Issue - meetings

RECOMMENDED that members of the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for this item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:

(i)              it involves 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 outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

To receive the exempt recommendations of the Employment Committee, report to follow.  

RESOLVED that members of the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for this item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:

(i)              it involves 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 outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Council considered an exempt report, with seven recommendations relating to the senior management of the Council. At the request of five Members, voting was recorded in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 2.21.2, as follows:

For: Councillors Absalom, Ashford, Biggs, Blacker, Brunt, Buttironi, Horwood, Hudson, Humphreys, King, Knight, Kulka, Lewanski, Lynch, Michalowski, Moses, Neame, Parnall, Paul, Philpott, Rickman, Ross, Sachdeva, Schofield, Stevens, Turner and Walsh. (27)

Against: Councillors Adamson, Bray, Essex, Feeney, Harp, Harper, Harrison, McKenna, Ritter, Sinden and Whinney. (11)

Abstentions: (0)

RESOLVED that the seven recommendations set out in the exempt report, be approved.

Clerk’s note: i) Councillor Foreman left the meeting prior to the vote being called; ii) the Acting Chief Executive, Mari Roberts-Wood left the meeting upon the conclusion of this item, and did not return.

RECOMMENDED that members of the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for this item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:

(i)              it involves 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 outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

RESOLVED that members of the Press and public be excluded from the meeting for this item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:

(i)              it involves 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 outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Committee considered the exempt report, with eight recommendations relating to the senior management of the Council. A vote was taken by a show of hands, whereupon it was:

RESOLVED that the eight recommendations set out in the exempt report be RECOMMENDED to Council.