Agenda and draft minutes

Governance Committee - Wednesday, 13th November, 2024 10.30 am

Venue: Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes

Contact: Georgina Seligmann Governance and Democracy Manager

Items
No.	Item
26.	Minutes of the meeting held on 26 September 2024 PDF 114 KB View item 26. as HTML 25 KB Minutes: 26.1 RESOLVED – that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held on 26 September 2024 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
27.	Apologies for absence Minutes: 27.1 Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Bowdler. It was noted that Councillor Standley was substituting for him. 27.2 Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Collier. It was noted that Councillor Webb was substituting for him.
28.	reports Minutes: 28.1 Copies of the reports referred to below are included in the minute book.
29.	LMG Managers Pay 2024 - 2025 PDF 308 KB View item 29. as HTML 37 KB Report by the Chief Operating Officer. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 29. PDF 238 KB View as HTML (29./2) 65 KB Appendix 2 , item 29. PDF 128 KB Minutes: 29.1 The Committee considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer regarding the pay award for Local Managerial Grade (LMG) Managers for 2024/25. 29.2 The Committee RESOLVED to agree the pay offer for LMG Managers for the financial year 2024/25 to mirror the national (NJC) award, as set out in paragraphs 2.5 and 2.6 of the report.
30.	Parental Leave Policy for Members PDF 304 KB View item 30. as HTML 36 KB Report by the Deputy Chief Executive. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 30. PDF 76 KB Minutes: 30.1 The Committee considered a report by the Deputy Chief Executive regarding proposed amendments to the Member Parental Leave Policy. 30.2 The Committee RESOLVED to recommend the County Council to: 1) Agree the proposed amendments to the Member Parental Leave Policy as set out in Appendix 1 of the report; and 2) Agree that the Constitution be amended accordingly.
31.	Consultation response on remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings PDF 497 KB View item 31. as HTML 29 KB Report by the Deputy Chief Executive. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 31. PDF 3 MB Appendix 2 , item 31. PDF 903 KB View as HTML (31./3) 14 KB Minutes: 31.1 The Committee considered a report by the Deputy Chief Executive regarding the Council’s response to the Government consultation to enable remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings. 31.2 The Committee RESOLVED to agree the Council’s response as set out in Appendix 2 of the report to the Government consultation on enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at local authority meetings.
32.	Annual Member Training report PDF 112 KB View item 32. as HTML 12 KB Report by the Deputy Chief Executive. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 32. PDF 60 KB Minutes: 32.1 The Committee considered a report by the Deputy Chief Executive regarding training and development activities offered to Members. 32.2 The Committee RESOLVED to note the programme of training and development activities offered to Members.
33.	Protocol for the Exercise of Monitoring Officer Duties PDF 133 KB View item 33. as HTML 25 KB Report of the Deputy Chief Executive. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 33. PDF 343 KB View as HTML (33./2) 76 KB Minutes: 33.1 The Committee considered a report regarding the protocol for the exercise of Monitoring Officer duties. 33.2 The Committee RESOLVED to agree the proposed Protocol set out in Appendix 1 of the report.