mTo consider the report of the General Purposes Committee on the Pay Policy Statement 2018-19.

The Council considered a report of the General Purposes Committee on the Pay Policy Statement 2018-19. Councillor Danny Hassell moved an amendment to the report of the General Purposes Committee and the Pay Policy Statement that was tabled at the meeting as set out at resolutions 1 and 2 below.

The recommendations subject to the amendment were put to the vote under the guillotine procedure at Council Procedure Rule 9

DECISION:

That the Council:

1.            Note the report of the General Purposes Committee subject to the following amendment

On page 85 paragraph 3.4 Replace the word “excluding” with “including”.

So would now read: “A severance package for any member of staff of £100,000 or more (including an employee’s right to contractual redundancy and pension/pension lump sum payments) will be subject to the approval of General Purposes Committee and noting by Full Council”

2.            Resolve to approve the Pay Policy Statement for 2018/2019 as set out in Appendix 1 of the report subject to the following amendments:

On pages 93 to 100

Paragraph 2.1 – In bullet point for definition of Non-statutory officers the words “The Corporate Director, Place as well as” to be added before the words “Divisional Director”

So would now read: “The Corporate Director, Place as well Divisional Directors and Heads of Service in each Directorate that report to a Chief Officer”

Paragraph 4.1 – The post “The Corporate Director, Place” to be added to the list of posts.

So would now read: “Pay for the Head of Paid Service; Corporate Director, Children’s Services; Corporate Director, Health, Adults and Community; Corporate Director, Resources; Corporate Director, Governance and Corporate Director, Place is made up of 3 elements”

Paragraph 12.2 – Replace the word “excluding” with “including”.

So would now read: “A severance package for any member of staff of £100,000 or more (including an employee’s right to contractual redundancy and pension/pension lump sum payments) will be subject to the approval of General Purposes Committee and noting by Full Council”

3.            Note the proposed arrangements for the approval of salary packages and severance packages of £100,000 or more as set out in the Pay Policy paragraphs 5 and 12.2 of the report.

4.         Note that the Pay Policy provisions enable the Head of Paid Service to determine a settlement payment where there is no dismissal without the need for agreement of General Purposes Committee unless the payment value is £100,000 or more.

5.         Agree that if any minor changes to the 2018/19 pay policy statement are required as a result of future government guidance or an updated Local Government Transparency Code, these amendments be delegated to the Chief Executive, after consultation with the Divisional Director (HR and Transformation), the Chair of the General Purposes Committee and the Monitoring Officer. Should any fundamental changes be required, the Pay Policy statement will be referred back to the General Purposes Committee and then Council for consideration.

(Action by: Zena Cooke, Corporate Director Resources)

The Council considered a report of the General Purposes Committee on the Pay Policy Statement 2018-19. Councillor Danny Hassell moved an amendment to the report of the General Purposes Committee and the Pay Policy Statement that was tabled at the meeting as set out at resolutions 1 and 2 below.

The recommendations subject to the amendment were put to the vote under the guillotine procedure at Council Procedure Rule 9

RESOLVED:

That the Council:

1.            Note the report of the General Purposes Committee subject to the following amendment

On page 85 paragraph 3.4 Replace the word “excluding” with “including”.

So would now read: “A severance package for any member of staff of £100,000 or more (including an employee’s right to contractual redundancy and pension/pension lump sum payments) will be subject to the approval of General Purposes Committee and noting by Full Council”

2.            Resolve to approve the Pay Policy Statement for 2018/2019 as set out in Appendix 1 of the report subject to the following amendments:

On pages 93 to 100

Paragraph 2.1 – In bullet point for definition of Non-statutory officers the words “The Corporate Director, Place as well as” to be added before the words “Divisional Director”

So would now read: “The Corporate Director, Place as well Divisional Directors and Heads of Service in each Directorate that report to a Chief Officer”

Paragraph 4.1 – The post “The Corporate Director, Place” to be added to the list of posts.

So would now read: “Pay for the Head of Paid Service; Corporate Director, Children’s Services; Corporate Director, Health, Adults and Community; Corporate Director, Resources; Corporate Director, Governance and Corporate Director, Place is made up of 3 elements”

Paragraph 12.2 – Replace the word “excluding” with “including”.

So would now read: “A severance package for any member of staff of £100,000 or more (including an employee’s right to contractual redundancy and pension/pension lump sum payments) will be subject to the approval of General Purposes Committee and noting by Full Council”

3.            Note the proposed arrangements for the approval of salary packages and severance packages of £100,000 or more as set out in the Pay Policy paragraphs 5 and 12.2 of the report.

4.         Note that the Pay Policy provisions enable the Head of Paid Service to determine a settlement payment where there is no dismissal without the need for agreement of General Purposes Committee unless the payment value is £100,000 or more.

5.         Agree that if any minor changes to the 2018/19 pay policy statement are required as a result of future government guidance or an updated Local Government Transparency Code, these amendments be delegated to the Chief Executive, after consultation with the Divisional Director (HR and Transformation), the Chair of the General Purposes Committee and the Monitoring Officer. Should any fundamental changes be required, the Pay Policy statement will be referred back to the General Purposes Committee and then Council for consideration.