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Agenda and minutes

Member and Employment and Development Panel - Thursday 31st May, 2012 6.30 pm

Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone

Contact: Janet Barnes 01622 602242

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence.
2.	Notification of Substitute Members Minutes: There were no Substitute Members.
3.	Notification of Visiting Members Minutes: There were no Visiting Members.
4.	Election of Chairman Minutes: RESOLVED: That Councillor Lusty be elected Chairman for the Municipal Year 2012/13.
5.	Election of Vice Chairman Minutes: RESOLVED: That Councillor Mrs Wilson be elected Vice Chairman for the Municipal Year 2012/13.
6.	Disclosures by Members and Officers Minutes: The Head of HR Shared Service declared a personal interest regarding Agenda Item 13 concerning Car Allowances for staff.
7.	Disclosures of Lobbying Minutes: There were no disclosures of lobbying.
8.	Exempt Items Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Items on Part II of the Agenda be taken in private as proposed.
9.	Minutes PDF 42 KB View item 9. as HTML 23 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 23 January 2012 be approved as a correct record and signed.
10.	Appointment of Political Group Spokespersons Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Political Group Spokespersons set out below be appointed for the Municipal Year 2012/13:- Conservative Councillor J A Wilson Liberal Democrat Councillor Mrs Wilson Independent Councillor Moriarty
11.	Appointment of Sub Committees PDF 59 KB View item 11. as HTML 45 KB Additional documents: SubPanel_Membership_1213 , item 11. PDF 46 KB View as HTML (11./2) 55 KB Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Head of Democratic Services regarding the appointment of the Panel’s various Sub Committees. RESOLVED: 1. That the vacancy on the Investigatory Sub Committee be filled by Councillor McKay, making this Sub Committee politically unbalanced. 2. That the membership of the Sub Committees, as set out in the attached Appendix, be agreed.
12.	Member Development Budget 2012_13 PDF 73 KB View item 12. as HTML 53 KB View the background to item 12. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 12. PDF 56 KB View as HTML (12./2) 60 KB Appendix 2 , item 12. PDF 35 KB View as HTML (12./3) 9 KB Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Head of HR Shared Service setting out the proposed programme for Member Development for 2012/13. The Panel were informed that it was proposed the remaining unallocated budget be held for emerging needs and that the Learning and Development Manager will liaise with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services to agree the spend. RESOLVED: 1. That the Learning and Development Manager liaise with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services to agree the spend of the unallocated part of the Members’ Development Budget 2012/13. 2. That the programme and approach for Member Development for 2012/13, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report of the Head of Human Resources Shared Service, be agreed.
13.	Exclusion of the Public from the Meeting Minutes: RESOLVED: That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business because of the likely disclosure of exempt information for the reasons specified, having applied the Public Interest Test:- Head of Schedule 12A and Brief Description Car Allowances 4 = Labour Relations
14.	Car Allowances View the reasons why item 14. is restricted View the background to item 14. Minutes: The Panel considered the Report of the Head of HR Shared Service regarding car allowances.
15.	Duration of Meeting Minutes: 6.35 p.m. to 7.50 p.m.