Agenda and minutes

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

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

Councillor Alexander declared a personal non prejudicial interest in the general remit of the Committee as a member of GMB.

Councillor Fraser also declared a personal non prejudicial interest in the general remit of the Committee as a retired member of UNISON and Unite (TGWU/ACTS sections).

Councillor Gunnell declared a personal non prejudicial interest in the general remit of the Committee as a member of UNISON.

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 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).

RESOLVED:       That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of agenda item 6 (Redundancy) on the grounds that it contains information relating to an individual and the financial affairs of a particular person.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee held on 28 May 2012.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee held on 28 May 2012 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 8 June 2012 at 5.00 pm.

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

At the Annual Council meeting on 24 May 2012 appointments were made to Committees, outside and partnership bodies together with appointments to Chairs and Vice-Chairs for the 2012/13 municipal year.  However, since those appointments were made we have been advised that two changes are required to the agreed list.

This matter has been brought to the Staffing and Urgency Committee for agreement in view of the timing of forthcoming meetings of both of these bodies.

Members received a report which informed them of a number of changes requested to appointments made to committees and outside and partnership bodies since they were agreed at the Annual Council meeting on 24 May 2012. It sought the Committee’s approval to make the following changes:

·        Community Safety Overview and Scrutiny Committee-Councillor Healey to be appointed as Vice Chair in place of Councillor Steward.

·        Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO)-replace Councillor Steward with Councillor Barton

In addition to the above changes, Officers informed the Committee about an additional request for a change to membership of the East Area Planning Sub-Committee from the Conservative group. It was reported that a request had been made to replace Councillor Richardson with Councillor Wiseman as the second Conservative substitute on the Committee.

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the report be noted.

(ii)      That the amended appointments to the Community Safety Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation for the 2012/13 municipal year, as outlined above, be agreed.

(iii)     That Councillor Wiseman be appointed as the Conservative group’s second substitute on the East Area Planning Sub-Committee, in place of Councillor Richardson.

REASON:                     In order to make appropriate appointments to the Council’s Committees and Outside Bodies for the current municipal year.

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 received a report which advised them of the expenditure associated with a proposed dismissal on the grounds of redundancy.

Details of the employee was contained as an exempt annex to the report. The annex was circulated at the meeting. The redundancy was voluntary and no discretionary enhancements were proposed.

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

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