Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director Corporate Services.

Agreed:

RECOMMENDED that Council:-

(1)   approve the Pay Policy and Appendices for publication in accordance with the legislation; and

(2)   grant delegated authority to the Director - Corporate Services to make necessary amendments to the pay policy statement following any changes in legislation or subsequent increases in pay.

Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.

The Executive received the report on the Council’s Annual Pay Policy Statement 2023/24, which was a statutory requirement requiring approval by Full Council each financial year in line with legislation, which the Council was obliged to publish.

Members were advised that there were three statutory Chief Officers at the Council - the Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service, the Council’s Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer. Members were referred to the remuneration for the Chief Officer roles in the Appendix 1 of the report, which outlined the pay grades for the Chief Officers and the median relationships between the pay earnings.

Members noted that the Pay Policy stated that the pay multiple of the Chief Executive would be monitored annually and should it fall between the annual salary paid to a full time employee on the lowest spinal column point or if the annual full time salary payable to the Chief Executive became greater than 10, then a report would be brought to full Council for Member’s consideration.

RECOMMENDED that Council:-

(1)   approve the Pay Policy and Appendices for publication in accordance with the legislation; and

(2)   grant delegated authority to the Director - Corporate Services to make necessary amendments to the pay policy statement following any changes in legislation or subsequent increases in pay.