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RESOLVED
 
That the Committee recommend to Full Council
that:
 
1.    
Travel for those receiving a Special Responsibility Allowance
(SRA)
 
Recommended
 
The existing practice as set out in Section 8f
of the Constitution – Members Allowance Scheme as below be
confirmed:
 
“The SRA is paid to recognise the
additional commitment and time required to fulfil each role and
covers subsistence and travel for attending meetings not listed in
Appendix A.”
 
Outside the boundary of the District a separate travel claim can be made.
 
Justification - The Council should be
consistent with the norm of other South
West Councils as above
 
2.    
SRA for the Chair of the new Governance Committee
 
Recommended
 
The SRA for the Chair of the Governance
Committee continue and be set at the current SRA of
£3,159.71.
 
Justification – This is a reasonable
remuneration given comparison with and responsibility of other SRA
positions.
 
3.    
Annual review of expenditure and benchmarking
 
Recommended
 
There be no increase in the Council’s
Basic Allowance other than the annual increase in line with Local
Authority employee pay increase.
 
Justification - The Basic Allowance for
Teignbridge is acceptable given comparisons with other SW
Districts. Benchmarking evidence 7 of the 14 SW Districts have a BA
less than the Council and 6 greater