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Paul Key | James Plastow | |
Richard Craig (Chairman) | Denise Schofield | |
Tim Davies | Pat O’Connor |
Matt Boles | Sally Loates | |
Kenneth Wooley |
Rachel Allbones (DTC) | Sean Alcock (OM) |
Agenda no |
Agenda item title |
Decision |
Action |
Power |
PC23/001 | To note apologies for absence. | No apologies were received. | N/A | Local Government Act 1972, s85 (1) & Sch 12, p40. |
PC23/002 | To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011. | None received. | N/A | Localism Act 2011, s31. |
PC23/003 | To consider any dispensation requests received by the Clerk in relation to personal and/or disclosable pecuniary interests, not previously recorded. | None received. | N/A | Localism Act 2011, s33. |
PC23/004 | To determine which items on the agenda, if any, require the exclusion of public and press under the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 1 (2) and resolve to exclude public and press for these items. (Recommended for items 21-23.) | The Committee RESOLVED to exclude public and press for items 11 & 12 due to it being a personnel issue. | N/A | Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 1 (2) |
PC23/005 | Minutes of the previous meeting(s)
To receive the minutes of the previous Personnel Committee meeting(s) and resolve to sign these as a true record of the meeting(s). Paper A – Personnel Committee 30 March 2022 |
The Committee RESOLVED to sign the minutes of the meeting 30 March 2022 as a true record of that meeting, subject to the inclusion of Cllr Craig being present at the meeting being added.
Cllrs Key and Plastow abstained from voting. |
ASO to publish. | Local Government Act 1972, Sch 12, p41 (1). |
PC23/006 | To appoint a vice chairman to this committee. | The Committee RESOLVED to appoint Cllr Schofield as vice chairman of the Personnel Committee. | ASA to update the website. | Local Government Act 1972, s15 (6) |
PC23/007 | To consider and discuss a staff rewards or appreciation scheme. | Cllr Schofield informed the Committee of her thoughts for a staff rewards or appreciation scheme and ideas managing change training for both staff and Cllrs. She requested for member input and advised a report will follow at a future meeting. | Cllrs to contact Cllr Schofield with their input regard how an appreciation scheme could look and their thoughts on managing change training.
TC to put on a future agenda with a report from Cllr Schofield for further discussion. |
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PC23/008 | To consider working through change training or managing change training for both staff and members. | Items 7 & 8 dealt with together. | N/A | |
PC23/009 | To receive a verbal update on the recruitment process. | The Committee received a verbal update that the new Grounds Maintenance Operative is due to start on Monday 16 May, and the Caretake has turned down the job offer. | Readvertise for the caretaker position. | Local Government Act 1972, s.112 |
PC23/010 | To consider a training policy and refund agreement
Paper B |
The Committee RESOLVED to adopt the training policy and refund agreement. | ||
PC23/011 | To approve the draft Medical Questionnaire as provided by the Council’s HR consultant.
Paper C |
The Committee RESOLVED to adopt the Medical Questionnaire.
Cllr Key abstained from voting. |
Local Government Act 1972, s.112 | |
PC23/012 | To receive a corrected report from the external HR consultant and decide what further action to take. (Structures and Functions 7.14).
Exclusion of Public and Press recommended due to the personal nature of the matter under discussion. Paper D |
The Committee RESOLVED to exclude of Public and Press due to the personal nature of the matter under discussion.
The Committee RESOLVED to note the corrected report and amend the scale point as recommended in the report. |
RFO to amend records and payroll. | Local Government Act 1972, s.112 |
PC23/013 | To receive letters from members of staff regarding the recent re-grading and consider which action to take in each instance. (Structures and Functions 7.14).
Exclusion of Public and Press recommended due to the personal nature of the matter under discussion. Paper E |
The Committee RESOLVED to exclude of Public and Press due to the personal nature of the matter under discussion.
The Committee RESOLVED that the scale points set for regraded staff at the last meeting remain and Cllr Schofield to meet with the 3 members of staff on Wednesday 18th May at 11.30am to discuss the committee’s decision. |
DC to speak with HR regarding the status of staff who have not signed the new contracts from 2021, and if all staff regraded require a new contract with updated details . | Local Government Act 1972, s.112 |
PC23/014 | To receive any items for notification to be included on a future agenda – for information only. | · Staff contract review
· Staff Handbook review · Sickness Absence Policy |
TC to include on future agenda | N/A |
PC23/015 | To note the date and time of the next Personnel Committee Meeting scheduled for 8 June 2022 at 19.00. | Noted
Also noted the extraordinary meeting called on Tuesday 17 May at 6pm. |
Local Government Act 1972, Sch 12, p10 (2)(a) |
The meeting closed at 20.30.
Signed as a true record of the Meeting:_______________________________ Dated______________
Presiding chairman of approving meeting