Issue - meetings

The Leader introduced the report which advised that the council was required to establish an Independent Remuneration Panel (IRP), a recruitment exercise to appoint a new panel of independent members had been undertaken and thanks were given to the previous members for their years of service to their local community.

Clarification was provided that there had been no review by the IRP since the adoption of the fifteenth report (which was made in 2018), however the increases made had followed the officer pay settlement which had been agreed nationally.

RESOLVED:

THAT the Independent Remuneration Panel be established to undertake its statutory duties with a membership size of up to 4 persons.

THAT Jeanette Howells, Chris Mathews, Tracy Ringer and Aaron Wright be appointed to serve on that Panel for a term of office of five years each unless removed earlier upon good cause.

THAT the appointment of chairman of the IRP be left to members of the IRP to determine themselves.

THAT all the previous members of the IRP be thanked for their service to the local community.

THAT the Council notes and reaffirms that the Isle of Wight Council Members’ Allowance Scheme already approved on 19 September 2018 applies for the scheme year 2021/2022 as set out in Appendix 1 to this report.

THAT the allowances payable to members of the IRP remain unchanged at £301 for each year in which their statutory functions are exercised, with reasonable expenses being paid relating to their discharge of such functions.