Decisions

The Council considered the recommendation of the Cabinet from its meeting held on 22 March 2017, on the Spelthorne Pay Award for 2017-2018.

The report proposed an additional pay award of 1% to all scale points with effect from 1 April 2017, over and above the National Pay Award, to help attract and retain staff. This proposal follows a pay review which took into consideration pay review data from other councils within Surrey.

Resolved to approve the Spelthorne Pay Award for 2017-2018.

The Council considered the recommendation of the Cabinet from its meeting held on 22 March 2017, on the appointment of a new Independent Remuneration Panel.

The Council is required to establish and maintain an Independent Remuneration Panel consisting of at least three members, none of whom is formally connected with the Council.

Resolved to approve the appointment of Sir Ivan Lawrence, Colin Squire and George McLaughlin to the Independent Remuneration Panel.

The Council considered the recommendation of the Members’ Code of Conduct Committee from its meeting held on 25 April 2017, on changes to the Constitution in relation to Chief Officers disciplinary procedures.

Resolved to agree:

1.    To amend the Officer Employment Procedure Rules relating to disciplinary action by reference to the Model Discipline Procedure and Guidance as set out at Appendix 2 to the report;

2.    the appointment of an:

(a) Investigating and Disciplinary Committee

(b) Independent Panel

with the Terms of Reference as set out at Appendix 4 to the report and

3.    amendments to the Terms of Reference of the Staffing and Appeals Committee; and

4.    to amend the introduction to the Scheme of Delegations as set out at Appendix 5 to the report.

Details of the changes to Committee membership for the remainder of the 2016-2017 municipal year were circulated on the supplementary agenda for the meeting. The political allocation of seats was shown at agenda item 10 (Appendix A) and the members to serve on the various Committees was shown at Appendix B.

It was moved by Councillor I.T. Harvey and seconded by Councillor A.C.Harman and

Resolved that:

a) The allocation of seats is agreed as shown on Appendix A.

b) The councillors to serve on Committees is agreed as shown on Appendix B.

It was proposed by Councillor I.T.E Harvey and seconded by Councillor A.C. Harman and

Resolved that Mr Derek Bartlett be appointed as a Council representative trustee to serve on the Margaret Pope Educational Charity for a further three year term of office until April 2020.

In accordance with Standing Order 17 the Council received one written Notice of Motions.

Councillor Sider moved and Councillor Harman seconded the following motion:

“That this Council strongly opposes any proposal by the NHS Trust to implement parking for charges for the disabled at St Peter’s Hospital, Guildford Road, Chertsey.”

The motion was carried.

Resolved that this Council strongly opposes any proposal by the NHS Trust to implement parking for charges for the disabled at St Peter’s Hospital, Guildford Road, Chertsey.

The minutes of the Council meeting held on 23 February 2017 were agreed as a correct record.

RESOLVED to move the exclusion of the Press and Public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and by the Local Government (Access to information)

(Variation) Order 2006.

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 April 2016 were agreed as a correct record.