Apologies for absence were received from:

·       Councillor Amina Ali and

·       Councillor Faroque Ahmed

Members are reminded to consider the categories of interest, identified in the Code of Conduct for Members to determine; whether they have an interest in any agenda item and any action they should take. For further details, see the attached note from the Monitoring Officer.

Members are also reminded to declare the nature of the interest at the earliest opportunity and the agenda item it relates to. Please note that ultimately it is the Members’ responsibility to identify any interests and also update their register of interests form as required by the Code.

If in doubt as to the nature of an interest, you are advised to seek advice prior to the meeting by contacting the Monitoring Officer or Democratic Services.

There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests.

In view of the contents of the remaining items on the agenda the Committee is recommended to adopt the following motion: “That, under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contains information defined as Exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act,1972.”

EXEMPT SECTION (Pink Papers)

The Exempt/Confidential (pink) papers for consideration at the meeting will contain information, which is commercially, legally or personally sensitive and should not be divulged to third parties. If you do not wish to retain these papers after the meeting, please hand them to the Democratic Services Officer present or dispose of them in the confidential bins.

The Speaker MOVED and Councillor Talukdar seconded the motion to

exclude the press and public for the remaining part of the meeting.

Council

RESOLVED:

1. In view of the contents of the remaining items on the agenda to agree: “That, under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contains information defined as Exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act,1972.”

To consider the exempt/confidential report of the Interim Corporate Director, Resources, on exit payments where the overall package is likely to exceed £99,999.

Councillor Saif Uddin Khaled, Chair of the General Purposes Committee introduced the report which set out the process for agreeing an exit Payment for the Corporate Director of Place.

Members expressed their praise and thanks to the Corporate Director before agreeing the severance payment.

Council RESOLVED to:

a)         Note and approve the exit payment, including redundancy and the cost of the early payment of pension benefits, resulting from the deletion of the post as part of an organisational restructure.

b)         Note that the redundancy payment is part of the individuals’ contractual terms and conditions of employment and that the early payment of pension benefits is linked to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

c)          Note and approve the ex-gratia payment to compensate for non-consultationabout potential redundancy.