Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman for the meeting

Resolved:

To elect Cllr Richard Clewer as Chairman of the meeting.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on Friday 26 June 2020 (copy attached).

Resolved:

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on Friday 26 June 2020.

Apologies were received from Cllr Helen Belcher – Cllr Carole King as substitute.

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

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, please register to do so at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. Please contact the officer named above for any further clarification.

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 on the front of the agenda no later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 26 October 2021 in order to be guaranteed of a written response.   In order to receive a written response questions must be submitted no later than 5.00pm on Thursday 28 October 2021. Please contact the officer named on the front 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.

No public statements or questions had been received.

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 Items Number 8 and 9 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 Minute No. 32 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.

Confidential reports to follow.

The Sub Committee considered a confidential report from the Director of Human Resources & Organisational Development with a recommendation to terminate the employment of the Director – Digital, Data and Technology on grounds of redundancy following a senior management restructure.

Resolved:

To approve the termination of the employment of Mr Ian Robinson on the grounds of redundancy with effect from 30 November 2021, subject to consultation with the Leader and Cabinet members in accordance with the Officer Employment Procedure Rules.

Confidential reports to follow.

The Sub Committee considered a confidential report from the Director of Human Resources & Organisational Development with a recommendation to terminate the employment of the Director – Communities and Neighbourhood Services on grounds of redundancy following a senior management restructure.

Resolved:

To approve the termination of the employment of Mrs Jessica Gibbons on the grounds of redundancy with effect from 5 November 2021, subject to consultation with the Leader and Cabinet members in accordance with the Officer Employment Procedure Rules.