Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval to the Pay Policy Statement for the financial year 2019/2020 in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.

Discussion:

This report provided details of the Pay Policy Statement (PPS) for the financial year 2019/2020 in accordance with the Localism Act 2011. It was noted that the PPS must be approved by a resolution of Full Council before it came into force and had to be prepared and approved before 31 March 2019 for the following financial year.

The report had been considered by the Employment Matters Committee on 30 January 2019, details of which were set out in section 5 of the report.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been carried out on the PPS, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

The Chairman of the Employment Matters Committee, Councillor Wicks supported by Councillor Kemp, proposed the recommendation set out in the report.

Decision:

The Council approved the Pay Policy Statement 2019/20, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

This report deals with the Pay Policy Statement for the financial year

2019/2020.

Discussion:

Members considered a report regarding the Pay Policy Statement (PPS) for the financial year 2019/2020, for referral to Full Council for agreement.

A Member asked whether a reference to the Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer in the PPS could be amended to reflect the job titles of those officers, specifically the Chief Legal Officer and Chief Finance Officer. It was clarified that both the Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer were statutory roles and needed to be referenced as such in the PPS, however, the job titles would be added in brackets to the PPS as appropriate.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken on the PPS, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

Decision: 

The Committee noted the Pay Policy Statement 2019/2020, as set out in Appendix One to the report, and agreed to refer it to Full Council for agreement.