Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Chief Executive setting out the annual Pay Statement.

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Executive setting out the annual Pay Statement.

In introducing the report it was confirmed that its annual publication was a statutory requirement. The Statement did not contain any new data, but was a retrospective report. It was

RESOLVED:

1.    That the EHCC Committee recommends to the County Council approval of the Pay Statement as detailed in this report and at Appendix A, setting out the County Council’s policies in respect of pay accountability for the financial year 2020/21 in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act,

2.    That the EHCC Committee recommends to the County Council that it remains the appropriate Committee to agree Chief Officer remuneration, for Chief Officers above Grade K, including individual salary offers in respect of any new Chief Officer appointments, any changes to Chief Officer salaries after appointment and any severance packages for Chief Officers leaving the County Council, in accordance with the Pay Statement.

3.    That the EHCC Committee delegates authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chairman of the EHCC Committee, to make any changes to the draft Pay Statement consequential upon any changes to legislative requirements or other statutory guidance or changes to salaries of staff determined prior to consideration of the Pay Statement by full Council.