Agenda and minutes

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

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

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

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

Councillor Gunnell also declared a personal 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 5 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 5 (Redundancy) on the grounds that it contains information relating to individuals and the financial affairs of particular persons.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee held on 6 August 2012.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee held on 6 August 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 31 August 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 received a report which advised them of the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of a number of employees on the grounds of redundancy.

Details of the fourteen employees were contained as exempt annexes to the report. The annexes were circulated at the meeting, all of the redundancies were voluntary and no discretionary enhancements were proposed.

RESOLVED:       That the proposals presented on the grounds of redundancy as detailed in the annexes be noted.

REASON:           In order to provide an overview of expenditure and to consider whether the Council should exercise its discretionary powers to make enhancements.