Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room

Contact: Helen Barrington  Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services

Items
No. Item

28.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

None received.

29.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 8 September 2016. pdf icon PDF 51 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

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

30.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

31.

Code of Conduct Complaints pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, informing members of the Standards Committee of complaints received between 1 September 2016 and 31 January 2017.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To note the report.

32.

Recruitment of co-opted independent member pdf icon PDF 85 KB

Report of Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Organisation Development and Democratic Services, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, requesting that Committee recommend to Council that Rosalie Hawks should be co-opted on to the Standards Committee to fill the vacant post of co-opted independent member.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1.    Recommend to Council that Rosalie Hawks be co-opted on to the Standards Committee to fill the vacant post of co-opted independent member until the annual meeting in 2018; and

 

2.     Delegate authority to the interview panel to review the appointments prior to the annual meeting in 2018 and recommend to Council whether the co-option should continue.

 

33.

Recruitment of Independent Person pdf icon PDF 91 KB

Report of Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, seeking approval to advertise for the position of Independent Person.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1.            The Monitoring Officer take steps to recruit to the role of Independent Person to ensure that the Council is not left without an Independent Person from 11 July 2017;

 

2.            Any suitable candidates for the role of Independent Person can be considered for the reserve role; and

 

3.            The Interview Panel comprising Councillor Payne, Powell and Ellwood can continue to interview candidates and make recommendations to appoint to any future vacancies for co-opted members or independent persons. Any member of the Committee can act as substitute to the Interview Panel, if necessary.

 

 

 

34.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.