Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

183.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor J Bayford for whom Councillor Rattigan was present and from Councillor Braidwood.

 

184.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 113 KB

To receive any declarations of interest.  Members are advised to consider the advice contained within the Declaration of Interest advice attached to this Agenda.  If a Member declares an interest, they should complete the Declaration of Interest Form 

 

Minutes:

Tim Howes, Director of Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer and Madeline Homer, Chief Executive Officer declared an interest in agenda item 7, recognising that they would be a non-voting participants in the deliberations.

 

No declarations of interest were received from Members of the Standards Committee.

 

185.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 62 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of Standards Committee held on 9 January 2020, copy attached.

Minutes:

Councillor Campbell proposed, Councillor Kup seconded and it was agreed that the minutes of the Standards Committee held on 9 January 2020 be approved and signed by the Chairman.

186.

Chairman's Report pdf icon PDF 131 KB

Minutes:

Dr Sexton, Independent Chairman of Standards, outlined his annual report.

 

Councillor Campbell thanked Dr Sexton for his work on the Constitutional Review Working Party and the Standards Committee and for his diligence.

 

 

187.

Standards Complaint Statistics pdf icon PDF 61 KB

Minutes:

The Standards Committee noted the statistics.

188.

Exclusion of Press and Public pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Minutes:

It was AGREED that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for agenda item 7, as it contained exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

189.

Standing Orders in Relation to Staff

Minutes:

Timothy Howes, Director of Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer outlined the report.

 

Councillor Campbell proposed and Councillor Crittenden seconded:

 

That the following provisions for the urgent suspension of statutory officers be recommended to Council:

 

1 .To delegate authority to the Chief Executive (in consultation with the Leader or Chairman of the Investigation and Disciplinary Sub-Committee) to immediately suspend the Monitoring Officer or Section 151 Officer where their remaining presence at work poses a serious risk to an investigation, to the health and safety of others, or to the resources, information or reputation of the council. The General Purposes Committee shall review the suspension as soon as is practicable and in any event no later than two months following the original decision to suspend.

 

2. To delegate authority to the Monitoring Officer (in consultation with the Leader or Chairman of the Investigation and Disciplinary Sub-Committee) to immediately suspend the Chief Executive, where their remaining presence at work poses a serious risk to an investigation, to the health and safety of others, or to the resources, information or reputation of the council. The General Purposes Committee shall review the suspension as soon as is practicable and in any event no later than two months following the original decision to suspend.

 

 

Further to debate, the motion was put to the vote and declared CARRIED.

 

Councillors Fellows, Dexter and Kup wished for it to be noted that they had voted against the motion.