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SUMMARY:Personnel Committee - Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 6:30pm
DESCRIPTION:AGENDA - Wednesday 11 February 2026 - Personnel Committee PUBLIC\n2026-02-11 Personnel Committee Minutes \n  \nAgenda and Minutes\n  \nPresent: Councillors Sheila Bibb\, Nigel Bowler\, Richard Craig\, Paul Hooton\, Paul Key\, Doug Owles\, Kenneth Woolley\, Richard Thompson (sub) \nIn Attendance:\nRachel Allbones                  Town Clerk\nSean Alcock                        Operations Manager \nVenue: Meeting room\, Richmond House\, Richmond Park\, Morton Terrace\, Gainsborough\, DN21 2RJ. \nPC26/052  Apologies for Absence\nTo note apologies for absence. \nMinutes:\nApologies for absence were received from Councillors S Blogg\, D Dannatt. \nPC26/053  Declarations of Interest\nTo receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011. \nMinutes:\nNo declarations of interest were made. \nPC26/054  Dispensation Requests\nTo consider any dispensation requests received by the Town Clerk in relation to personal and/or disclosable pecuniary interests\, not previously recorded. \nMinutes:\nNo dispensation requests were received. \nPC26/055  Items for Exclusion of Public and Press\nTo determine which items on the agenda\, if any\, require the exclusion of public and press under the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960\, section 1 (2)\, and to resolve accordingly. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To exclude the public and press from items PC26/063 and PC26/064 in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 1 (2) due to the confidential nature of the business to be discussed. \nPC26/056  Minutes of the Previous Meeting (Paper A pages 4 to 7)\nTo receive and resolve to sign as a true and accurate record the minutes of the Personnel Committee meeting held on Wednesday 14 January 2026. \nMinutes:\nWednesday 14 January 2026 be approved as a true and accurate record and signed by the Chair.\nNote: Councillor Thompson abstained from voting on the above resolution. \nRESOLVED: Under Standing Order 10.1f the order of business was changed to take item PC26/064 next. \nPC26/064  Personnel Matter (Paper I pages 66 to 68)\nTo consider personal matter within the paper.\nExclusion of Public and Press recommended due to personal nature of discussion. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To approve request as per page 14.\nNote: Councillor Key voted against the above resolution.\nNote: Councillor Woolley left the meeting at 6:53pm. \nPC26/057  Sickness Absence Policy Review (Paper B pages 8 to 16)\nTo review and adopt updated Sickness Absence Policy. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To adopt the reviewed Sickness Absence Policy with the inclusion of “or voluntary” in point 4 below.\nDuring periods of sickness absence\, employees must not undertake paid or voluntary work for another employer or for any business established by the employee without prior written permission.\nNote: Councillor Key voted against the above resolution. \nPC26/058  Whistleblowing and Confidential Reporting Policy Review (Paper C pages 17 to 25)\nTo review and adopt updated Whistleblowing and Confidential Reporting Policy. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To adopt the reviewed Whistleblowing and Confidential Reporting Policy. \nPC26/059  Expenses Policy Review (Paper D pages 26 to 31)\nTo review and adopt updated Expenses Policy. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To adopt the reviewed Expenses Policy. \nPC26/060  Dignity at Work Policy Review (Paper E pages 32 to 44)\nTo review and adopt updated Dignity at Work Policy. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To adopt the reviewed Dignity at Work Policy. \nPC26/061  Pension Discretions Policy Review (Paper F pages 45 to 54)\nTo review and adopt updated Pension Discretions Policy. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To adopt the reviewed Pension Discretions Policy. \nPC26/062  Acting up / Additional Duties Policy (Paper G pages 55 to 57)\nTo consider and determine whether the Acting Up / Additional Duties policy should be removed from the Council’s policy portfolio. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To remove from the Council’s policy portfolio the Acting Up / Additional Duties Policy. \nPC26/063  Caretaker Provision (Paper H pages 58 to 65)\nTo consider the future provision of caretaking services.\nExclusion of Public and Press recommended due to personal nature of discussion. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED:\ni. To appoint two permanent Caretakers on individual contracts\, with combined hours of up to 40 per week.\nii. To prepare working hours arrangements\, allowing for potential seasonal variations.\niii. To prepare a recruitment pack\, including a job description and person specification\, for approval at the next meeting.\niv. That the unbudgeted salary cost be earmarked at Year End.\nv. To investigate options for tracking work mobile phones to assist with lone working arrangements.\nvi. To continue with regular users acting as key holders. Options for upgrading the locking system to be referred to the Property and Services Committee. \nPC26/064  Items for Notification\nTo receive any items for notification to be included on a future agenda (for information only) \nMinutes\nRESOLVED: To NOTE the items for notification to be included on a future agendas:\ni. Equality and Diversity Policy – March 2026\nii. Data Protection Policy for HR-related Data – April 2026\niii. Call-out Provision\niv. Shared Parental Leave Policy Review\nv. Adoption Leave Policy Review\nvi. Parental Bereavement Policy Review\nvii. Child and Vulnerable Adult Welfare and Safeguarding Policy Review\nviii. No Smoking Policy Review\nix. Mobile Phone Policy Review \nPC26/065  Time and Date of Next Meeting\nTo note the next Personnel Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 11 March 2026 at 6:30pm. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To NOTE the next Personnel Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday 11 March 2026 at 6:30pm at Richmond House\, Morton Terrace. \nThe meeting closed at 7:50pm.
URL:https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/meeting/personnel-committee-41/
LOCATION:Richmond House\, Richmond House\, Richmond Park\, GAINSBOROUGH\, Lincolnshire\, DN21 2RJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Personnel
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