Meeting documents

Employment Committee
Wednesday, 10th March, 2004 5.00 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 10th March, 2004
Time:
5.00p.m.
Place:
in the Old Council Chamber, Town Hall, Reigate
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Councillor Mrs. D.A.Ross-Tomlin (Chairman); Councillors J.C. Dann, T. Russell, Mrs. J.M.A.Spiers and Mrs. R.S.Turner.
Also Present:
None.
Substitutes:
None.
Min NoDescriptionResolution
Part I
31. MINUTES
RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 26th February, 2004 be approved as a correct record and signed.

32 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
 
33 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
None.
34 ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS
None.
35 EXEMPT BUSINESS
RESOLVED that members of the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.
Part II(Confidential)
36 LOCAL TAXATION UNIT - RESTRUCTURE
  • (Attachment: 2)Report of the Head of Local Taxation
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    (Attachment: 3)Annex 1
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    (Attachment: 4)Annex 1a
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    (Attachment: 5)Annex 2
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    (Attachment: 6)Annex 3
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    (Attachment: 7)Annex 4
RESOLVED that the recommendations as set out in the circulated report be not adopted.
The meeting closed at 5.45 p.m.

Minute

Min NoMinute
32The Director of Services to the Community requested that his apologies be recorded.
36The Committee had before it a report which sought approval for amendments to the Human Resource Plans of the Local Taxation Unit, as an interim measure before the agreed amalgamation with the Customer Services unit. The report set out the background, reasons for change, details of a proposed redundant post, consultation undertaken, resource and corporate implications, and alternative options open to the Committee for consideration. The report also set out a schedule of a proposed new structure for the unit.

The Committee considered the report, during which a number of issues were raised, and the relative merits or otherwise of the options available debated. Following discussion, a majority of Members did not feel the case had been made for redundancy as set out in the report, and it was