Venue: Committee Room III - County Hall, Trowbridge
Contact: Roger Bishton
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Apologies for absence Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Cllr Mike Hewitt, who was substituted by Cllr Bill Moss. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2010. (Copy attached) Supporting documents: Minutes: Resolved:
To confirm and sign the minutes of the Committee meeting held on 16 December 2010 as a correct record. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of personal or prejudicial interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Chairman's Announcements Minutes: The Chairman announced that the workforce reports for the quarter ended 31 December 2010 had just become available and would be emailed to Members of this Committee very shortly. They would also be included in the agenda papers for consideration at the next meeting |
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Public Participation The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.
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.
Members of the public wishing to ask a question should give written notice (including details of any question) to the officer named above by 12.00noon on Monday 7 February 2011.
Minutes: There were no members of the public present. |
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Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Employer Discretions Policy Revision A report by the Service Director HR & OD is attached. Supporting documents:
Minutes: Consideration was given to a report by the Service Director HR & OD which proposed some amendments to the LGPS Employer Discretions Policy to withdraw the discretion to allow late transfers-in of previous pensionable service.
After discussion,
Resolved:
To withdraw the discretion to transfer-in previous pensionable service after the expiry of 12 months from joining Wiltshire Pension Fund, with effect from 1 October 2011. |
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Wiltshire Pension Fund Admission for Clerks to Governors to be Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme A report by the Service Director HR & OD is attached. Supporting documents: Minutes: On considering a report by the Service Director HR & OD,
Resolved:
To grant consent for Clerks to Governors in schools to join the Local Government Pension Scheme with effect from 1 April 2011, subject to the consent of the governing body and the usual qualifying conditions. |
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Redundancy Policy & Procedure for Chief Officers A report by the Service Director HR & OD will be circulated.
Following the updates to the redundancy policy and procedure in October 2010, HR have now, in consultation with the legal team, produced a procedure to follow when carrying out a redundancy involving chief officers.
This is largely the same as the redundancy policy and procedure agreed for other staff but the procedure includes the requirement to involve member committees in line with the constitution - namely:
Supporting documents:
Minutes: On considering a report by the Service Director HR & OD,
Resolved:
To approve the redundancy policy and procedure for chief and senior officers, subject to all references to chief executive or head of paid service to be standardised. |
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Appointments Policy & Procedure for Chief Officers A report by the Service Director HR & OD will be circulated.
Following the updates to the appointments policy and procedure in October 2010, HR have now, in consultation with the legal team, produced a procedure to follow when appointing to chief and senior officer posts.
This is largely the same as the appointments policy and procedure agreed for other staff but the procedure includes the requirement to involve member committees in line with the constitution. These requirements include:
Supporting documents:
Minutes: On considering a report by the Service Director HR & OD,
Resolved:
To approve the appointments policy and procedure for chief and senior officers, subject to all references to chief executive or head of paid service to be standardised.
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Improving Work Performance Policy A report by the Service Director HR & OD will be circulated.
This is a re-write of an existing policy. This policy has been put into the new standard HR policy format. It has also been updated following consultation within HR and with the Legal Department. The main changes are:
Supporting documents:
Minutes: On considering a report by the Service Director HR & OD,
Resolved:
To approve the revised policy on improving work performance.
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Recovery of Overpayments Policy A report by the Service Director HR & OD will be circulated.
This is a re-write of an existing policy. This policy has been put into the new standard HR policy format. It has also been updated following consultation with HR, Michael Hudson (Finance Director / Section 151 officer) and the legal department and the main changes are:
Supporting documents:
Minutes: On considering a report by the Service Director HR & OD,
Resolved:
To approve the revised recovery of overpayments policy and procedure.
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Date of Next Meeting To note that the next meeting is due to be held on Wednesday 9 March 2011. Minutes: Resolved:
To note that the next meeting was due to be held on Wednesday 9 March 2011. |
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Urgent Items Any other items of business which, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered as a matter of urgency. Urgent items of a confidential nature may be considered under Part II of this agenda.
Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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Exclusion of the Public 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 15 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.
Minutes: 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 Number 15 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.
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Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - Employer Discretions - Payment of Deferred Benefits A confidential report by the Service Director HR & OD is attached. Supporting documents:
Minutes: On considering a confidential report by the Service Director HR & OD,
Resolved:
To approve the release of the Officer’s deferred LGPS pension benefits, with actuarial reduction following his voluntary redundancy on 31 January 2011, as set out in the report. |