Agenda and minutes
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The Chairman welcomed Councillors and adjourned the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 6.11pm and reconvened at 6.40pm. |
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Minutes Minutes of meeting held on 14th July, 2015 (previously circulated). Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2015 were approved. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive declarations by Members of interests in respect of items on this Agenda. Members are reminded that, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011, they are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which have not already been declared in the Council’s Register of Interests. (It is a criminal offence not to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest either in the Register or at the meeting). Whilst not a legal requirement, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 and in the interests of clarity and transparency, Members should declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which they have already declared in the Register, at this point in the meeting. In accordance with Part B Section 2 of the Code Of Conduct, Members are required to declare the existence and nature of any other interests as defined in paragraphs 8(1) or 9(2) of the Code of Conduct.
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Review of the Chief Executive Post Report of the Chief Executive to follow. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Chief Executive submitted a report setting out the potential options and key issues associated with the replacement of his post due to his planned retirement in June 2016.
Introducing his report, the Chief Executive made it clear that the most important consideration was the role of the chief executive situated within the political and organisational context that surrounded it. Therefore if Lancaster City Council retained its ambition for its communities and still wished to do as much as it could for its citizens, he would recommend that the Council should have its own whole time Chief Executive.
Committee members asked a number of questions regarding the options in the report, and the likely impact of each option, which the Chief Executive responded to.
The options were:
· To retain a full time Chief Executive · To operate with a Chief Executive working less than five days per week · To disestablish the post of Chief Executive · To share a Chief Executive
Salary scales and other comparative information regarding Chief Executives’ pay were appended to the report for Members’ information.
The views of the Committee were being sought in advance of the matter going to Council for a decision.
Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Kershaw, proposed:
“That the Council should retain a full time Chief Executive post and that remuneration should be considered separately.”
A vote was taken on the proposition, which was carried.
Resolved:
That the Council should retain a full time Chief Executive post and that remuneration should be considered separately.
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Appointment to the Joint Consultative Committee on Health and Safety To appoint a member of the Personnel Committee to the Joint Consultative Committee on Health and Safety. Minutes: The Chairman called for nominations for appointment to the Joint Consultative Committee on Health and Safety.
Councillor Parkinson, seconded by Councillor Rogerson, nominated Councillor Smith.
There were no further nominations and Councillor Smith was appointed.
Resolved:
That Councillor Smith be appointed to the Joint Consultative Committee on Health and Safety.
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Local Government Pension Scheme Employer Discretions Report of the HR & OD Manager. Additional documents: Minutes: The HR and OD Manager submitted a report presenting the revised arrangements set out in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) regulations and the associated discretions available to Lancaster City Council. The report sought approval of a new Statement of Policy in relation to LGPS employer discretions.
The Committee asked a number of questions about the nature of the discretions, how they operated in practice and whether sufficient audit and scrutiny was built into the procedures.
The Chairman noted that there were two small typographical errors in the Statement of Policy under ‘Discretion Exercised’ where ‘companionate’ should read ‘compassionate’.
Resolved:
(1) That the discretionary powers set out in the Council’s Statement of Policy 2015 be adopted and the Statement be approved, subject to correction of the typographical errors noted.
(2) That other policies and procedures be amended to comply with the Statement of Policy 2015.
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