Governance Committee
MINUTES of a meeting of the Governance Committee held at County Hall, Lewes on 1 March 2022.
PRESENT Councillors Keith Glazier (Chair), Nick Bennett, Chris Collier, Rupert Simmons and David Tutt
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ALSO PRESENT |
Councillors Stephen Holt, Tom Liddiard, Paul Redstone, Stephen Shing and Trevor Webb
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37. Minutes of the meeting held on 25 January 2022
37.1 RESOLVED – that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held on 25 January 2022 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
38. Reports
38.1 Copies of the reports referred to below are included in the minute book.
39. Pay Policy Statement
39.1 The Committee considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer on the Pay Policy Statement for 2022/23.
39.2 The Committee RESOLVED to recommend to the County Council the updated Pay Policy Statement for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
40. Review of Members' Allowances
40.1 The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding a review of the Scheme of Allowances for Members.
40.2 The Committee RESOLVED to recommend the County Council to approve:
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1) the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel as set out in their report: and
2) the Scheme of Members’ Allowances set out at Appendix 2 (subject to the pending increase in line with indexation provision) with effect from 1 April 2022. |
41. East Sussex Pension Board - Appointment of Member
41.1 The Committee considered a report by the Chief Finance Officer regarding an appointment to the East Sussex Pension Board, together with exempt information contained in a later agenda item.
41.2 The Committee RESOLVED to appoint Neil Simpson as a member of the East Sussex Pension Board for a term of four years.
42. Exclusion of Public and Press
42.1 The Committee RESOLVED to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the remaining agenda item on the grounds that if the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to any individual.
43. East Sussex Pension Board - Appointment of a Member
43.1 The Committee considered a report by the Chief Finance Officer which provided exempt information in support of an earlier item on the agenda.
43.2 The Committee RESOLVED to note the report.