Agenda and minutes

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

RESOLVED:       That Councillor Simpson-Laing, be elected as Chair.

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare:

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.

Members were asked to declare at this point in the meeting any personal interests, not included on the Register of Interests, or any prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests that they might have had in respect of the agenda.

None were declared.

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

Annexes to Agenda Item 5 (Redundancy) 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 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 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 Act (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee held on 21 January 2013.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee held on 21 January 2013 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 1 February 2013 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 advised them of the expenditure associated with the proposed dismissal of one employee on the grounds of voluntary redundancy.

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

RESOLVED:       That the proposal presented on the grounds of redundancy, as detailed in the annex, be considered and noted.

REASON:           To provide an overview of expenditure.

Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.

Consideration was given by Members to an urgent report which asked them to consider and agree to a change to an agreed appointment to the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority (NYFRA). The report asked Members to add Councillor Richardson as a substitute to the Conservative place on NYFRA, currently occupied by Councillor Steward.

The report asked Members to agree to the change in view of the timing of the forthcoming meeting of NYFRA on 13 February 2013 which Councillor Steward could not attend, but which he wished to send a substitute to. It was noted that the substitute needed to be first formally approved by Members, and that NYFRA were happy with the arrangement.

RESOLVED:                That the report be noted and the appointment of Councillor Richardson as a Conservative substitute on the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority for the remainder of the 2012/13 municipal year be agreed.¹

REASON:                     In order to make appropriate appointments to the Council’s Committees and Outside Bodies for the current municipal year and in order that a substitute can attend the next meeting of the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority in place of Councillor Steward.