Issue - meetings

To consider a report from the Clerk of the Authority, which seeks the approval of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Shadow Authority to adopt the Member Allowance Scheme (“the Scheme”) set out at Appendix 1 with effect from 1 April 2021.

The Authority considered a report from the Clerk (item 12 in the minute book), which requested approval to adopt the Member Allowance Scheme (“the Scheme”) set out at Appendix 1 with effect from 1 April 2021 and also recommend that a cross party member working group be established at the Annual Meeting of the Authority in June 2021 to review the Scheme towards and bring recommendations for a new scheme by March 2022.

Members were happy with the report and there were no questions.

RESOLVED

a) That, having had regard to the recommendations of the relevant IRPs, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority agreed to implement the Members’ Allowances Scheme set out at Appendix 1 from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

b). It was noted that a member working group would be appointed at the Annual Meeting of the Authority in June 2021 to conduct a review of the Members’ Allowances Scheme with recommendations for a new Scheme to be brought back to the Authority by 31 March 2022.