Agenda and minutes

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 19th April, 2022 10.30 am

Venue: Committee Room, County Hall, Lewes. View directions

Contact: Andy Cottell  01273 481955

Items
No. Item

52.

Minutes of the meeting held on 22 March 2022 pdf icon PDF 114 KB

Minutes:

52.1     RESOLVED – that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held on 22 March 2022 be confirmed as and signed as a correct record.

53.

Reports

Minutes:

53.1     Copies of the reports referred to below are included in the minute book.

54.

Disclosures of interests

Disclosures by all members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the member regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

 

Minutes:

54.1     There were no disclosures of interest.

55.

Appointment of Members to Committees, Sub-Committees, Panels and other bodies pdf icon PDF 160 KB

Report by Assistant Chief Executive

Minutes:

55.1     The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the allocation of places on committees, sub-committees, panels and other bodies to the political and independent groups.

55.2     The Committee RESOLVED to recommend the County Council to:

1) allocate to the political and independent groups the places on, and membership of, the main committees as set out in Appendix 1;

2) allocate places on the other committees and panels as set out in Appendix 2; and

3) allocate the Chair and Vice-Chair positions on committees as set out below:

 

Committee

 

Chair

Vice-Chair

Regulatory

 

Conservative

 

People Scrutiny Committee

 

Conservative

Liberal Democrat

Place Scrutiny Committee

 

Conservative

Green

Audit Committee

Liberal Democrat

Conservative

Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

Conservative

Labour

Governance Committee

 

Conservative

 

Planning Committee

 

Conservative

Conservative

Pension Committee

 

Conservative

 

Standards Committee

Conservative

 

 

 

 

56.

Appointment to Outside Body - Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee pdf icon PDF 125 KB

Report by Assistant Chief Executive

Minutes:

56.1     The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the appointment of a councillor to the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee.

56.2     The Committee RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Hollidge as the Council representative on the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee for the period to June 2025.

57.

Appointment to Outside Body - Combe Valley Countryside Park Community Interest Company pdf icon PDF 195 KB

Report by Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

Minutes:

57.1     The Committee considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport regarding the appointment of a councillor to the Combe Valley Countryside Park Community Interest Company.

57.2     The Committee RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Beaver and Councillor Pragnell (substitute) as the Council’s representative on the Combe Valley Countryside Park Community Interest Company.

 

58.

LMG Pay Award 2021/22 pdf icon PDF 287 KB

Report by Chief Operating Officer

Additional documents:

Minutes:

58.1 The Committee considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer regarding the pay award for LMG Managers for 2021/22.

58.2     The Committee RESOLVED to agree the pay award for LMG Managers for the financial 2021/22 as being 1.75% in line with the national NJC award.

59.

Chief Executive, Chief Officers' and Deputy Chief Officers' Pay 2021/22 pdf icon PDF 552 KB

Report by Assistant Director, Human Resources and Organisation Development

Additional documents:

Minutes:

[The Chief Executive, Chief Officers and Deputy Chief officers present at the meeting left the meeting prior to consideration of this item]

 

59.1     The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Director, Human Resources and Organisation Development regarding the pay award for the Chief Executive, Chief Officers and Deputy Chief Officers for 2021/22.

 

59.2     The following amendment was moved by Councillor Tutt and seconded:

 

The pay award for the Chief Executive, Chief Officers and Deputy Chief Officers for the financial year 2021/22 should be frozen (0% pay award)

 

59.3     The amendment was lost (by 3 votes to 2)

 

59.4     The Committee RESOLVED (by 3 votes to 2) to agree the pay award for the Chief Executive, Chief Officers and Deputy Chief Officers for the for the financial year 2021/22 as 1.5% in line with the JNC award.

 

[Councillors Chris Collier and David Tutt voted against the above resolution]

60.

Any other items previously notified under agenda item 4