Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor Gill Sanders (Councillor Liz Brighouse substituting) and Councillor Richard Webber (Councillor Neil Fawcett substituting).

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on  23 June 2015                      (RC3) and to receive information arising from them.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 23 June were approved and signed as a correct record.

It is Recommended that the public be excluded for the duration of item RC6 since it is likely that if they were present during that item there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972(as amended) and specified below in relation to those items 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.

THE MINUTES AT ITEM 6 HAVE NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE REGARDED AS ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ BY MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THEM

THIS ALSO MEANS THAT THE CONTENTS SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED WITH OTHERS AND NO COPIES SHOULD BE MADE.

In the event that any Member or Officer wishes to discuss confidential information related to the report at RC7, the Remuneration Committee will be invited to resolve to exclude the public for that consideration by passing a resolution in relation to that item in the following terms:

that the public be excluded for the duration of item RC6 & 7 since it is likely that if they were present during that item there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and specified below in relation to those items 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.

NOTE: The report does not contain exempt information and is available to the public.

RESOLVED:           that the public be excluded for the duration of item RC6 & 7 since it is likely that if they were present during that item there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and specified below in relation to those items 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.

To approve the exempt part of the minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2015 (RC6) and to receive information arising from them.

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

1      Information relating to any individual

3      Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

It is considered that in this 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 information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

1      Information relating to any individual

3      Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

It is considered that in this 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 exempt part of the minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2015 were agreed and signed.

To consider a report (RC7) on the appointment of the head of paid service and other associated posts prior to consideration at full Council on 14 July 2015

During discussion of the report there may be consideration of information that is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

1      Information relating to any individual

3      Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

It is considered that in this 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 Committee is asked to make recommendations to the full Council meeting on 14 July 2015

The Committee considered a report on the appointment of the head of paid service and other associated posts prior to consideration at full Council on 14 July 2015

During discussion of the report there may be consideration of information that is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

1      Information relating to any individual

3      Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

It is considered that in this 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

RESOLVED:           to RECOMMEND Council to:

(1)            appoint the Chief Legal Officer, Peter Clark, as the Council’s Head of Paid Service in succession to the departing Chief Executive; AND if (1) is agreed

(2)            appoint the Deputy Head of Law and Culture (Nick Graham) as the Council’s Monitoring Officer.