Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

The Chairman provided an opportunity for members of the Sub Committee, and for officers, to declare any pecuniary, non-pecuniary or other interests, which arose from the proposed business of the meeting.

There were no such declarations of interest.

To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 23 January 2013, 1 February 2013 and 7 February 2013.

The minutes of the meetings which took place on 23 January, 1 February and 7 February 2013 were considered by the Sub Committee and it was

RESOLVED:

That the minutes constituted a correct record of proceedings of the meeting, subject to the Part II (exempt) minutes of the meeting which took place on 7 February 2013 being amended as follows:

In respect of Allegation 2: that the minutes should note that the first recommendation was a unanimous decision of the Sub Committee, but that the second recommendation was a majority decision.

In respect of Allegation 3: that the minutes should note that the recommendations were unanimous recommendations of the Sub Committee.

(The minutes of the meeting which took place on 7 February 2013 were dealt with as a Part II (exempt) item of business pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.)

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the meeting. Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

No members of the public were present at the meeting.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Councillors D Brown, Murphy, Topping, Gilbert and Clowes spoke upon the business of the meeting.

To receive the summary report of the Designated Independent Person’s report

The Sub Committee gave consideration to the Interim Chief Executive’s summary report of the Designated Independent Person’s report.

RESOLVED:

That the summary report be noted and the thanks of the Sub Committee be expressed to the Interim Chief Executive for the production of the summary report, which was felt to be a helpful high quality document designed to respond appropriately to continuing public interest in the matter.

For the Sub Committee to resolve that its work has now been completed and for the Sub Committee to resolve that its minutes should now be forwarded to the Staffing Committee.

Discussion took place upon the work of the Sub Committee since it was appointed to its conclusion at this meeting, and it was

RESOLVED:

That the work of the Sub Committee was now complete, and that all the minutes would be forwarded to the Staffing Committee as a complete record of its activities.

The Chairman thanked the members of the Sub Committee and the officers for the work they had done as members of, and in support of, the Sub Committee, respectively.