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BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL STRATEGY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE STRATEGY COMMITTEE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNCIL OFFICES, CORKS LANE, HADLEIGH ON THURSDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2010
PRESENT: Mr N A Ridley – Chairman
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Mrs J Antill
Mr N A Bennett
Mrs S Carpendale
Mr A J Hinton |
Ms J A Jenkins
Mr R E Kemp
Mr B L Lazenby
Mrs S M Wigglesworth |
Mr M P Booth and Dr M R Miller were unable to be present.
74 - Substitutes
75 - Declaration of Interests
76 - Minutes
77 - Petitions
78 - Questions from Members
79 - Issues Arising from Overview and Scrutiny Committees
80 - Exclusion of Public (which term includes the press)
81 - Salary Range for Single Chief Executive Appointment (Exempt information by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1)
82 - Timing Options for Chief Executive Appointment (Exempt information by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 4 of Part 1)
It was noted that in accordance with Council Procedure Rule No. 5, a substitute was in attendance as follows:-
Mr B L Lazenby (substituting for Dr M R Miller)
None declared.
RESOLVED
That the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2010 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
None received.
None received.
None received.
RESOLVED
That pursuant to Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the business specified below on the grounds that if the public were present during these items there would be the disclosure to them of exempt information as indicated against each item. The Committee was satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
The Minute relating to the above mentioned item is excluded from the public record. A summary of the Minute made by the Proper Officer in accordance with sub-section 2 of Section 100(c) of the Local Government Act 1972 is set out below.
The Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager presented Paper K153, the report of the HR Workstream which set out various options for determining the salary range for a single Chief Executive appointment.
Members concurred with the view of Mid Suffolk District Council’s Executive Committee in recommending a further variation to the salary ranges suggested in the report, and recommended accordingly.
The Minute relating to the above mentioned item is excluded from the public record. A summary of the Minute made by the Proper Officer in accordance with sub-section 2 of Section 100(c) of the Local Government Act 1972 is set out below.
The Solicitor to the Council and Nick Ridley presented Paper K154, the report of the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Joint Member Integration and Merger Board (JMB) relating to the recruitment exercise for the single Chief Executive appointment. The Council’s Section 151 Officer, Barry Hunter, and the Human Resources and Organisational Development Manager, Jeanette Bray, commented on the financial and HR aspects respectively. Members also had before them Paper K154A (circulated at the meeting) which set out the recommendations and decision of the Mid Suffolk Executive Committee on 22 November.
The Committee did not accept all of the recommendations of the JMB, and made revised recommendations to Council which differed in certain respects from the recommendations made by Mid Suffolk’s Executive Committee. Members noted that the Executive Committee had agreed that, in the event of differing recommendations being made by the two Committees, the JMB should be asked to consider the position and make further recommendations to both Councils. Strategy Committee concurred with this view, and resolved accordingly.
RESOLVED
That in view of the differing recommendations from the Councils’ Executive and Strategy Committees, the Joint Member Integration and Merger Review Board be asked to consider the position and make further recommendations to the Full Council of each authority.
The business of the meeting was concluded at 6 p.m.
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