Meeting documents

Employment Committee
Thursday, 6th July, 2006 1.30 pm

Date:
Thursday, 6th July, 2006
Time:
1.30 p.m.
Place:
Back Committee Room, Town Hall, Reigate.
 

Attendance Details

Present:
Present: Councillors M.A. Brunt, M.H.C. Buttery, J.M. Ellacott†, Dr. L.R. Hack† and M.J. Selby†.

†Substitute Member

(Note: It was reported that the Mayor was unable to attend the meeting for the purpose of item 1 - Election of Chairman).
Min NoDescriptionResolution
Part I
1 CONSENT FOR THE MAYOR TO TAKE THE CHAIR
 (Note: It was reported that the Mayor was unable to attend the meeting for the purpose of item 1 - Election of Chairman).
2 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
 RESOLVED that Councillor M.A. Brunt be elected Chairman of the Committee for the Municipal Year 2006/07.

(Councillor M.A. Brunt in the Chair)
3 ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN
 RESOLVED that Councillor Mrs. D.A. Ross-Tomlin be elected Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the Municipal Year 2006/07.
4 MINUTES
 RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 23rd February, 2006 be approved as a correct record and signed.
5 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Minute for Minute Number 5
 
6 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
 None.
7 ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS
 None.
8 EXEMPT BUSINESS
 RESOLVED that members of the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:

(i) it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act; and

(ii) the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.
Part II(Confidential)
9 CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS IN RELATION TO A GRIEVANCE OF A MEMBER OF STAFF
Minute for Minute Number 9
RESOLVED that the appeal be dismissed and the previous management decision be upheld.
The meeting closed at 7.15 p.m.

Minute

Min NoMinute
5Apoligies for Absence were received from Councillor Mrs. J.S. Bray, Councillor Mrs. D.A. Ross-Tomlin and Councillor Mrs. J.M.A. Spiers, with Substitutes being Councillor M.J. Selby, Councillor J.M. Ellacott and Councillor Dr. L.R. Hack
9The Committee considered an appeal by a member of staff against a management decision not to uphold a grievance.
The Committee had before it a case statement submitted by the Director of Policy and Environment (who had investigated and determined the grievance as an independent Director) and case papers submitted by the Appellant.
The meeting was conducted in accordance with an agreed appeals procedure which had previously been circulated to all relevant parties.
The Appellant, accompanied with a trade union representative, and the Director of Policy and Environment, together with a Personnel Advisor, were present at the meeting but withdrew when the Committee deliberated in private.

At 4.25 p.m. with all parties still present, the Committee adjourned for a short break and recommenced its business at 4.30 p.m - again with all parties present.
With regard to conveying the Committee's decision, it was agreed that the Chairman (Councillor M.A. Brunt) would meet with the Appellant and trade union representative on Monday, 10th July, 2006 at 10.00 a.m. This approach was agreed by the Appellant in preference to waiting until the close of the Committee meeting. The Appellant would receive the formal decision in writing.

At this point, relevant parties, having completed their summing up, withdrew from the meeting and the Committee deliberated in private.