Issue - meetings

[To approve the Senior Pay Policy Statement for 2019-2020.]

1.    That the Senior Pay Policy Statement for 2019 – 2020be approved.

2.    That the publication of the Senior Pay Policy Statement be approved in line with the requirementsof the Localism Act 2011.

3.    That it be noted, the Service Director and Director grades become a single grade 13 recognising the parityof the roles and responsibilities of the postholders.

4.    That it be noted, the Senior Pay Policy Statement 2019-2020 now incorporated a delegation to the Leaderof the Council, in consultation with the Head of Paid Service, to approve additionalpayments to senior management, upon cessation of employment, in addition toredundancy payments where these amount to less than £100,000 in total.

5.    That the it be noted, the constitution would require some changes to comply with legislation and this Senior PayPolicy. These would be reported to a future Governance Committee.

Having declared a disclosable pecuniary interest in this item Tim Johnson (Managing Director), Claire Nye (Director of Finance), Meredith Teasdale (Director of Education) and David Watts (Director of Adults Service) left the Council Chamber and took no part in the discussion of this item.

Councillor Val Gibson presented the Senior Pay Policy Statement 2019-2020 for approval. She advised the Council had a responsibility under the Localism Bill 2011 to prepare and publish an annual pay policy statement which detailed the remuneration of chief officers, the remuneration of its lowest paid employees and the relationship of remuneration between chief officers and employees.

Councillor Val Gibson added that Lord Hutton recommended a pay ratio a ratio of 20:1, the Councils ratio was at 8.61:1 which exceeds its target of 10:1, the private sectors ratio was at 111:1.

Councillor Val Gibson proposed the recommendations and Councillor Peter Bilson seconded the recommendation.

In response to Councillor Wendy Thompson’s request, Councillor Val Gibson agreed to inform the Shadow Leader if the delegation detailed in recommendation four to this report was exercised.

In response to Councillor Jane Stevenson’s question on the pay grades Councillor Val Gibson agreed to provide a written response.

The report was debated by Council. 

Resolved:

1. That the Senior Pay Policy Statement for 2019 – 2020 be approved.
2. That the publication of the Senior Pay Policy Statement be approved in line with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011.
3. That it be noted, the Service Director and Director grades become a single grade 13 recognising the parity of the roles and responsibilities of the postholders.
4. That it be noted, the Senior Pay Policy Statement 2019-2020 now incorporated a delegation to the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Head of Paid Service, to approve additional payments to senior management, upon cessation of employment, in addition to redundancy payments where these amount to less than £100,000 in total.
5. That the it be noted, the constitution would require some changes to comply with legislation and this Senior Pay Policy. These would be reported to a future Governance Committee.

Senior Employees re-entered the Council Chamber.