Agenda item

1. Mrs Emberson proposed, and Mr Collins seconded the motion that:

“County Council is asked, as recommended by the Pension Fund Committee, to:

1.    Agree that Kent County Council, as Administering Authority for the LGPS Kent Pension Fund, enter into the Pension Pooling arrangements with Border to Coast Pensions Partnership.

2.    Agree to join the Border to Coast Joint Committee.

3.    Approve the appointment of the Chair of the Pension Fund Committee as the Kent Council Representative on the Joint Committee.

4.    Delegate authority to the Pension Fund Committee to manage required updates or amendments to the ACCESS Inter-authority Agreement as required to support the transition to Border to Coast.

5.    Delegate authority to the Pension Fund Committee to manage future appointments to the Joint Committee.

6.    Delegate authority to the s151 Officer to take required actions, including but not limited to entering into contracts or other legal agreements, as necessary to implement this decision.

2. Following the debate, the Chairman put the motion in paragraph 1 to the vote and the voting was as follows.

For (70)

Mr J Baker, Mr B Barrett, Mr B Black, Mr O Bradshaw, Mr A Brady, Mr M Brice, Mr M Brown, Mr D Burns, Mr C Burwash, Mr A Cecil, Mr P Chamberlain, Mr W Chapman, Mr B Collins, Mr J Defriend, Mr S Dixon, Mr M Ellis, Ms S Emberson, Mr J Eustace, Mr L Evans, Mr P Evans, Mr J Finch, Mr R Ford, Ms B Fordham, Mrs G Foster, Mrs M Fothergill, Mr B Fryer, Mr M Harrison, Mr J Henderson, Mr C Hespe, Mr A Hook, Mrs S Hudson, Ms L Kemkaran, Miss I Kemp, Mr A Kennedy, Mr A Kibble, Mr P King, Ms M Lawes, Mr T Mallon, Mr R Mayall, Mr M Fraser Moat, Mr T Mole, Mr J Moreland, Ms D Morton, Mr M Mulvihill, Ms C Nolan, Mr P Osborne, Mrs C Palmer, Mr R Palmer, Mr M Paul, Ms B Porter, Mr T Prater, Ms A Randall, Mr H Rayner, Mr A Ricketts, Ms S Roots, Ms C Russell, Mr C Sefton, Mr T Shonk, Mr D Sian, Mr M Sole, Mr R Streatfeild, Dr G Sturley, Mr P Thomas, Mr D Truder, Mr R Waters, Mr P Webb, Mr N Wibberley, Mr N Williams, Mrs P Williams and Mr D Wimble.

Against (0)

Abstain (2)

Mr S Heaver and Mr M Hood.

Motion Carried.

3. RESOLVED that Council:

1.    Agrees that Kent County Council, as Administering Authority for the LGPS Kent Pension Fund, enter into the Pension Pooling arrangements with Border to Coast Pensions Partnership.

2.    Agrees to join the Border to Coast Joint Committee.

3.    Approves the appointment of the Chair of the Pension Fund Committee as the Kent Council Representative on the Joint Committee.

4.    Delegates authority to the Pension Fund Committee to manage required updates or amendments to the ACCESS Inter-authority Agreement as required to support the transition to Border to Coast.

5.    Delegates authority to the Pension Fund Committee to manage future appointments to the Joint Committee.

6.    Delegates authority to the s151 Officer to take required actions, including but not limited to entering into contracts or other legal agreements, as necessary to implement this decision.