Agenda item

Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 5 November 2015

 

Minute 48 - Treasury Management Mid Year Review (page 23)

 

Policy and Resources Committee – 26 November 2015

 

Minute 46 - Ryedale District Council's Safeguarding Policy (page 33)

 

Minute 47 - Local Council Tax Support 2016/17 Scheme (page 83)

 

Minute 49 - Living Wage Motion (page 95)

 

Minute 50 - Timetable of Meetings 2016/17 (page 103)

Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 5 November 2015

 

Minute 48 – Treasury Management Mid Year Review

 

It was moved by Councillor Wainwright and seconded by Councillor Shields that the following recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

            That the report be received and the mid year performance of the in-                         house managed funds to date be noted.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

That Council approve:

 

       That the report be received and the mid year performance of the in-house      managed funds to date be noted.

 

Voting Record

28 For

0 Against

0 Abstentions

 

Policy and Resources Committee – 26 November 2015

 

Minute 46 – Ryedale District Council's Safeguarding Policy

 

It was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor Steve Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

            The adoption of the             Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk Policy         and Procedures.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

That Council approve:

 

       The adoption of the Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk Policy and Procedures.

 

Voting Record

28 For

0 Against

0 Abstentions

 

Minute 47 – Local Council Tax Support 2016/17 Scheme

 

It was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor Steve Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

(i)  a Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2016/17 to include a minimum payment of 8.5%, and with the charges proposed to limit the backdating of claims to one month instead of six months and to remove the family premium from 1 May 2016.

 

(ii)  to authorise the Finance Manager in consultation with the Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee to undertake the necessary consultation work to design a scheme for 2017/18, in light of the experience in previous years, to be presented to Policy and Resources Committee in December 2016.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

That Council approve:

 

(i)  a Local Council Tax Support Scheme for 2016/17 to include a minimum payment of 8.5%, and with the charges proposed to limit the backdating of claims to one month instead of six months and to remove the family premium from 1 May 2016.

 

(ii)  to authorise the Finance Manager in consultation with the Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee to undertake the necessary consultation work to design a scheme for 2017/18, in light of the experience in previous years, to be presented to Policy and Resources Committee in December 2016.

 

Voting Record

27 For

0 Against

0 Abstentions

 

Minute 49 – Living Wage Motion

 

It was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor Steve Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended:

 

              A       That the following motion not be approved:

 

                                    Ryedale Council has an objective of increasing the average wage level     in Ryedale.

                        So as to set an example and show sound leadership this Council    resolves to:

i)              “Pay all RDC employees, excluding apprentices, at the                      Living Wage or above”;

                        and

ii)            “That preference will be given to external contracts where                  the applicant             pays the Living Wage or above.”

 

                        Any cost of the above to be financed in 2015/16 year from the                      reserves.

 

              B       i.          To pay RDC employees, excluding apprentices, who   currently earn less than the living wage at the rate of     £7.85 hr with effect from 1 November 2015        retrospectively until such time as this is naturally            overtaken by the National Living Wage.

 

                        ii.         Not to sign up to the Living Wage Foundation concept for                  the reasons outlined in the report.

 

Councillor Clark moved and Councillor Thornton seconded the following amendment:

"To delete the reference to the living wage in part i of B, so that it reads, 'To pay RDC employees, excluding apprentices, who currently earn less than £7.85 hr, £7.85 hr with effect from 1 November 2015 retrospectively until such time as this is naturally overtaken by the National Living Wage.'"

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was carried.

 

Recorded Vote

 

For

Councillors Acomb, Joy Andrews, Paul Andrews Steve Arnold, Val Arnold, Bailey, Clark, Cleary, Cowling, Cussons, Duncan, Farnell, Frank, Gardiner, Goodrick, Hope, Ives, Jowitt, Maud, Oxley, Potter, Raper, Shields, Thornton, Wainwright and Windress.

 

Against

None.

 

Abstentions

Councillor Sanderson.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

That Council agree:

 

                        A         That the following motion not be approved:

 

                                                Ryedale Council has an objective of increasing the                            average wage level     in Ryedale.

                                                So as to set an example and show sound leadership this                   Council resolves to:

i)             “Pay all RDC employees, excluding apprentices, at the Living Wage or above”;

                                                and

ii)            “That preference will be given to   external contracts where the             applicant pays the Living Wage     or         above.”

 

                                                Any cost of the above to be financed in 2015/16 year                                                  from the reserves.

 

            B                      i.          To pay RDC employees, excluding                                                          apprentices, who currently earn less                                                        than £7.85 hr, £7.85 hr with effect                                                  from 1 November 2015                                                                   retrospectively until such time as this                                                      is naturally overtaken by the National                                                          Living Wage;

 

                                                ii.         Not to sign up to the Living Wage                                                             Foundation concept for the reasons                                                        outlined in the report.

 

Voting Record

27 For

0 Against

1 Abstentions

 

Minute 50 – Timetable of Meetings 2016/17

 

It was moved by Councillor Cowling and seconded by Councillor Steve Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That Council be recommended to approve the timetable of meetings for 2016-17.

 

Councillor Cowling moved and Councillor Steve Arnold seconded the following amendment:

 

"To change the date of the Annual Meeting of Council in 2016 to 17 May 2016."

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was carried.

 

Voting Record

20 For

0 Against

8 Abstentions

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

 

       That Council approve the timetable of meetings for 2016-17, as amended       with the Annual Meeting of Council in 2016 to be held on 17 May 2016.

 

Voting Record

28 For

0 Against

0 Abstentions