Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councilllor F Keegan.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda.

Councillor D Flude declared a personal interest, being a retired member of Unison.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the Committee.

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.

Note: In order for officers to undertake any background research it would be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day before the meeting.

There were no members of the public present.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 27 July 2009 as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 27 July 2009 be approved as a correct record.

The Head of HR and Organisational Development and the Corporate Health & Safety Manager presented a report which provided a general update on Health and Safety Issues, Organisational Development, Organisational Transformation, HR Policy and Reward and HR Delivery.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

The reports relating to the remaining items on the agenda have been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded.

The Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on  the grounds that they involved the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing this information.

To approve the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 27 July 2009 as a correct record.

RESOLVED:

That the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 27 July 2009 be approved as a correct record.

Staff Car Parking

Relocation

Car Leasing

Christmas Half Day

The Trade Union representatives raised issued relating to the following matters:

Staff Car Parking

Relocation

Car Leases

Christmas Half Day