Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

168.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence

Minutes:

None received

169.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 219 KB

To receive any declarations of interest

Minutes:

Alison Alexander, Russell O’Keefe and Karen Shepherd declared an interest in the urgent item ‘Pay Reward Options’ as they would be affected by the scheme.

170.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 77 KB

To consider the Part I minutes of the meeting held on 13 November 2017

Minutes:

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Part I minutes of the meeting held on 13 November 2017 be approved.

171.

Approval of Pay Policy Statement 2018/19 pdf icon PDF 298 KB

To consider the above report

Minutes:

Members considered approval of the updated Pay Policy Statement for 2018/19 as required by the Localism Act 2011. Members noted the updates made, as detailed in paragraph 2.2 of the report. The council was required to update and publish the statement by 31 March 2018.

 

It was confirmed that all officers received 28 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays. Councillor Brimacombe commented that the phrase ‘not normally’ used in section 2.21 of the policy was a vague statement and it would be useful if further wording was added, for example ‘where expertise was required’ This would also give clarity between consultants and interims.

 

Councillor Quick stated that she was pleased to see that the pay multiples between the highest and lowest members of staff had reduced. The policy dealt with the appointment of Chief Officers; it was confirmed that details such as who would sit on an interview panel would be contained within the constitution. It was therefore suggested that a link be added to the document, to the relevant section in the constitution.

 

It was noted that Section 6 dealt with pension enhancements, which the council did not provide. Councillor Brimacombe commented that the statistics showed that only 12.6% of staff earned over £45,000; this defended that there were appropriate salaries at the lower level.

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Employment Panel notes the report and:

 

i)   Approves the updated Pay Policy Statement for 2018/19, subject to proposed amendments as detailed above, and recommends the statement to Council for approval on 20 February 2018.

ii)    Notes that further revisions will be required to the statement following the implementation of the Government’s reforms to public sector exit pay arrangements

 

172.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 - EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

To consider passing the following resolution:-

 

“That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting whilst discussion takes place on items 6-7 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1-7 of part I of Schedule 12A of the Act"

Minutes:

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting whilst discussion takes place on items 6-8 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1-7 of part I of Schedule 12A of the Act

 

173.

Minutes

To consider the Part II minutes of the meeting held on 13 November 2017

 

174.

IT Service Staffing Savings

To consider the above report

175.

Pay Reward Options

To consider the above report