(a)

adopts a Scheme of Members’ Allowances for Central Bedfordshire Council for the year commencing 1 April 2009 as outlined in Appendix A.2 of the report of the Director of Corporate Resources and as recommended in the full Scheme set out at Appendix C to the report, at an estimated cost of £1,243,682 subject to:-

(i)

the Special Responsibility Allowance for the Luton and South Beds Joint Committee Chairman applying to the Vice-Chairman when the chairmanship is held by Luton Borough Council; and

(ii)

the mileage allowances for travel by car or motorcycle being set in accordance with the rates paid to local government staff, as shown below (those rates to be amended during the year ending 31 March 2010 in line with any change recommended by the National Joint Council for the payment of local government staff):-

Car or Motorcycle Engine Size

Per Mile

Not exceeding 999cc

42.9 pence

1000 – 1199cc inclusive

46.9 pence

1200cc and over

58.7 pence

(iii)

the application of the following additions for conveyance of Member passengers:-

Addition for one Member passenger

3 pence per mile

Addition for each further Member passenger

2 pence per mile

(b)

resolves that all Central Bedfordshire Councillors should be given access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, based on the sum of basic allowance and any special responsibility allowance that may be payable, at an estimated cost of £75,000;

(c)

requests the Independent Remuneration Panel to review the Scheme in the Autumn of 2009 in the light of further evidence of the demands and responsibilities placed upon Members of the new Council and of similar unitary authorities; and

(d)

agrees to amend retrospectively the Scheme of Members’ Allowances for the year commencing 1 April 2008, adopted by the Shadow Council on 8 July 2008, to enable the payment of a Special Responsibility Allowance to those embers nominated by the Shadow Council to serve as observer members of the Bedfordshire Police Authority or the Bedfordshire and Luton Combined Fire Authority who are not already Members; the allowance to be paid pro rata to the period of appointment at the rate set for existing Members by those two authorities.”

“Car or Motorcycle Engine Size

Per Mile

  Not exceeding 999cc

42.9 pence

  1000 – 1599cc inclusive

46.9 pence

  1600cc and over

58.7 pence”

(a)

adopts a Scheme of Members Allowances for Central Bedfordshire Council for the year commencing 1 April 2009 as outlined in Appendix A.2 of the report of the Director of Corporate Resources, and as recommended in the full Scheme as set out in Appendix C to that report, as an estimated cost of £1,243,682, subject to:-

(i)

the Special Responsibility Allowance for the Luton and South Beds Joint Committee Chairman applying to the Vice-Chairman when the chairmanship is held by Luton Borough Council; and

(ii)

the mileage allowances for travel by car or motorcycle being set in accordance with the rates paid to local government staff, as shown below (those rates to be amended during the year ending 31 March 2010 in line with any change recommended by the National Joint Council for the payment of local government staff):-

Car or Motorcycle Engine Size

Per Mile

Not exceeding 999cc

42.9 pence

1000 – 1199cc inclusive

46.9 pence

1200cc and over

58.7 pence

(iii)

the application of the following additions for conveyance of Member passengers:-

Addition for one Member passenger

3 pence per mile

Addition for each further Member passenger

2 pence per mile

(b)

resolves that all Central Bedfordshire Councillors should be given access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, based on the sum of basic allowance and any special responsibility allowance that may be payable, at an estimated cost of £75,000;

(c)

requests the Independent Remuneration Panel to review the Scheme in the Autumn of 2009 in the light of further evidence and demands and responsibilities placed upon Members of the new Council and of similar unitary authorities; and

(d)

agrees to amend retrospectively the Scheme of Members’ Allowances for the year commencing 1 April 2008, adopted by the Shadow Council on 8 July 2008, to enable the payment of a Special Responsibility Allowance to those Members nominated by the Shadow Council to serve as observer members of the Bedfordshire Police Authority or the Bedfordshire and Luton Combined Fire Authority who are not already members; the allowance to be paid pro rata to the period of appointment at the rate set for existing Members by those two authorities."