Agenda and minutes

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 asked to declare any personal interests, not included on the Registers of Interests, or any prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests that they might have had in respect of business on the agenda. No interests were declared.

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

Annex to Agenda Item 6 (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 the consideration of annexes to Agenda Item 6 (Redundancy) (Minute Item 21 refers) 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 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as revised by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the last meeting of the Staffing Matters & Urgency Committee held on 22 June 2015.

Resolved:  That the minutes of the last meeting of the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee held on 22 June 2015 be approved and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so.  The deadline for registering is 5.00pm on Friday 3 July  2015.  Members of the public can speak on agenda items or matters within the remit of the committee.

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Filming, Recording or Webcasting Meetings

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Residents are welcome to photograph, film or record Councillors and Officers at all meetings open to the press and public. This includes the use of social media reporting, i.e. tweeting.  Anyone wishing to film, record or take photos at any public meeting should contact the Democracy Officer (whose contact details are at the foot of this agenda) in advance of the meeting.

The Council’s protocol on Webcasting, Filming & Recording of Meetings ensures that these practices are carried out in a manner both respectful to the conduct of the meeting and all those present.  It can be viewed at http://www.york.gov.uk/downloads/file/6453/protocol_for_webcasting_filming_and_recording_of_council_meetingspdf

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

This report asks Members to agree a number of further changes in membership of Committees and Outside Bodies for the remainder of the 2015/16 municipal year.

Members received a report which asked them to agree a number of further changes in membership of Committees and Outside Bodies for the remainder of the 2015/16 municipal year.

The Committee were informed that since the publication of the agenda  a request had been received for a revision to an appointment previously made to the Local Government North Yorkshire and York Spatial Planning and Transport Board. Officers recommended that the agreed appointee, Councillor Dew, be replaced by Councillor Gillies due to the position historically being represented by the Executive Member for Planning and Transport.

Resolved: That the following nominations and changes in memberships to committees and outside bodies be agreed;

Committees and Working Groups

(i)           Corporate Parenting Board

To note that

officers were giving further consideration to the role of Members in relation to corporate parenting. It would therefore not be necessary to report to the Committee further on this issue, unless the nomination of Members was required.

(ii)          North Yorkshire Police and Crime Panel

              To note that as

             members were not able to appoint substitutes, in the event that they were unable to attend meetings, it be agreed that Councillors Orrell and Richardson be removed as substitutes for Councillors Mason and Dew on the Panel.

Outside Bodies

(iii)        Community Stadium Lead Members Group

              Councillor Levene to replace Councillor N Barnes on the  Group.

(iv)        Clifton Backies Management Board

Councillor Dew as an additional CYC Board Member.

(v)         Local Government North Yorkshire and York Spatial Planning and Transport Board

Councillor Gillies to replace Councillor Dew on the Board.

(vi)  York Central Lead Members Group

Councillor Cannon to fill the outstanding place as a Holgate Ward Member.

(vi)        York Explore Board

              Paul Stead

             as a Director of the Board of Explore York.

              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, covering the period January 2015 to May 2015.

Members received a report which presented them with a summary of all the redundancy cases that had been presented to them from January 2015 to May 2015.

A confidential annex was circulated to Members which included details of all the redundancies, and associated expenditure, which had been made during that period.

Additional statistical information was also circulated which presented the numbers of voluntary and compulsory redundancies over a five year period, alongside information from the past year by directorate.

Resolved:  That the expenditure associated with the dismissal of the employees on the grounds of redundancy be noted.

Reason:    In order to provide an overview of the expenditure and to maintain transparency and scrutiny of the process.