Agenda and draft minutes


Venue: Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, OX15 4AA

Contact: Natasha Clark, Democratic and Elections  Email: natasha.clark@cherwellandsouthnorthants.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

3.

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interests.

4.

Petitions and Requests to Address the Meeting

The Chairman to report on any requests to submit petitions or to address the meeting.

 

Minutes:

There were no petitions or requests to address to meeting.

5.

Urgent Business

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

 

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

6.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 55 KB

To confirm as correct records the Minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on Monday 22 October 2018 at 1pm and 2pm and the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 14 May 2019.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on Monday 22 October 2018 at 1pm and 2pm and the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 14 May 2019 were agreed as correct records and signed by the Chairman.

7.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive communications from the Chairman.

 

Minutes:

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

8.

Exclusion of the Public and Press

The following reports contain exempt information as defined in the following paragraphs of Part 1, Schedule 12A of Local Government Act 1972.

 

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).

 

4 – Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the authority.

 

Members are reminded that whilst the following items have been marked as exempt, it is for the meeting to decide whether or not to consider each of them in private or in public. In making the decision, members should balance the interests of individuals or the Council itself in having access to the information. In considering their discretion members should also be mindful of the advice of Council Officers.

 

Should Members decide not to make a decision in public, they are recommended to pass the following recommendation:

 

“That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 12A of that Act.”

 

Minutes:

Resolved

 

That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 12A of that Act.

 

9.

Communities and Leisure Separation Proposal

Exempt report of Assistant Director: Wellbeing

Minutes:

The Assistant Director: Wellbeing submitted an exempt report which presented final recommendations for the separation of the Joint Communities and Leisure services following the process of formal staff consultation. 

 

Resolved

 

(1)            That the Communities and Leisure management structure be agreed.

 

(2)            That the findings of the formal staff consultation process be noted.

 

(3)            As set out in the exempt minutes.

 

(4)            That it be noted that the current organisational change policies had been used to ensure the fair and effective implementation of the restructure. 

 

(5)            As set out in the exempt minutes.

 

10.

Environmental Health, Licensing and Community Safety Separation Proposal

Exempt report of Assistant Director: Environmental Health, Licensing and Community Safety

Minutes:

The Assistant Director: Environmental Health, Licensing and Community Safety submitted an exempt report which present final recommendations for the separation of the Joint Environmental Health, Licensing and Community Safety services following the process of formal staff consultation. 

 

Resolved

 

(1)            That the Environmental Health, Licensing and Community Safety structure be agreed.

 

(2)            As set out in the exempt Minutes.

 

(3)            That it be noted that current organisational change policies had been used to ensure the fair and effective implementation of the restructure. 

 

(4)            As set out in the exempt Minutes.

 

 

(All officers except the Chief Executive, Director Customers and Service Development, Manager - HR Business Partners and OD and Governance and Elections Manager left the meeting at the conclusion of this item) 

11.

Senior Management Roles

**This report will follow as it is being reviewed and finalised**

 

Exempt report of Chief Executive

 

Minutes:

The Chief Executive submitted an exempt report which present proposals for the creation of two new senior management roles, Assistant Director Finance and Assistant Director for Planning.

 

Resolved

 

(1)            That the creation of a new Assistant Director Finance position (s151 Officer / deputy) be approved.

 

(2)            That the creation of a new Assistant Director for Planning position be approved.

 

(3)            That it be noted that the proposals will be delivered within existing budgets.