Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

25.

FILMING AT MEETINGS

Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on.  By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.

 

The chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council.

Minutes:

The Chair referred Members present to agenda Item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting, and Members noted the information contained therein.

26.

Apologies for absence and substitutions (if any)

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Brabazon and Dennison.  Councillor Ross was in attendance as substitute for Councillor Dennison.

27.

Urgent Business

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items of Urgent Business will be dealt with under agenda item 11 below. New items of exempt Urgent Business will be dealt with at agenda item 12 below).

Minutes:

None.

28.

Declarations of interest

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:

 

(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and

(ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.

 

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

 

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct

Minutes:

None.

29.

Deputations / petitions / presentations / questions

To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, Section B, paragraph 29 of the Council’s constitution.

Minutes:

None.

30.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 250 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 11 February 2019.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 11 February 2019 be approved as a correct record.

31.

SENIOR MANAGER PAY REVIEW pdf icon PDF 167 KB

The purpose of this report is to provide the Committee with recommendations for the conduct of the Senior Managers’ Pay Review for 2019.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Ian Morgan, Reward Manager, introduced the report as set out.  A review in 2016 moved the responsibility for pay reviews to the Staff and Remuneration Committee.  The recommendation was 2% increase.

 

RESOLVED that a pay award for Senior Managers of 2% be approved.

 

32.

REWARD STRATEGY

To receive a verbal update.

Minutes:

Ian Morgan provided a verbal update on the reward strategy.  The pay award was implemented in three stages – stage one was the review in April 2018, stage two was the implementation of new pay spines in April 2019, and stage three would be movement to a new pay and grading arrangement, extending the levels in senior management.  There was a different set up for schools, and a drop in session had been arranged for 29 March.

 

The Committee noted the update and requested a further update at the next meeting.

33.

COUNCIL'S USE OF CONSULTANTS

To receive a verbal update.

Minutes:

Ian Morgan provided a verbal update.  The next people report was due at the next meeting in June.  There had been a review of the Finance directorate, with a reduction in the number of interims and consultants over the past two years.  There were a number of projects within Transformation and Resources which would likely see an increase in the number of interims, but this would reduce as projects completed.  The Committee accepted that it may be necessary to use consultants and interims, but it was important that the numbers and reasons for use were monitored.

 

The Committee noted the update.

34.

POLICY REVIEW UPDATE

To receive a verbal update.

Minutes:

Ian Morgan provided a verbal update on policy reviews.  A HR policy advisor had been recruited to help with research and policy writing.  It was expected that two updated policies would be presented to the next meeting.

 

The Committee noted the update.

35.

New items of urgent business

To consider any new items of urgent business admitted by the Chair under agenda item 3 above.

Minutes:

None.

36.

ITEMS OF EXEMPT URGENT BUSINESS

To consider any items of exempt urgent business as identified at item 3.  The Committee will be required to pass a resolution to exclude the press and public should there be any exempt urgent business.

Minutes:

None.