Agenda and minutes

At this point, Members are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in the business on this agenda.

Members were invited to declare at this point in the meeting any personal or prejudicial interests they might have in the business on the agenda.

No interests were declared.

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

Agenda Item 5(Retirement) on the grounds that it contains information relating to an individual.  This information is classed as exempt under paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as revised by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

RESOLVED:             That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following:

Agenda Item 5 (Retirement) (minute 20 refers) on the grounds that it contained information relating to an individual.  This information was classed as exempt under paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as revised by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Urgency Committee held on 5 September 2006.

RESOLVED:             That the minutes of the last meeting of the Urgency Committee, held on 5 September 2006, be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered their wish to speak regarding an item on the agenda or an issue within the Committee’s remit can do so.  The deadline for registering is Monday, 18 December, at 10.00 am.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

This report asks Members to consider a recommendation to bring forward the early retirement of a Council Officer by 2 and a half months.

(See also Exempt Minute 20)

Members received a report which asked them to consider a recommendation to bring forward the early retirement of a Council Officer by two and a half months.

The application had not been brought to the Urgency Committee as an urgent matter but because it was the only Member body, except for Full Council, with the authority to consider it.

RESOLVED:(i) That recommendations at paragraph 24 of the report be approved;

(ii)That an Appointments Committee be created for three Chief Officer posts, with the following membership:

Liberal Democrat – Councillor Steve Galloway

Councillor Runciman

Labour - Councillor Merrett

Substitute: Councillor Potter

REASON:                  In the interests of service effectiveness.