Agenda and minutes

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members of the Council.

There were no declarations.

Recommendation I:            Cabinet

                                                (18 July 2013)

Further to item 3 on the Summons, the Leader of the Council, Councillor Thaya Idaikkadar, moved the recommendation set out in the report.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)               the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule and the Installments Policy and Regulation 123 List appended to the Schedule be adopted;

(2)               a commencement date of 1 October 2013 for the coming into effect of the CIL Charging Schedule be approved.

Report of Divisional Director Human Resources, Development & Shared Services.

Further to item 4 on the Summons, the Leader of the Council, Councillor Thaya Idaikkadar, moved the recommendation set out in the report.

RESOLVED:  That, with effect from 17 September 2013:

(1)               the delegation to the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel be amended to include determination of any remuneration package of £100,000 or greater;

(2)               the delegations to the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel be amended to include determination of any payments on termination of employment of £100,000 or greater;

(3)               a summary of any remuneration packages or payments on termination of employment amounting to £100,000 or greater approved by the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel be reported for information to Full Council;

(4)               the revised wording for the Constitution and the Council’s Pay Policy Statement 2013/14 be agreed to reflect the changes set out above, as set out in appendix I and II to these minutes.

The Mayor Councillor Nana Asante and Councillors Krishna James, Barry Macleod-Cullinane and Paul Osborn wished to be recorded as having voted against the recommendations.

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence, or of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972:

The Mayor put forward a proposal that members of the press and public were not excluded for Item 6 (Severance Payments of £100,000 or Greater) if there were no Members who wished to speak and that the item be put straight to the vote.  This was agreed.

Report of Divisional Director Human Resources, Development & Shared Services.

Further to item 6 on the Summons, the Leader of the Council, Councillor Thaya Idaikkadar, moved the recommendation set out in the report.

RESOLVED:  That the payment of the contractual and statutory payments to the employee who has been given notice of the termination of his/her employment, as set out in Table 1 of the exempt report, be approved.