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Meeting Summary
Appointments Committee
11 Dec 2024 - 12:00 to 13:03
Occurred
Wyre Forest House Council Chamber
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Agenda

Committee Councilllors
Agenda Items
1 Apologies for Absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
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There were no apologies for absence.
2 Named Substitutes
To receive details of any Member of the Authority nominated to attend the meeting in place of a Member of the Committee.
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There were no named substitutes.
3 Declarations of Interest (if any)
This item allows the Chairman to invite any Councillor to declare an interest in any of the items on this Agenda.
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Cllr R Phillips declared that he was Vice Chair of the Firefighters Scheme Advisory Board (England and Wales), Chair of the Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board (England and Wales), and a member of the NJC for Fire Service (Gold Book, Grey Book and Green Book).

4 pdf Confirmation of Minutes (120Kb)
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2023.
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RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2023 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
5 Senior Officers Pay Review
To request that Members review the pay of the Chief Fire Officer (and consequently of all Principal Officers).
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The Chief Fire Officer invited Members to review the pay of the Chief Fire Officer (and consequently of all Principal Officers).

Members were informed that the Gold Book pay award had been settled nationally at 3% from January 2024 and the Grey Book pay award from July 2024 at 4%. Members were asked to consider increasing the Gold Book pay award to match the Grey Book pay award by the differential of 1%. The Treasurer confirmed that potential pay awards detailed within the report were affordable within the current medium-term financial plan.

Members took time to debate the recommendation of reviewing the Chief Fire Officer's pay against the national pay of Chief Fire Officers and concluded as follows.

RESOLVED that:

i)   the Chief Fire Officer's pay be increased by 1% to £158,760 to match the Grey Book pay award to come into effect from 1 July 2024 to coincide with the Grey Book pay award.

ii)  the Chief Fire Officer's pay be increased by a further 7.5% with immediate effect to £170,667.

iii) other Officers whose pay is determined by reference to the Chief Fire Officer's salary have their salaries increased proportionately.

Attendance

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Apologies
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Absent
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Declarations of Interests

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