Agenda and minutes

It was reported that a Member of the Committee had been unavoidably delayed due to problems arising from a hold up on the motorway.  The Chairman therefore opened the meeting and then adjourned it for a short period.  The meeting reconvened at 2.15 pm.

To note attendances, substitutes, and any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors D Brown, M Jones and F Keegan.

Members of the public are entitled to address the Joint Committee on reports contained within the agenda.  One person can speak in support of each item, and one against, with a limit of three minutes each.  It would be helpful if any person wishing to speak would give prior notice to the Democratic Services Officer named below.

There were no questions from members of the public.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 26 October 2009.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 October be approved as a correct record.

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 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 item pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 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 Borough Treasurer and Head of Assets (Cheshire East) and the Director of Resources (Cheshire West and Chester).

Consideration was given to the joint report of the Borough Treasurer and Head of Assets (Cheshire East) and the Director of Resources (Cheshire West and Chester). 

RESOLVED

1. That the applications for Voluntary Redundancy, as detailed in the matrix, be approved with effect from 4 December 2009.
   
   
2. That approval be given to an additional cost for one staff member who had been approved to go on Voluntary Redundancy at the meeting on 26 October, but who had an earlier Redundancy Protection Modification Order date than previously reported on (as detailed in the matrix).
   
   
3. That approval be given to the application for Early Retirement from the Senior Teacher of the Deaf, without redundancy.