Agenda and minutes

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare any personal 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.

None were declared.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee held on 9 July 2012.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee held on 9 July 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 27 July 2012 at 5.00 pm.

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

To agree changes to Committee membership in accordance with the wishes of political groups.

Members considered a list of changes to Committee memberships was circulated at the meeting. These changes had been made as a result of Councillor Levene’s appointment to the Cabinet, as the Cabinet Member for Environmental Services. The list of the proposed changes were attached to the agenda, which was subsequently republished following the meeting.

In relation to the membership of the Economic and City Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee that Councillor Barnes would become a member of the Committee. It was also confirmed that Councillor Semlyen, as a current member of the Committee would become its new Chair.

Discussion took place between Members in relation to membership and roles on outside bodies, in particular the Joint Consultative Committee. Members asked for greater clarification on this to be sought.

RESOLVED:       That the changes to the Committee membership be agreed.

REASON:           To exercise the Committee’s role in authorising non cabinet functions in lieu of Full Council, in circumstances of urgency.