Agenda and minutes

Member and Employment and Development Panel - Monday 4th July, 2011 6.30 pm

Venue: Rooms 1B & 1C, Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone

Contact: Janet Barnes 01622 602242

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Councillor Daley.
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 of the Panel for the remainder of the municipal year 2011/12.
5.	Election of Vice Chairman Minutes: RESOLVED: That Councillor Mrs Wilson be elected Vice Chairman of the Panel for the remainder of the municipal year 2011/12.
6.	Disclosures by Members and Officers Minutes: There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
7.	Disclosures of Lobbying Minutes: There were no disclosures of lobbying.
8.	Exempt Items Minutes: RESOLVED: That the item on Part II of the Agenda be taken in private as proposed.
9.	Minutes PDF 33 KB View item 9. as HTML 16 KB Additional documents: Minutes of Meeting on 17 March 2011 , item 9. PDF 35 KB View as HTML (9./2) 18 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes (Parts I and II) of the meetings held on 10 and 17 March 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed.
10.	Appointment of Political Groups Spokespersons Minutes: RESOLVED: That the following be appointed as the political group spokespersons for the Panel for the remainder of the municipal year 2011/12:- Councillor Garland – Conservative Group Councillor Mrs Wilson – Liberal Democrat Group.
11.	Appointment of Sub Committees PDF 66 KB View item 11. as HTML 49 KB View the background to item 11. Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Head of Democratic Services concerning the appointment of its various sub committees and accepted the nominations of the Group Leaders. RESOLVED: That the appointments to the following sub committees as nominated by the Group Leaders and detailed below be approved:- Performance Sub Committee Conservatives Garland Lusty Wilson Substitutes Burton Greer Hotson Paine Liberal Democrats English Mrs Wilson Substitutes Chittenden Daley Robertson Appeals Sub Committee Conservatives Garland Lusty Substitutes Burton Greer Hotson Paine Wilson Liberal Democrats Mrs Wilson Substitutes Chittenden Daley English Robertson Chief Officers Appeals Sub Committee Conservatives Greer Paine Wilson Substitutes Garland Liberal Democrats Daley Robertson Substitutes Mrs Wilson Investigatory Sub Committee Conservatives Burton Hotson Lusty Substitutes Garland Liberal Democrats Chittenden English Substitutes Mrs Wilson Joint Consultative Sub Committee Conservatives Burton Greer Hotson Paine Wilson Substitutes Garland Lusty Liberal Democrats Chittenden Daley Robertson Substitutes English Mrs Wilson
12.	Member Development 2011/12 PDF 68 KB View item 12. as HTML 43 KB View the background to item 12. Additional documents: Cabinet, Council or Committee Report for Member Development 201112 enc. 1 , item 12. PDF 64 KB View as HTML (12./2) 57 KB Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Head of Human Resources on the detail of the Member Development Programme for 2011/12. It was reported that in respect of Scrutiny training for new members that as there were more new members than that budgeted for LGIU who did the training would come to the Council for the same cost plus expenses. RESOLVED: (1) That the Member Development Programme for 2011/12 as set out in the report be agreed. (2) That if Councillors become aware of and wish to attend courses/training not highlighted in the agreed programme they could still attend but that the cost be met from their allowance though the council would make the arrangements. (3) That an evaluation be made of the benefits of attending the Planning Summer School and that be considered by the Panel before the allocation of next years budget.
13.	HR Work Programme 2011-2012 PDF 77 KB View item 13. as HTML 70 KB View the background to item 13. Minutes: The Panel considered the report of the Head of Human Resources detailing the key work areas for the Panel for the forthcoming year. RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
14.	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 reason specified, having applied the public interest test:- Head of Schedule 12A and Brief Description Minutes (Part II) of the Meeting held on 1 - Individual 17 March 2011
15.	Minutes (Part II) of the Meeting held on 17 March 2011 View the reasons why item 15. is restricted Minutes: RESOLVED: That all members be given the current list of staff and then kept informed of changes thereafter.
16.	Duration of Meeting Minutes: 6.30pm to 7.57pm.