Agenda and minutes

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C.40

Minutes pdf icon PDF 20 KB

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 7 April 2015 (C.35 - C.39), attached.

Minutes:

THE DECISION:

 

That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 April 2015 (C.35 - C.39), previously circulated, be signed as a correct record.

C.41

Announcements by the Chairman or Chief Executive

Minutes:

The Chairman congratulated those Members who had been re-elected at the Elections and welcomed Councillors M A Barningham and Ms C Palmer to their first Council meeting as new Members.

 

The Chairman presented a cheque in the sum of £2135 to Mr Paul Law, a representative of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, as the recipient of funds raised on behalf of the Chairman’s charity during his term of office.

C.42

The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 - Appointment and Dismissal of Senior Officers pdf icon PDF 30 KB

Report of the Chief Executive

Minutes:

The subject of the decision:

 

The Chief Executive submitted a report which set out the implications of the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (the “2015 Regulations).  It also recommended to Council the appointment of a new Disciplinary Committee and sought approval for amendments to the Council’s Officer Employment Procedure Rules.

 

Alternative options considered:

 

None.

 

The reason for the decision:

 

To comply with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (the “2015 Regulations).

 

THE DECISION:

 

That:-

 

(1)     a Disciplinary Committee be appointed with the membership and terms of reference set out in Section 3 of the report;

 

(2)     Members of the Committee be appointed in accordance with the wishes of the political groups;

 

(3)     the Remuneration Panel be asked to advise on whether a Special Responsibility Allowance should be paid to the Chairman of the Committee; and

 

(4)     the amended Officer Employment Procedure Rules be approved and the Head of Legal and Information be given authority to make further consequential changes to the Constitution.