Issue - meetings

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Policy & Performance, Councillor Joe Dromey, the Mayor agreed

that

(1) a one off discount in NNDR based on the cost of accreditation be offered

again in 2017/18 to businesses that become accredited by the Living Wage

Foundation during 2017/18 and who meet the criteria set out in appendix 1

.

(2) the discount be offered on a first come first served basis until the Council’s

overall contribution equals £20,000 within the 2016 -2018 financial years and

once the Council’s £20,000 contribution has been reached to offer no further

discounts; and

(3) the scheme be reviewed in 2017/18 to determine whether it should be

offered in future years.

Councillor Joe Dromey introduced the report which reviewed the scheme after

being in operation for one year. In answer to a question from Councillor

Millbank about the number of employers with more than 50 employees who

had been approached to take part, Councillor Dromey stated 52 such

businesses had been contacted but that approaches had not been made to

organisations which did not have local discretion over pay rates.

Having considered an officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Policy & Performance, Councillor Joe Dromey, the Mayor, for the

reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that

(1) a one off discount in NNDR based on the cost of accreditation be offered

again in 2017/18 to businesses that become accredited by the Living Wage

Foundation during 2017/18 and who meet the criteria set out in appendix 1

.

(2) the discount be offered on a first come first served basis until the Council’s

overall contribution equals £20,000 within the 2016 -2018 financial years and

once the Council’s £20,000 contribution has been reached to offer no further

discounts; and

(3) the scheme be reviewed in 2017/18 to determine whether it should be

offered in future years.