Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

6.

Declarations of Interest

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare:

 

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

 

which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.

Minutes:

At this point in the meeting, Members were asked to declare if

they had any personal interests not included on the Register of

Interests or any prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests

that they might have had in the business on the agenda. None were declared.

7.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following:

 

Annex A to Agenda Item 5 and Annexes B & C to Agenda Item 6 on the grounds that they contain information relating to individuals and the financial affairs of particular persons. This information is classed as exempt under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as revised by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

Minutes:

Resolved:  That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of Annex A of agenda item 5, and Annexes B and C of agenda item 6 on the grounds that they contained information relating to individuals and the financial affairs of particular persons. This information is classed as exempt under Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as revised by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

8.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 87 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee meetings held on 21 December 2016 and 9 January 2017.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved: That the minutes of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee meetings held on 21 December 2016 and 9 January 2017 be approved and then signed by the Chair as a correct record.

9.

Public Participation

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. The deadline for registering is on Friday 3 February at 5.00pm. Members of the public can speak on agenda items or matters within the remit of the committee.

 

To register to speak please contact the Democracy Officer for the meeting, on the details at the foot of the agenda.

 

Filming, Recording or Webcasting Meetings

Please note this meeting may be filmed and webcast or audio recorded and that includes any registered public speakers, who have given their permission.  This broadcast can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/webcasts or, if recorded, this will be uploaded onto the Council website following the meeting.

 

Residents are welcome to photograph, film or record Councillors and Officers at all meetings open to the press and public. This includes the use of social media reporting, i.e. tweeting. Anyone wishing to film, record or take photos at any public meeting should contact the Democracy Officer (contact details are at the foot of this agenda) in advance of the meeting.

 

The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all those present.  It can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/11406/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_of_council_meetings_20160809.pdf

 

 

 

Minutes:

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at

the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

10.

Redundancy pdf icon PDF 73 KB

This report advises the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee of the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of an employee on the grounds of redundancy.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a report which detailed the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of an employee on the grounds of redundancy.

 

A confidential annex, which detailed the background and expenditure surrounding the proposal was included in the report.

 

Resolved:  That the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of the employee on the grounds of redundancy detailed in the annex be noted.

 

Reason:     In order to provide an overview of the expenditure.

11.

Redundancy Summary Report pdf icon PDF 144 KB

This summary report, covering the period October 2016 to December 2016, provides Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee with details of all expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of employees on the grounds of redundancy. The report also provides an overview and analysis of all redundancies which have been made by the Council since 2011.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members considered a report which detailed expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of employees on the grounds of redundancy for the period October 2016 to December 2016.  The report also provided an overview and analysis of all redundancies which had been made by the Council since 2011.

 

Resolved:  That the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of employees on the grounds of redundancy for the period October 2016 to December 2016, as detailed in Annex C of the report, be noted.

 

Reason:     In order to provide an overview of the expenditure and to maintain transparency and scrutiny of the process.

 

12.

Changes to Appointments to Outside Bodies pdf icon PDF 188 KB

This report asks Members to agree to changes and additions to membership of a number of Outside Bodies

Minutes:

At the Annual Council meeting on 26 May 2016, appointments had been made to Outside Bodies. The committee was asked to consider the following changes to the membership of Outside Bodies:

 

(i)           Councillor Brooks to replace Councillor Rawlings on the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE), in view of her previous experience in this capacity.

 

(ii)          Charlie Croft, Assistant Director of Communities and Equalities, as the Council’s second Director on the Make it York Board.

 

(iii)        The removal of Councillor Ayre as the substitute representative on the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Partnership Board, as substitute Members are no longer required.

 

Resolved:  That the following appointments be made to committees of the Council and outside bodies:

 

(i)           Councillor Brooks to replace Councillor Rawlings on the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE)

 

(ii)          Charlie Croft, Assistant Director of Communities and Equalities appointed as the Council’s second Director on the Make it York Board

 

(iii)        The removal of Councillor Ayre as the substitute representative on the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Partnership Board

 

Reason:     In order to make appropriate appointments to the Council’s committees and outside bodies for the current municipal year.

 

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