Agenda item

Council assembly is being asked to agree the council’s pay policy statement and the arrangements to determine the salary package for new appointments to top manager posts.

(see pages 76 - 86 of the main agenda)

This report was considered after the guillotine had fallen, therefore in accordance with council assembly procedure rule 1.12 (3) & (4), the report was afforded up to a maximum of 15 minutes.

It was noted that officers had advised that recommendation 2 should read “paragraphs 11 and 12 of the report”.

In accordance with council assembly procedure rule 2.11 (2), the report was formally moved by the Mayor.

Councillor Geoffrey Thornton, seconded by Councillor Tim McNally, moved Amendment E.

Following debate (Councillor Richard Livingstone), Amendment E was put to the vote and declared to be lost.

Councillor Catherine Bowman, seconded by Councillor Anood Al-Samerai, moved Amendment F.

At this juncture the bell was rung and the Mayor announced that the fifteen minutes allocated to debate the report had expired.

Amendment F was put to the vote and declared to be lost.

The recommendations contained within the report were put to the vote and declared to be carried.

RESOLVED:

1.   That the council’s pay policy statement, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, be agreed.

2.   That the arrangements be agreed to determine the salary package for new appointments to top manager posts, as set out in paragraphs 11 and 12 of the report.