Meeting documents

Joint Consultative and Safety Committee
Wednesday 16 May 2012 5.00 pm

Date:
Wednesday, 16th May, 2012
Time:
5.00pm
Place:
Reception Room, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.
Business for item 1
 
2 TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 29TH MARCH 2012
Business for item 2
RESOLVED that:

1) the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record and signed by the chair.

2) the full given names of committee members are included in future minutes.
3 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS.
Business for item 3
 
4 ANY OTHER ITEMS WHICH THE CHAIRMAN CONSIDERS URGENT.
Business for item 4
RESOLVED:

To note the information
5 EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS
 RESOLVED:

That the members being satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ensuing reports on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
6 REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL'S EXECUTIVE SUPPORT FUNCTION
  • (Attachment: 2)Report of Corporate Director
Business for item 6
RESOLVED:

1) To note the report and the consultation timescale.

2) To invite employees affected by the proposal, and trade union representatives, to consider the proposal and to forward comment or suggestion to the Corporate Director that will be reported back to, and considered by this JCSC towards the end of the formal consultation period.

Attendance Details

Present:
Steve Ainley, Emily Bailey, Paul Key, John Parr, Roland Spencer (a), Sarah Tomlinson, John Truscott, UNISON:, Julie Knowles, Alison Markowski, Gillian Morley, GMB/MBO:, Sean Redgate

Business

Business
ItemBusiness
1Apologies were received from Councillor Spencer.
2Members reviewed the minutes and considered items arising.

Councillor Parr requested that in future minutes the full given names of committee members are included in the minutes.
3None.
4The Chair informed members of the intention to ensure that matters of significant importance are considered by this committee at the outset of consultation, to enable productive dialogue and an auditable decision process.
6Stephen Bray, Corporate Director, spoke to the report on behalf of the Senior Leadership Team explaining the proposals and outlining the consultation period.

Unison requested clarification regarding the number of posts available in the substantive proposal.

Stephen Bray confirmed that the proposed new structure would include four full time equivalent posts.