Issue - meetings

The Executive Member for Corporate Services presented the Pay Policy Statement 2026/27. Members heard that the Council was legally required, under the Localism Act, to publish a Pay Policy Statement each year. The report set out the remuneration of Chief Officers and other employees.

Councillor Dumont, the Executive Member for Corporate Services proposed that the recommendations in the report be supported. Councillor Carter seconded the proposal.

The motion to support the recommendation, having been proposed and seconded, was put to the meeting and upon a vote being taken, was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that (A) the Pay Policy Statement 2026/27 be approved.

At this point in the meeting, as it was approaching 10pm, Councillor Watson proposed a motion that the meeting took a short break and continue past 10pm. Councillor Williams seconded the motion. Having been proposed and seconded, the motion was put to the meeting and upon a vote being taken, was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that the meeting took a short break, reconvened at 9:45pm, and continued past 10pm.

The Director of Place introduced the report which set out the updated Pay Policy Statement for 2026/27. She said that prior to the paper going before Council an update to include the additional responsibilities payment awarded to the Deputy Chief Executive would be made – this reflecting the senior management restructure which was undertaken in 2025.

The Chair thanked the Director of Place for the report.

Members sought clarity on the other posts which received additional responsibilities payments and heard that these were the statutory posts of the Monitoring Officer and the Section 151 Officer.

Members agreed that it would be helpful for National Joint Council (NJC) pay scales to be included within the report – to include examples of posts which fall into each pay spine.   

It was moved by Councillor Holt and seconded by Councillor Swainston, that the recommendations, as detailed, be approved. After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, this motion was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that the Pay Policy Statement 2026/27 be recommend for approval by council.