Issue - meetings

This report introduces the draft Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Pay Policy Statement for 2018/19 and seeks approval of the statement by the Committee, prior to its presentation to full Council and subsequent publication on the Council’s website.

The Committee:

(1)          Approved the Pay Policy Statement for 2018/19 and

(2)          Authorised the Chief Executive to make such amendments as were necessary, identified at the meeting, prior to its submission to Council.

The Localism Act required local authorities to publish a statement which identified the Council’s approach to pay and in particular set out pay arrangements for the senior chief officer posts. Under Section 38(1) of the Localism Act 2011 the Council was required to prepare a Pay Policy Statement, to be approved by full Council.

Once agreed by the Council, the Pay Policy Statement would form part of the basis on which the Council remunerates employees particularly those at the senior officer level, as required by Section 41 of the Localism Act 2011.

The information set out in the pay policy statement met the requirements of the legislation and detailed the relationship between those employees who were lowest paid and Chief Officers.

Senior salary information had been published as part of the Final Statement of Accounts.  However the Localism Act 2011 (Section 38) required the Council to publish an annual Pay Policy Statement.

Accordingly, the Committee:

(1)            Approved the Pay Policy Statement for 2018/19, as set out in Annex 1 to the report and

(2)            Authorised the Chief Executive to make such amendments as were necessary, identified at the meeting, prior to its submission to Council.