Agenda and minutes

Due to the absence of the Chair, Members were asked to elect a Chair for the meeting.

RESOLVED:       That Councillor Gunnell be elected as Chair.

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

Councillor Crisp declared a personal non prejudicial interest in Agenda Item 5 (Redundancy) as a retired member of UNISON.

Councillor Fraser declared a personal non prejudicial interest in the same agenda item as a member of the retired sections of UNISON and Unite (TGWU/ACTS sections).

No other interests were declared.

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

Annexes to Agenda Item 5 on the grounds that it 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 annexes to agenda item 5 (Redundancy) on the grounds that it contains information relating to an individual and the financial affairs of those particular persons, which is classified as exempt under Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100 of the Local Government Act (Access to Information) (Variation Order).

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee held on 19 December 2011.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee held 19 December 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 Friday 6 January 2012 at 5.00 pm.

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

This report advises the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee of the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of a number of employees on the grounds of redundancy.

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

Details of the seven individual employees were contained in business cases circulated at the meeting. All the redundancies were compulsory and no discretionary enhancements were proposed.

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.