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Councillors' Allowances 2010/2011 & 2011/2012

Independent Remuneration Panel Recommendations

The Independent Remuneration Panel has submitted its recommendations for 2010/11 and 2011/12.

The Council did not accept the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel at its meeting in April 2011.

The report that was considered by the Governance and Audit Committee at its meeting on 24 March 2011 can be found here.


Principal Office

Executive Head of Financial Services
Worthing Borough Council
Town Hall, Chapel Road
Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HA
Tel: 01903 239999

Worthing Borough Council has received from its Independent Remuneration Panel recommendations in regard to the Scheme of Members' Allowances for the 12-month period commencing 16 May 2008.  The main features of the recommendations are an increase in the basic allowance payable to all Members of 2.5%.  Under the recommendations, which were agreed by the Council at its meeting on 9 December 2008, the new allowances will be as follows:-

Members' Allowances 2010-2011
 These allowances were not increased for 2010/11 and are therefore the same as 2008/09

 Allowances Amount 
Basic allowance (payable to all Members) £3,897 per annum 
 SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY ALLOWANCES  
Leader £7,467 per annum
Deputy Leader £3,783 per annum 
Cabinet Members £3,534 per annum 
Chairman of Planning Committee £3,309 per annum 
Vice Chairman of Planning Committee £1,653 per annum 
Other Members of Planning Committee £324 per annum 
Chairman of Licensing and Control Committee £2,385 per annum 
Vice Chairman of Licensing and Control Committee £747 per annum 
Other Members of Licensing and Control Committee £156 per annum 
 Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Committee £2,118 per annum 
Vice Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny Committee £747 per annum
Chairman of Governance and Audit Committee £591 per annum
Policy Advisors £528 per annum 
Opposition Group Leader £2,403 per annum
Opposition Deputy Group Leader £936 per annum
Chairman of Standards Committee
(independent non-elected Member)
£700 per annum 

Copies of the Members' Allowances Scheme for 2008/09 are available for inspection at the Town Hall, Chapel Road, Worthing, during normal office hours.

Principal Office

 

Executive Head of Financial Services
Worthing Borough Council
Town Hall, Chapel Road
Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HA
Tel: 01903 239999

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