The Mayor congratulated Councillors Procter and Williams for successfully completing the Greater Manchester Marathon held in Trafford on 28 April 2013.

To consider a report of the Director of Human Resources, which is expected to be referred from Employment Committee on 29 April 2013.

The Director of Human Resources submitted a report providing the Council with information relating to Trafford’s Pay Policy for 2013 in line with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011. The report had been recommended to Council by Employment Committee at its meeting held on 29 April 2013.

The Pay Policy Statement had been revised to take into account the Council’s approach to approvals by full Council, following consideration by the Employment Committee, for severance payments in excess of £100,000 in line with guidance received from the Department for Communities and Local Government.

RESOLVED: That the 2013/14 Pay Policy Statement, as recommended by Employment Committee and set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved.

To consider a report of the Executive Member for Economic Growth and Prosperity, which is expected to be referred from the Executive meeting being held on 29 April 2013.

(Members are requested to refer to the report circulated with the Agenda for the Executive meeting on 29 April 2013.)

The Executive Member for Economic Growth and Prosperity submitted a report summarising the impact of the Local Authority Mortgage Scheme launched by the Council in May 2012 and proposing a second scheme to support first time buyers to purchase a property in Trafford.

The establishment of a second scheme had been approved by the Executive on 29 April 2013 and further to that meeting, updated prudential indicators were presented to the Council.

RESOLVED –

(1)        That the Council approves the addition of £1 Million, in respect of the cash backed indemnities, to the 2013/14 Capital Programme.

(2)        That additional borrowing be approved in the sum stated in the report.

(3)        That the changes to the prudential indicators, as detailed in the updated Appendix B presented to this meeting, be approved.

(Not for publication by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A - i.e. this report is not for publication as it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person, and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.)

To consider a report of the Executive Member for Highways and Environment, which is expected to be referred from the Executive meeting being held on 29 April 2013.

(Members are requested to refer to the report circulated with the Agenda for the Executive meeting on 29 April 2013.)

RESOLVED: That this matter be deferred.