Agenda and minutes

To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members.

Reserve Members may attend meetings:-

(i)                 to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve;

(ii)               where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and

(iii)             after notifying the Chair at the start of the meeting.

RESOLVED:  To note the attendance at this meeting of the following duly appointed Reserve Members:-

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members present.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interests made by Members in relation to the business transacted at this meeting.

To consider whether any of the items listed on the agenda should be considered with the press and public excluded on the grounds that it is thought likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that there would be disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence or of exempt information as defined in the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985.

RESOLVED:  That in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985,

(1) the following additional item be admitted to the agenda, with the press and public present by reason of the special circumstances and grounds for urgency set out below:

(2)  the following item listed within Part II of the agenda be considered with the press and public excluded for the reason set out below:

This Special meeting has been convened to reconsider the decision taken on this matter on 16 June 2004.

The following document is submitted:-

1. Original report submitted by the Chief Executive to the Licensing & General Purposes Committee meeting held on 16 June 2004.

FOR CONSIDERATION

The Chief Executive reported an application for early retirement under Regulation 26 of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 1997 (as amended). The report detailed grounds for the Authority to exercise discretion under Regulation 8 of the Local Government (Early Termination) (Discretionary Compensation) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (as amended).  It was mentioned that Pensions regulations would be changing in April 2005, and the Government was offering protection for those over the age of 50.

At its previous meeting on 16 June 2004 the Committee had received a report concerning this matter and had resolved (Minute 27) that the discretionary award of added years should not be made. The Chief Executive reported again on the full exercise of the Discretion in the context of additional, relevant information. Upon consideration and following a vote, it was,

RESOLVED:  That Minute 27 (16 June 2004) be now varied to provide for the following determination of the particular application under Regulation 8:-

(1) it be agreed that this was a suitable case for consideration under Regulation 8 of the Local Government (Early Termination) (Discretionary Compensation) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (as amended);

(2) having determined that the application met the criteria for early retirement, discretion be exercised under Regulation 8 of the Local Government (Early Termination) (Discretionary Compensation) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (as amended) and the early retirement of PO with credited years of 6 years and 243 days be agreed.

(Note: Councillors Mrs Bath, Knowles and John Nickolay wished to be recorded as having voted against the decision to vary Minute 27).

Having agreed that this oral matter be admitted to the business for this Special Meeting  (see Minute 30(1) above) and further to the previous approval in principle to establish an Early Retirement Sub-Committee (Minute 15: 16 June 2004), it was

RESOLVED: That (1) the Early Retirement Sub-Committee membership be established as set out below:

EARLY RETIREMENT SUB-COMMITTEE (3)  (Non-proportional)

(2) an update report be made to a future meeting as to the Sub-Committee Members’ availability, and the number of meetings then held by the Sub-Committee with a view to reviewing any requirement to appoint Reserve Members, after a period of 6 months.