Agenda item - Pay Policy Statement

Extract from the proceedings of the Governance Committee meeting held on the 20^th March 2012 (to be circulated separately), and report of the Strategic Director; Resources (copy attached).

88.1         Councillor Littman introduced the report which set out the proposed pay policy statement for the authority as required by the Localism Act 2011.

88.2         The Mayor noted that the report had been moved and put the recommendations to the vote.

88.3         RESOLVED:

(1)         That the adoption of the Pay Policy Statement as set out in appendix A to the report be adopted;

(2)         That the proposal to extend the role of the current Member Appointments Panel to become a Recruitment and Remuneration Panel, which would be responsible for the provision of advice on the council’s pay policy and the starting salary of new appointees to Chief Officer posts be noted.  The extended role of the Panel would come into force when the new constitution was approved and adopted by full council on 26 April 2012; and

(3)         That the requirement that the Council approve a Pay Policy Statement annually be noted.