Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors H Gaddum and

J Macrae.  

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

Councillor R Menlove declared a personal and prejudicial interest in agenda item 8 (Key Decision 38 Waste PFI Contract Affordability Ceiling) by virtue of being Chairman of the Tatton Conservative Association and of his association with the Tatton MP, George Osborne, Honorary Life President of CHAIN).

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.

In order for an informed answer to be given, where a member of the public wishes to ask a question of a Cabinet Member three clear working days notice must be given and the question must be submitted in writing.  It is not required to give notice of the intention to make use of public speaking provision but, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours notice is encouraged.

There were no questions from members of the public.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2010.

The  minutes of the meeting held on 20 April, 2010 were approved as a correct record.

To adopt the Children in Care Council Pledge to Cared for Children.

Consideration was given to adopting the Pledge recommended by the Children in Care Council as the Pledge to Cheshire East Cared for Children.

All local authorities were required to make such a pledge and the Cheshire East Children in Care Council had considered what they would wish to be included in it; the Corporate Parenting Board had considered the recommendations at its meeting on 31 March 2010 and recommended its adoption.

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report: -

That the Pledge recommended by the Children in Care Council be adopted as the Pledge to Children who are cared for by Cheshire East Council.

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, 2 and 3 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

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, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

To consider the report of the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development.

Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development.

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report: -

1.      That Cabinet supports the decision of the Chief Executive to release the employees, whose roles were listed as 1 and 2 on Appendix A of the report, under the arrangements agreed in relation to voluntary severance provisions for employees in the Council. 

2. That the details of the employee, listed as number 3 on Appendix A of the report, be noted in that following a management decision regarding this service, there was an urgent need to consider this employee’s request for voluntary severance.  As a result the Executive Member for Resources agreed to release this employee under the terms of his delegated powers.

To consider the report of the Waste PFI Project Director.

Councillor R Menlove had declared a personal and prejudicial interest in this item. 

Consideration was given to the report of the Waste PFI Project Director.  Cabinet was informed that at its meeting the previous day the Environment and Prosperity Scrutiny Committee had considered the report, approved its recommendations, and added a further recommendation in respect of WREN funding. 

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report: -

That Council be recommended to approve the recommendations contained in the report, with the additional recommendation of the Environment and Prosperity Scrutiny Committee.