Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence had been received from Councillors Elliott, Miller and Pepper. Councillor Paling attended as substitute.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

None.

None.

To move 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 report on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED:

That, the Members being satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs 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 the consideration of the ensuing reports on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Report of the Service Manager Financial Services.

DC attended the Committee and was not represented. Alison Ball, Service Manager Finance, attended with David Archer, Service Manager Organisational Development, and presented the Council’s reasons for the decision to dismiss. DC put forward his own appeal case.

RESOLVED:

To uphold the decision made to dismiss DC from the Council’s service with effect from 28 March 2018 and to dismiss the appeal made by DC against dismissal.