Issue - meetings

Report by Carolyn Godfrey, Corporate Director

Council had agreed at its last meeting to establish the Local Pension Board as required by the relevant Regulations.  Councillor Dick Tonge, Cabinet member for Finance, Performance, Risk, Systems Thinking, Procurement and Welfare Reform presented a report which asked Council to approve appointments to the Board, namely 3 scheme member representatives, a Group 3 employer representative and the Independent Chairman to the Local Pension Board (LPB) following the completion of a recruitment process.

Councillor Tonge stated that, currently, there were no persons nominated  for Group 1 and Group 2 employer representatives and that these appointments would come back to Council for approval. He also highlighted minor changes made to the Board’s terms of reference under delegated powers to include at paragraph 80 which should refer to expenses and not allowances and replacing reference to independent remuneration panel with administering authority.

Resolved

To approve the following appointments to the Local Pension Board:

1.    As Scheme member representatives:

• David Bowater – Active Member, Wiltshire Council
• Mike Pankiewicz – Active Member, Wiltshire Council & Unison
• Representative
• Barry Reed – Retired Member, Unison Representative

2.    As Employer representatives (Group 3):

• Lynda Croft

3.    As Independent Chairman:

• Howard Pearce