Issue - meetings

Iwan Evans (Monitoring Officer) to present the report.

1.     To note the Determination of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales (IRPW).

2.     To adopt an hourly rate for the payment of claims by lay members.

The report was presented by Iwan Evans, Monitoring Officer.

RESOLVED:

1.     To note the Determination[MGJ(1]  of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales (IRPW).

2.     To adopt an hourly rate for the payment of claims by lay members.

DISCUSSION

The report was presented, with the aim of updating the Members on the decision by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales in respect of remuneration for lay members of the Corporate Joint Committee. The officer noted that the report closed the gap in moving to establish a Standards Sub-committee and a Governance and Audit Sub-committee within the CJC. He highlighted that the report recommended adopting a system of paying an hourly rate to lay members rather than payment in blocks of four hours. 

Concern was expressed about how attractive these arrangements would be in reality when attempting to attract a third of members to sit on the Governance and Audit Sub-committee, given how short some of the Committee meetings were.

Everyone was thanked for their contributions, noting that the meeting had been an important step in formalising the work of the Corporate Joint Committee.