Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of any substitutes in accordance with the Constitution.

There were none.

To receive any declarations of interest.

There were none.

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on 23 June 2021.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2021 be approved.

To receive a verbal update on the Council’s Future Hybrid Working project.

The Director of Place provided a verbal update on the Future Hybrid Working project. It was confirmed that:

·       Staff were able to attend Council premises to work through a booking system. Staff uptake had been relatively high at Earlswood Depot and modest at the Town Hall. It was felt that a less controlled approach and further adaptions at the Town Hall would make for a more conducive work environment and therefore a higher uptake.

·       Staff productivity and engagement whilst working remotely had been high.

·       Officer meetings had been taking place in the Town Hall either face-to-face or in a hybrid way. IT equipment was being procured where appropriate and relevant risk assessments had been updated.

·       Proposals for Member attendance at Full Council on 2 December was being developed for circulation to Group Leaders.

·       Planning Officers were undertaking site visits where they deemed it appropriate and necessary. Members of the Planning Committee had undertaken site visits where necessary.

RESOLVED to note the verbal update on the Future Hybrid Working Programme.

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:

1)    It involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act; and

2)    the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

To consider a report on the arrangements of the Senior Management.

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:

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

2)    the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Committee considered an exempt report in relation to the Council’s Senior Management arrangements.

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:

1)             it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act; and

2)             the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

To consider a verbal update on the 2021/22 Pay Award Process.

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:

1)    It involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Act; and

2)    the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Committee considered a verbal update on the Pay Award Process 2021/22.

To note the work programme for 2021/22.

RESOVLED to note the Future Work Programme.

To consider any item(s) which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered as a matter of urgency – Local Government Act, 1972, Section 100B(4)(b).

Note: Urgent business must be submitted in writing but may be supplemented by an oral report.

There was none.