Report of the Chief Executive - Somerset Council Redundancies Requiring Full Council Approval

December 20, 2023 Approved View on council website
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Content

Councillor Theo Butt-Philip
proposed the recommendations which were seconded by Councillor Faye
Purbrick.
 
Having been duly proposed and
seconded, the Council RESOLVED to:

1.     
Approve the severance costs for 5 posts as set out
in Appendix A, where Full Council approval was required for costs
that exceeded £100,000.

2.    
Delegate authority to the Chief Executive to agree
the final date of dismissal and the final redundancy packages,
noting that such settlements would not exceed contractual
redundancy pay, the payment required under statute to the Local
Government Pension Scheme, or the requirement for Full Council
approval for any severance payment that exceeded
£100,000.

Supporting Documents

Somerset Council Redundancies Requiring Full Council Approval.pdf
Appendix A - Redundancy costs for those over 100k.pdf
Appendix B - One Somerset Business Case.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date20 Dec 2023