Agenda and minutes
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Contact: David Knight, Democratic Services Tel: 020 7364 4878; E-mail: david.knight@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTERESTS To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992.
See attached note from the Monitoring Officer.
Minutes: None were declared. |
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To agree the unrestricted minutes of the General Purposes Committee meeting held on 29th October, 2018. Minutes: The unrestricted minutes of the General Purposes Committee meeting held on Monday 29th October, 2018 were approved as a correct record of proceedings. |
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To review the Committee’s work plan for the current municipal year. Minutes: The work plan of future agenda items was received and noted by the Committee.
RESOLVED
1. That the Work Plan be noted.
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REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Constitution Review Part A Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee received and noted a report that set out a draft copy of the new Part A of the constitution for consideration by the Committee as part of the current refresh of the Councils Constitution.
The Committees comments on Part A of the new constitution maybe outlined as follows:
The Committee noted that:
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Appointment Sub-Committee - Membership Minutes: The Committee noted that at its meeting on 25 June 2018 it had agreed to the establishment of the Appointments Sub-Committee (and its terms of reference) for the municipal year 2018/19. This report proposed a minor amendment to those terms of reference in order to increase the membership of the Sub-Committee so as to allow a wider range of Councillors to take part in the meetings.
The Committee noted that:
· This report proposes an amendment to the terms of reference to increase the membership from four to five members as follows (i) 4 members of the Council as nominated by the Leader of the Labour Group, at least one of whom must either be the Mayor or a member of the Executive; and (ii) 1 Member of the Council as nominated by the Leader of the Opposition Group; · An amendment is also proposed in relation to officer roles in order to better reflect internal procedures. Under Paragraph 2 of the terms and conditions it is proposed to read as follows “the Divisional Director, HR (or their respective nominee) to liaise with the Mayor and Group Leaders to receive their nominations, in accordance with the above allocation of places, and to agree the date of the first Sub-Committee in each Chief Officer/Deputy CO appointment cycle”; · The Mayor and political groups are expected to assist in achieving a Sub-Committee whose overall composition is diverse in terms of gender and ethnicity wherever possible; and · In the event that the initial nominations do not produce such a Sub-Committee, the Divisional Director HR (or their respective nominee) will discuss with the respective group leaders and the Mayor options for amending one or more of those nominations as necessary to achieve sufficient diversity.
The Chair Moved and it was:-
RESOLVED to agree:
1. to increase the membership of the Appointment Sub-Committee from four to five Members; and 2. the updated Terms of Reference attached at Appendix 1 to the report.
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS URGENT Minutes: Nil items |
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Appointments to External Bodies Minutes: The Committee noted that this item had been withdrawn as Tower Hamlets Homes (THH) were at present redrafting the terms and conditions and going forward the appointment to the Board of Tower Hamlets Community Housing would be an unpaid a position.
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EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC 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 committee papers in the agenda 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 Committee Officer present. Minutes: RESOLVED
1. That in accordance with 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 on the grounds that the remaining agenda item contained information defined as exempt or confidential in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. |
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EXEMPT MINUTES Nil items
Minutes: Nil items |
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Forthcoming Restructures - Staffing implications Minutes: Amanda Harcus, Divisional Director, HR, presented a report that provided information to Members in respect of severance packages of over £100,000. This report related to five employees who were to leave the Council on the grounds of redundancy and whose severance packages exceeded the threshold.
The Committee considered the report agreed the reasons for excluding the press and public.
The Chair Moved and it was:-
RESOLVED to
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