Agenda and minutes

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.

Councillor Alexander declared a personal interest in agenda item 5 (Redundancy) as a member of GMB.

Councillor Fraser also declared a personal interest in agenda item 5 (Redundancy), as a member of the retired sections of UNISON and Unite (TGWU/ACTS sections).

Councillor Gunnell declared a personal and prejudicial interest in the same agenda item, as a family member worked in the same directorate as some of the cases under consideration. She left the room and took no further part in the meeting.

No other interests were declared.

To consider the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the annexes to Agenda Item 5 (Redundancy) on the grounds that they contains 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).

RESOLVED:       That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of agenda item 5 (Redundancy), on the grounds that it contains information relating to individuals and the financial affairs of particular persons, which is classified 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).

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee held on 26 September 2011.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee held on 26 September 2011 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 5.00 pm on Friday, 7 October 2011.

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

This report advises Members of the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of a number of employees on the grounds of redundancy.  Exempt annexes containing details of the individual cases will be circulated to Members at the meeting.

Members considered a report which informed them of the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of a number of employees on the grounds of redundancy.

Details of the sixteen individual employees concerned were contained in the business cases circulated at the meeting as exempt annexes to the report. One redundancy was compulsory and the fifteen others were voluntary. No discretionary enhancements were proposed for all of the cases involved.

RESOLVED:       That the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of the employees on the grounds of redundancy, as detailed in the annexes circulated at the meeting, be noted.

REASON:           So that Members have an overview of the expenditure.