Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor R Fletcher, John Lewis and Anthony Woolford.

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

Councillor Mrs D Flude declared a personal interest as 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 as a correct record.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 16 March 2009 be approved as a correct record.

The Head of HR and Organisational Development attended the meeting and gave a general update in respect of Critical Day1 HR Policies, Implementing Organisational Structures, Training and Development, the Workforce Development Strategy and Health and Safety.

RESOLVED

That the update be noted.

Consideration was given to a report advising the Committee as to how the population of the Council’s new organisational structures were being expedited.

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 Paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

PART 2 – MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THE PUBLIC AND PRESS PRESENT

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 involve the likely 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 the information.

To approve the minutes as a correct record.

RESOLVED

That the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 16 March be approved as a correct record.

(During consideration of the item Councillor B Silvester declared a personal interest as his son had a temporary post with the Council and in accordance with the Code of Conduct he remained in the meeting during consideration of the item).

Representatives from the Trade Unions discussed issues relating to Shared Services arrangements.

In addition Representatives from the Trade Unions discussed issues relating to Soulbury terms and conditions of employment.

RESOLVED

That the issues raised be noted.

RESOLVED

That meetings of the Staffing Committee take place every three months.  If there was no business to be conducted it was agreed that the meeting should be cancelled.

It was suggested that once dates of future meetings had been agreed they would be circulated to the Committee.