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)             the meeting notes at the start of the meeting at the item ‘Reserves’ that the Reserve Member is or will be attending as a reserve;

(iv)              if a Reserve Member whose intention to attend has been noted arrives after the commencement of the meeting, then that Reserve Member can only act as a Member from the start of the next item of business on the agenda after his/her arrival.

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:

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no interests declared by Members present 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 Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED:  That all items be considered with the press and public present with the exception of the following item for the reason set out below:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2007 and 27 August 2007 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

[Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 17 July 2007 and 27 August 2007 are published on the Council’s intranet and website].

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meetings held on 17 July 2007 and 28 August 2007 be taken as read and signed as correct records.

To receive questions (if any) from local residents or organisations under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 19 (Part 4B of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put, or petitions or deputations received at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rules 19, 16 and 17 respectively.

Report of the Director – Schools and Children’s Development

The Sub-Committee considered a confidential report of the Director of Schools and Children’s Development, which detailed an application by an employee under Regulation 30 of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007 requesting that the Council exercise discretion and agree early retirement.

RESOLVED:  That (1) this was a suitable case for consideration under Regulation 30 of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations 2007;

(2)  having determined that the application met the criteria approved by the Licensing and General Purposes Committee on 4 March 2003, discretion be exercised and the early retirement of AC under Regulation 30 be agreed.