Agenda and minutes

To Approve as a Correct Record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Chief Officer Employment Committee held on 30 November 2023.

RESOLVED that approval of the previous minutes, be deferred to the subsequent meeting.

Members may make any declarations of interest at this point but may also make them at any time during the course of the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest made at this point in the meeting.

To resolve that under Section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED that under Section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

The Chairman addressed the Committee and set out the reason for the meeting having been convened.

Since the calling of the meeting, circumstances in the days leading up to the meeting had changed, the nature of which was shared with the Committee.  The result being, the report that had been prepared required updating, and that further advice and clarification on the Council’s position was required.

The nature of the work being undertaken, as a result, was summarised to Members, alongside the external support being received, and the future decision the Committee would be asked to make in light of this.

Statutory Guidance relevant to the matter would be provided to all Members of the Committee prior to them making any decision and the importance of adherence to it was stressed by the Chairman.

Noting the above, a proposal to adjourn the meeting, pending an updated report was moved.  It was further proposed that the Committee reconvene on 5 September at 5pm.

Having been duly seconded, on being put to the vote, it was: -

RESOLVED that the meeting be adjourned, pending receipt of an updated report, and be re-convened at 5pm on 5 September 2024