Agenda and minutes

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2014.

Resolved

That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2014 be approved as a correct record.

To answer any written public questions about matters which are within the powers and duties of the Committee.  The closing date/time for the receipt of questions is 10.00am on 24 March 2015.

To answer any oral question(s) submitted by members of the public at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting, and with the consent of the Chairman.

Depending on the nature of the questions asked it may not be possible to provide a comprehensive answer at the meeting, in which case a written answer will be supplied as soon as reasonably possible after the meeting.

No questions had been received from members of the public.

To answer any written members’ questions.  The closing date/time for the receipt of questions is 10.00am on 24 March 2015.

No questions had been received from councillors.

To consider the Council’s Pay Policy Statement, and recommend it to Full Council for approval.

Consideration was given by the Committee to the revised Pay Policy Statement for 2015. 

In response to questions, Dilys Wynn, Director of People Services, explained that interim appointments, although not used on a regular basis within the Authority, there were occasions when an interim was cheaper than an employee, and agreed to circulate the actual number of this type of appointment to the Committee after the meeting.

The Committee noted that recommendations within the report to be considered at agenda item 8 would, if agreed, have an effect on the details of the information given on the senior management structure as shown in the Pay Policy Statement.

Bearing this in mind, the Committee

Resolved to Recommend

That Council adopt the revised Pay Policy Statement.

To consider a report on Traineeships.

Dilys Wynn, Director of People Services, presented a report on the various (paid and unpaid) trainee schemes run by the Authority.  Members noted that two new remunerated schemes were proposed.

The Committee welcomed the proposals as a useful contribution to the Grow Gloucestershire campaign and the Youth Economic Strategy.

Resolved

That the report be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved.

Resolved

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the remaining item on the agenda in accordance with the provisions of section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (schedule 12A paragraphs 1,2 & 3) which are:

Information relating to any individual.

Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

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

To summarise the changes to the Council’s senior management structure.

The Committee considered the proposals on the re-structuring of the Council’s senior management. 

Members noted the likely level of savings the new structure would achieve and that no adverse impact on the organisation of Child or Adult safe-guarding was envisaged.

Having considered all the information before it, the Committee

Resolved

That the report be received and the recommendations contained therein be approved.