Agenda and minutes

Assessment Sub-Committee - Wednesday 7 December 2011 2.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 5, Harrow Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XY. View directions

Contact: Vishal Seegoolam, Senior Democratic Services Officer  Tel: 020 8424 1883 E-mail:  vishal.seegoolam@harrow.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

41.

Appointment of the Chairman

To note that the Independent Member, Mr James Coyle , will serve as Chairman of the Sub-Committee for this meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Independent Member, Mr J Coyle, would serve as Chairman of the Sub-Committee for this meeting.

42.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

 

(a)               all Members of the Sub Committee;

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

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note that the following interests were declared:

 

Agenda Item 5 – Complaint – Breach of Code of Conduct

Councillor Mano Dharmarajah declared a personal interest in that the complainant was a fellow political party colleague.  He would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.

 

Councillor Paul Osborn declared a personal interest in that he knew the Member complained about, as a fellow political party colleague.  He would remain in the room whilst the matter was considered and voted upon.

43.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 61 KB

That the minutes of the meeting held on 16 November 2011 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 16 November 2011 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED ITEMS

44.

Assessment Sub-Committee - Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 66 KB

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the terms of reference of the Sub-Committee be noted.

45.

Complaint - Breach of Code of Conduct

The report on behalf of the Monitoring Officer and all relevant information will be circulated at the meeting.

Minutes:

Members considered a report from the Director of Legal and Governance Services, which set out details of a complaint that a Member had failed or may have failed to comply with the Authority’s Code of Conduct.

 

The Sub-Committee fully considered and discussed the report, with each Member setting out their individual thoughts on its content.

 

RESOLVED: That the complaint be referred to the Monitoring Officer to arrange for a formal investigation, unless a letter of apology was received by the Complaint within 14 calendar days of the date of the decision notice and copied to the Monitoring Officer.