Venue: Civic Suite, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon PE29 3TN
Contact: Democratic Services Team, Tel No. 01480 388015/e-mail Anthony.Roberts@huntingdonshire.gov.uk
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To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings held on 26th June 2014. Contact: A Roberts 388015 Additional documents: Minutes: The Minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 26th June 2014 and 20th May 2015 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman. |
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MEMBERS' INTERESTS To receive from Members declarations as to disclosable pecuniary or other interests in relation to any Agenda Item. See Notes below. Minutes: No declarations of interests were received. |
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To consider a report by the LGSS HR Business Partner on changes to the statutory disciplinary and dismissal procedures applying to English local authorities’ heads of paid service, monitoring officers and chief financial officers. Contact: L Fulcher 01223 699777 Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee received and noted a report by the LGSS HR Business Partner (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) on changes to the statutory disciplinary and dismissal procedures applying to English local authorities’ heads of paid service, monitoring officers and chief financial officers. Having received clarification that the independent persons who were required to sit on the panel when dismissal of any of the Officers was being considered would be those who had been appointed under the Localism Act to advise on standards issues and that these independent persons were distinct from the previous Designated Independent Person, it was
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that the Council be recommended to approve the amended statutory dismissal procedures and Disciplinary Policy |
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UPDATE ON CODE OF CONDUCT COMPLAINTS To receive a verbal update on Code of Conduct complaints received by the Monitoring Officer. Contact: J Slatter 388103 Minutes: The Deputy Monitoring Officer informed the Committee that in the last year the Council’s Monitoring Officer had received 16 complaints under the Code of Conduct. Of these, 15 had progressed and one had been cancelled. Members requested that details of the split between parish and district complaints. The Deputy Monitoring Officer agreed to circulate this information directly to Members outside of the meeting. |
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REVIEW OF COUNCIL CONSTITUTION To consider a report by the Monitoring Officer on the review of the Council’s Constitution. Contact: S Tracey 388023 Minutes: With the aid of a report by the Deputy Monitoring Officer (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book), the Committee was updated on progress of the review of the Council’s Constitution. An external firm of Solicitors, Bevan Brittan, had been appointed to carry out the review. Their initial assessment was noted by Members.
A Member working group was to be established to oversee the process. In response to a question by Councillor J White, it was reported that it was likely the review would be concluded later in the year. |
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REQUEST FOR DISPENSATION To consider a report by the Monitoring Officer seeking a dispensation for a Member of the Council. Contact: A Roberts 388015 Minutes: Pursuant to Minute No. 14/7, consideration was given to a report by the Monitoring Officer (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) seeking a dispensation for Councillor Mrs P A Jordan. The dispensation would allow her, as an employee within the NHS, to speak and vote at meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) when business relating to the NHS arose. A similar dispensation had been granted to Councillor Mrs Jordan during her previous term of office and, having been re-elected, a renewal of the dispensation was being sought.
Having been reminded of the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 in relation to dispensations, it was
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that a dispensation be granted to Councillor Mrs P A Jordan until 30th April 2019 to speak and vote on matters coming before the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Social Well-Being) connected with NHS issues other than those affecting her own personal terms and conditions of employment and matters which impact upon her directly as an employee. |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled to take place on 10th September 2015 at 4.00pm in the Civic Suite, Pathfinder House. Minutes: Members noted that the next meeting of the Committee was scheduled to take place on 10th September 2015 at 4.00pm in the Civic Suite, Pathfinder House, Huntingdon. |