Agenda and minutes

None received.

RESOLVED:

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

None received.

There were no urgent items.

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 Chief Executive.

The Chief Executive presented a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking approval to dismiss a Chief Officer on grounds of redundancy following restructuring of the Council’s management arrangements.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the dismissal of MK, Corporate Director on the grounds of redundancy;

2)    Request the Council’s Monitoring Officer to notify the Executive of the decision to dismiss as required by the Standing Orders relating to staff within the Council’s Constitution;

3)    Subject to the Monitoring Officer following the notification arrangements set out in the constitution and receiving no objection from the Leader, to authorise the Chief Executive to issue a notice of dismissal to MK; and

4)    Designate Alison Ball, Financial Services Manager, as the Council’s 151 Officer until such point as the new Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance is in post.