10(A). Appendix 3 SEE Members Allowance Survey 2020 (1).Xlsx
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MINIMUM £7,697.00 £34,440.34 £11,348.84 MAXIMUM £13,057.00 £3,128,420.00 £24,691.36 AVERAGE £9,858.31 £873,672.58 £14,091.41 Basic Allowance for Overall budget for Total number of Council name Type of council County area Population 2020/2021 Member Allowances councillors Budget per councillor Bracknell Forest Council Unitary Berkshire 120377 £8,687.00 £573,170.00 42 £13,646.90 Brighton & Hove City Council Unitary East Sussex 260,000 £13,002.00 £1,000,400.00 54 £18,525.93 Buckinghamshire County Council Unitary Buckinghamshire 546,033 £13,000.00 £3,128,420.00 196 £15,961.33 Isle of Wight Council Unitary Isle of Wight 140,984 £8,011.08 £479,858.00 40 £11,996.45 Medway Council Unitary Kent 277855 £10,585.00 £949,663.00 55 £17,266.60 Milton Keynes Council Unitary Buckinghamshire 240,000 £10,710.00 £898,000.00 57 £15,754.39 Portsmouth City Council Unitary Hampshire 220,000 £11,483.00 42 Reading Borough Council Unitary Berkshire 162,700 £8,220.00 £550,000.00 46 £11,956.52 Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Berkshire 140,000 £8,143.00 £562,000.00 41 £13,707.32 Slough Borough Council Unitary Berkshire 164,000 £7,779.00 £473,600.00 41 £11,551.22 Southampton City Council Unitary Hampshire 259,833 £13,057.00 £781,100.00 48 £16,272.92 61 West Berkshire Council Unitary Berkshire 158,527 £7,697.00 £488,000.00 43 £11,348.84 Wokingham Borough Council Unitary Berkshire 154380 £7,784.00 £599,860.00 54 £11,108.52 Percentage of Public Service Discount*, if applicable (%) Comments on Basic Allowance 33% No comments The basic allowance is subject to an increase based on the local government settlement for staff, which has yet to be agreed for 2020 and 40% therefore may increase. 0% New unitary authority as of 1 April 2020. IRP considered legacy councils allowances and expected workloads when proposing suggested BA. N/A The Basic Allowance is intended to recognise the time commitment of all Councillors, including meetings with officers and constituents and N/A attendance at political group meetings. It is also intended to cover incidental costs such as the use of their homes, including IT consumables, paper, telephone line rental and call costs, broadband costs etc. 0% 0% Indexed linked to NJC N/A N/A 49% none 33% It is currently being reviewed and will be increased during 2020 0% N/A the level of indexation for the Basic Allowance and Special Responsibility Allowances is linked to that used for West Officers unless Members 50% choose to forgo index linked increases in a particular year. 50% Basic allowance includes elements for out of pocket expenses and the costs of running a home office 62.