harry Hancock nominated as Member Champion for Volunteering and Friends Groups.

Terms of Reference for Lead Members would be presented to Cabinet in the coming months.

It was proposed by Councillor Paul Foster, seconded by Deputy Leader Councillor Mick Titherington, and subsequently

RESOLVED: (Unanimously)

That

1.    the Cabinet portfolio, Lead Member and Member Champion responsibilities put forward by the Leader of the Council be noted; and

2.    the Council’s Member Allowance Scheme be amended to allow for a special responsibility allowance of £1,500 to be paid to Lead Members, subject to approval by the Independent Member Remuneration Panel currently being convened.