Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman for the meeting

Resolved:

To appoint Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE as Chairman for the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 27 March 2019 (to follow).

Resolved:

To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 27 March 2019.

Councillors are requested to declare any non-pecuniary or pecuniary interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

There were no declarations of interest.

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

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Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution. Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named above (acting on behalf of the Executive Director) no later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 2 April 2019, or Thursday 4 April 2019 in order to receive a verbal response.  Please contact the officer named on the first page of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

There were no members of the public present.

To consider passing the following resolution:

To agree that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in Item Number 8 because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in  paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

Resolved:

To agree that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in Items No. 8 because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

A confidential report will be circulated.

The Sub Committee considered a report from Alistair Cunningham, Corporate Director with a recommendation to terminate the employment of a Director on the grounds of redundancy.

Resolved:

To terminate the employment of Ms Tracy Carter on the grounds of redundancy with effect from 31 March 2020, subject to consultation with the Leader and Cabinet members in accordance with the Officer Employment Procedure Rules.