Agenda for Governance Committee on Thursday, 22nd January, 2009, 5.00pm

Procedural Business

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(a)  Declaration of Substitutes - Where Councillors are unable to attend a meeting, a substitute Member from the same Political Group may attend, speak and vote in their place for that meeting.

 

(b)  Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

 

(c)  Exclusion of Press and Public - To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

 

NOTE:  Any item appearing in Part 2 of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

 

A list and description of the exempt categories is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

Minutes:

             Declarations of Substitutes

 

1.1                Councillor Kennedy declared that she was attending the meeting as a substitute for Councillor Duncan.

 

Declarations of Interest

 

1.2                There were no declarations of interest.

 

Exclusion of the Press and Public

 

1.3                The Chairman noted that she had agreed to requests from Councillors Fallon-Khan, Kemble and Ken Norman to be present during the consideration of the items listed in Part 2 of the agenda.

 

1.4                That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the items contained in Part 2 of the agenda.

 

Early Retirement: Chief Executive - Exempt Categories 1, 3, 4 and 5.

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• View the reasons why item 2. is restricted

Report of the Director of Strategy & Governance (copy circulated to Members only).

 

Decision:

RESOLVED – That the recommendations detailed in the report be agreed.

 

Minutes:

2.1                By reason of the special circumstances, and in accordance with section 100B(4)(b) of the 1972 Act, the Chairman of the meeting was consulted and was of the opinion that this item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency. 

 

2.2                The Committee noted that the special circumstances for non-compliance with Council Procedure Rule 19, Access to Information Rule 5 and Section 100B, Schedule 12A of the 1972 Local Government Act as amended (items not to be considered unless the agenda is open to inspection at least five days in advance of the meeting) were that a special meeting had been called in order to ensure certainty in the position of the Chief Executive was achieved as soon as possible in light of media and public attention and speculation and that any necessary actions could be planned towards appointing a replacement.

 

2.3                The Committee considered a report of the Director of Strategy & Governance, concerning the proposed early retirement of the Chief Executive on the grounds of the efficiency of the service.

 

2.4                RESOLVED – That the recommendations detailed in the report be agreed.

 

Note:     Councillors Kennedy and Elgood wished their names recorded as having voted against the recommendations;

 

             Councillor Taylor wished his name recorded as having voted against recommendation 2 in the report;

 

             Councillors Mitchell and Simpson wished their names recorded as having abstained from voting on the recommendations.

 

To consider whether or not the above item and the decisions thereon should remain exempt from disclosure to the press and public.

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Minutes:

3.1                RESOLVED – That Item No.2 and decisions thereon remain exempt from disclosure to the press public.

 

 

Note:     Prior to closing the meeting, the Chairman wished to pay tribute to the Chief Executive, and stated that she felt he had taken the Authority forward during his term of office and proved to be an excellent Chief Executive and wished him well for the future.