Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman for the meeting

Resolved:

To elect Cllr Fleur de Rhe-Philipe Chairman for the meeting.

Councillor Fleur de Rhe-Philipe in the Chair

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2012 (copy attached).

Resolved:

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Sub-Committee meeting held on 18 December 2012.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Jon Hubbard, who was substituted by Cllr Gordon King and from Cllr Stuart Wheeler, who was substituted by Cllr Fleur de Rhe-Philipe.  

To receive any declarations of disclosable 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 no later than 5.00pm on Tuesday 9 July 2013.  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 or councillors’ questions.

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 Minute No. 7 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 1 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.

Three confidential reports by the Corporate Directors are attached.

On considering three confidential reports by the Corporate Directors,

Resolved:

(1)          To approve the termination of the employment of Mr Bradley Fleet, Service Director - Development Services on the grounds of redundancy with effect from 19 July 2013, subject to consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet members in accordance with the Officer Employment Procedure Rules.

(2)          To approve the termination of the employment of Mrs Amanda  Bradley, Service Director – Public Protection on the grounds of redundancy with effect from 9 October 2013, subject to consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet members in accordance with the Officer Employment Procedure Rules.

(3)          To approve the termination of the employment of Mrs Stephanie Denovan, Service Director – Schools and Learning on the grounds of redundancy with effect from 18 October 2013, subject to consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet members in accordance with the Officer Employment Procedure Rules.