Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Transfer of Responsibilities pdf icon PDF 144 KB

Minutes:

Following queries from Members, Officers explained that the function for Homelessness would still be retained within the Social Services, Health and Housing Directorate.

 

RESOLVED:                 (a)    that the responsibility for Housing Strategy, Housing Options, Homeless Supported Tenancies and Housing Renewals be transferred from the Head of Community Care and Housing to the Head of Business Strategy and Public Protection;

 

                                       (b)   that the Head of Community Care and Housing Services be redesignated Head of Community Care and Commissioning.

 

2.

Transfer of Staff - Community Meals Service pdf icon PDF 260 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                 that the transfer of Community Meals Staff from the Environment Directorate to Community Care and Housing Services on March 3rd 2015, be noted.

3.

Christmas and New Year Holiday Arrangements 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 148 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                 that the following Christmas/New Year holiday arrangements for 2015/16 be approved:-

 

Monday

21st December 2015

Normal working day

 

 

 

 

Tuesday

22nd December 2015

Normal working day

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

23rd December 2015

Normal working day

 

 

 

 

Thursday

24th December 2015

Offices close at 1 pm Special leave granted for afternoon

 

 

 

Friday

25th December 2015

Christmas Day Bank Holiday

 

 

 

 

Monday

28th December 2015

Boxing Day Bank Holiday

 

 

 

Tuesday

29th December 2015

Extra Statutory Day

 

 

 

Wednesday

30th December 2015

Additional annual leave day (*)

 

 

 

 

Thursday

31st December 2015

 

 

Offices closed – all employees required to use one day of annual leave (*)

Friday

1st January 2016

New Year’s Day Bank Holiday

 

(*) Main Civic Centres will be closed on these dates, however some services will require employees to work on these dates and employees will be able to take their annual leave on alternative dates, so that service delivery is not detrimentally affected. Where employees are required to work, the relevant Head of Service will notify employees as soon as possible.

 

 

4.

Urgent Item

Minutes:

Because of the need to deal now with the matter contained in Minute No. 6 below, the Chairman agreed that this could be raised at today’s meeting as an urgent item, pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

 

Reason

 

Due to the time element.

 

5.

Access to Meetings

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                 that pursuant to Section 100A (4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12 and 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.

6.

Engagement of Interim Commissioning and Transformation Manager, Community Care

Minutes:

Members discussed the private, urgent report, and Officers clarified that the ‘day rate’, as detailed in the private report, was inclusive of on costs. Members noted that the position of Interim Commissioning and Transformation Manager was necessary due to capacity issues within Social Services, Health and Housing, and Officers viewed it as a ‘spend to save’ engagement.

 

RESOLVED:                 that the continued engagement of the Interim Commissioning and Transformation Manager in Community Care and Housing, be approved.

7.

Proposed Changes to the Early Retirement, Voluntary Redundancy, Compulsory Redundancy Scheme

(Exempt under Paragraphs 12 and 13)

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                 (a)      that the changes to the Authority’s Early Retirement/Voluntary Redundancy/Compulsory Redundancy (ER/VR/CR) Scheme, as detailed within the private circulated report, be approved;

 

                                                  (b)      that a transitional, short-term Voluntary Redundancy Scheme for “Green Book” employees, directly employed by schools, as detailed within the private circulated report, be approved.

 

8.

October 2014 Voluntary Redundancy Scheme Update

(Exempt under Paragraphs 12 and 13)

Minutes:

Officers provided an update in relation to the VR Scheme and progress of expressions of interest.  A composite report will be presented to Members at the next meeting, providing information from Heads of Service in relation to all leavers under the scheme, and with details of any associated restructures. Structure charts will also be provided.

 

RESOLVED:                 that the report be noted.