Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies were received from Councillors June Jones, Ioan Thomas and Rob Triggs

To receive any declaration of personal interest

None to note

To note any items that is a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration.

None to note

The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this committee held on 28 October 2022 be signed as a true record

The Chair signed the minutes of the previous meeting of this committee, held on 28 October 2022 as a true record

To submit the report of the Chief Executive

DECISION:

That the Appointment Committee proposes the Pay Policy Statement (draft) to the Council, on 2 March 2022, for adoption for 2023/24.

The Chief Executive presented the report, noting that there was a statutory duty on each Council to prepare an annual Pay Policy Statement. In accordance with the Council's decision in adopting a Pay Policy for 2023/24, the Chief Officers Appointment Committee was expected to conduct an annual review of the policy's sustainability and to submit any recommendations following the review of the Pay Policy to the Full Council every year. 

In accordance with the decision of the Committee at the meeting on 11 October 2022, the 2023/24 Pay Policy had been revised to reflect the adaptation in the salaries of some of the Council's Heads of Departments. The adaptation was a response to a specific request by the Committee in February 2021 that the Chief Executive completed a review of chief officers’ salaries.

Thanks were expressed for the report.

In response to a suggestion that senior officers received additional pay for unsociable hours compared to carers and front-line staff that received standard pay for these hours, it was confirmed that the senior officers did not receive additional pay and that the Council stood firm by ensuring equality and fairness across the workforce.

RESOLVED

That the Appointment Committee proposes the Pay Policy Statement (draft) to the Council, on 2 March 2023, for adoption for 2023/24