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No. Item

29/09

Apologies for Absence and Temporary Appointments

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Roz Smith for whom Councillor Jean Fooks substituted.  

30/09

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To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 3 September 2009 (PB3) and to receive for information any matters arising from them.

 

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 3 September 2009 (PB3) were approved and signed. 

31/09

Exempt Minutes

To approve the exempt part of the minutes of the meeting held on 3 September 2009 (PB5E) and to receive for information any matters arising from them.

 

The public should be excluded during this item because its discussion in public would be likely to lead to the disclosure to members of the public present of information in the following prescribed categories:

  • (1) Information relating to any individual;
  • (2) Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual;
  • (3) Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

 

and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

Minutes:

The Exempt Minutes of the meeting held on 3 September 2009 (PB5) were approved and signed.  

32/09

Re-tendering of Transport Contract & Re-structuring of the Transport Service

Report by Director for Environment & Economy (PB7E). 

 

The public should be excluded during this item because its discussion in public would be likely to lead to the disclosure to members of the public present of information in the following prescribed categories:

 

  • (4) Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matters arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office-holders under the authority

 

and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

 

The report provides the Sub-Committee with an update on the Transport contract re-tendering process and the associated restructuring of the Transport Service and seeks approval in principal for consideration of early retirement for some transport staff. 

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered a report (PB7E) which updated Members on the Environment & Economy directorate’s transport contract re-tendering process and the associated restructuring of the Transport Service. 

 

Mr Fell introduced the report and responded to members’ questions and comments, including union involvement. 

 

RESOLVED:  to note the report and consider any individual requests for early retirement to subsequent Sub-Committee meetings. 

 

 

33/09

Applications for Premature Retirement

The Democracy & Organisation Committee, as the Employing Authority, has delegated to this Sub-Committee the determination of benefits for individual applications for early retirement.

 

Report PB8E sets out 6 applications for early retirement in total.

 

The public should be excluded during this item because its discussion in public would be likely to lead to the disclosure to members of the public present of information in the following prescribed categories:

  • (1) Information relating to any individual;
  • (2) Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual;
  • (3) Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

 

and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would infringe the rights of the individual to privacy contrary to the general law and the duty of the authority to respect human rights and to comply with that law and contrary to the authority’s duties as a fair employer.

 

The Sub-Committee is RECOMMENDED to note the cases for early retirement and to determine the individual benefits to be paid.

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered a report (PB8E) which set out 6 applications for early retirement. 

 

Having considered the applications the Sub-Committee RESOLVED: to adopt the recommendations shown in the report PB8E ((a 1-5) & (b)).