Board Meeting - June 2019

This document contains a notice of two meetings for the Cairngorms National Park Authority. A Formal Board Meeting and a Planning Committee Meeting will both be held on 28 June 2019 at 9.30am and 11.00am respectively, in The Community Hall, Nethy Bridge. The meeting agendas will be available online a week beforehand on the Cairngorms National Park Authority website. Anyone needing access support should contact the Park Authority office in advance.

This document contains the agenda for a Cairngorms National Park Authority board meeting. The meeting was held on Friday, 28 June 2019, at 9.30 am in the Community Centre, Nethy Bridge. The agenda included welcoming attendees, apologies, discussing matters from the previous meeting, declarations of interest, a decision on board fees policy, other business, and setting the date and venue for the next meeting (Friday, 20 September 2019, in Grantown on Spey).

This document contains a proposal from the Cairngorms National Park Authority's Staffing and Recruitment Committee regarding a review of Board Member fees. The current policy, introduced in 2017, pays members for three days a month, with adjustments for the Convener and other senior roles. Following a review based on feedback from Board Members, the committee recommends Option B, which sets a 30-day base payment with a potential six-day top-up for additional duties. The policy also includes adjustments for missed meetings and additional commitments. Option B was favored by a large majority of the Board and implementation is proposed from 1 October 2019, along with changes to the meeting calendar. The changes to the calendar aim to reduce the number of meetings, improve efficiency, and make the board more family-friendly.

This document contains guidelines on top-up/offsetting allocations for the Cairngorms National Park Authority, dated 28 June 2019. It details rules for claiming additional time for various duties, specifying that members cannot claim twice for the same duty or claim for core duties. Those with multiple roles can only claim 50% of the value for overlapping duties. The document lists various roles and committees, outlining the allocated time per meeting and the maximum number of occasions per year for top-up/offsetting claims. The Board Convener (or Deputy) must approve all claims not listed.