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CHAIRMAN To elect a Chairman for 2015/16. Minutes: RESOLVED to elect Councillor Alwyn Gruffydd
as Chair for 2015/16. |
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VICE-CHAIRMAN To elect a Vice-chairman for 2015/16. Minutes: RESOLVED to elect Councillor R H Wyn Williams
as Vice-chair for 2015/16. |
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APOLOGIES To receive
any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Stephen Churchman, Dyfed Edwards
and John Wyn Williams. |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive
any declaration of personal interest Minutes: The following declared a
personal interest for the reasons noted: Dilwyn Williams in item 7. He noted that there was
no intention to discuss the Chief Executive’s salary but as his salary had been
noted in the Pay Policy, should any discussion arise on that matter, he would
withdraw from the meeting. Geraint Owen (Head of Corporate Support Department)
in item 7 on the agenda as his post was considered a chief officer post and was
therefore the subject of the Pay Policy. |
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URGENT ITEMS To note any
items that is a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for
consideration. Minutes: None to note. |
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The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the
meetings of this committee held on the undermentioned dates be signed as true
records:- (a) 24 February, 2015 (b) 6 March, 2015 (c) 26 March, 2015 Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair signed the minutes of meetings of this
committee held on 24.2.15, 6.3.15 and 26.3.15 as a true record. |
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ANNUAL REVIEW - COUNCIL'S PAY POLICY PDF 74 KB To submit
the report of the Chief Executive Additional documents: Minutes: The Pay Policy Report was submitted by the Chief
Executive. It was explained that there was a statutory responsibility on all
Councils in Wales to adopt a Pay Policy for its staff on an annual basis. The
statutory requirement noted that it was a function for the full Council. The Appointments Committee was asked to advise the
Council on its Pay Policy for 2016/17. The Pay Policy would be considered by
the Full Council on 3 March. In his presentation, the Chief Executive
highlighted that very little had changed in the pay policy for 2016/2017. It
was noted that no further changes to responsibilities on Head of Department and
Corporate Director level had been introduced during 2015/2016 and consequently
no new evaluation had been conducted in respect of 2016/2017. Reference was
made to the existing policy which noted the need to benchmark the salaries of
Chief Officers against the market. It was noted that the matter had been
discussed with the Heads and Directors and that everyone had been in agreement
that it was not timely, in light of the financial climate, to review the
benchmarks this year. In the context of the lower salaries, it was noted
that in his Budget Statement on 8 July 2015 the Chancellor of the Exchequer had
noted the need to establish £7.20 per hour as the ‘living wage’ from 1 April,
rising to £9.00 per hour by April 2020 (for workers aged 25 and above).
Consequently, consideration would have to be given to what the impact would be
on the Council and the substantial costs it would face. With the Council’s
income set, it appeared that the impact of this would be further cuts. It was noted that the ‘Living Wage’ was a
definition by the Living Wage Foundation – a public organisation established to
offer a hypothetical formula of a combination of hours, pay and locations
across the country. In response to a question regarding the matter of
the Council not exempting former officers from being re-employed, it was noted
that a clause could not be included in the statement on grounds of exemption.
It was added that the number of officers re-employed was very low (employed on
a casual basis, as back-up or for specific projects). It was explained that
this was relevant to local government employees only and that it did not
include school staff. It was suggested that it would be possible to report on
this should the Committee wish. A proposal was made and seconded to accept the
recommendation. The Chief Executive was thanked for the
presentation. THE REPORT WAS ACCEPTED UNANIMOUSLY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS ·
That the Appointments
Committee submits the Pay Policy Statement (draft) to the Council for adoption
for 2016/17. |