Agenda and minutes

Due to the absence of the Chair from the meeting it was;

Resolved:  That Councillor Fraser be elected to Chair the meeting.

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.

At this point in the meeting, Members were invited to declare any personal, prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests, not included on the Register of Interests, that they might have had in respect of the business on the agenda. No additional interests were declared.

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

An annex to Agenda Item 5 (Redundancy) 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 consideration of the 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 Act (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee held on 30 September 2013.

Resolved:  That the minutes of the last meeting of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee held on 30 September 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 25 October 2013 at 5.00 pm.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the meeting 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 details and expenditure associated with three voluntary redundancies. There was also a request for flexible retirement and a pension discretion, which would allow the employee to reduce their hours and be able to access their pension whilst doing so.

Resolved:  (i)      That the voluntary redundancies be noted.

                       (ii)      That the request for flexible retirement and pension discretion be agreed.

Reason:     In order to provide an overview of the expenditure.