Agenda item

Joint report of the Town Clerk and Director of Human Resources. This report was also considered by the Establishment Committee on 4 February 2016 and will be considered by the Policy and Resources Committee on 18 February 2016.

The Committee considered a joint report of the Town Clerk and the Director of Human Resources which set out the process by which disciplinary action could be taken in respect of the Head of Paid Service (Town Clerk), Section 151 Officer (Chamberlain) and Monitoring Officer (Comptroller and City Solicitor).

The Committee also received a copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Establishment Committee on 4 February at which this report had been considered. The Town Clerk explained that the Establishment Committee had agreed to expand the role of the Chairman of the Finance Committee in the disciplinary process, such that they would now be involved in the oversight of the investigation in relation to all three of the aforementioned officers, rather than just the Chamberlain.

A Member suggested that the Chairman of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen should also be included in the disciplinary process. The Town Clerk explained that it may be more appropriate for that Committee to be involved as part of the Statutory Officer Review Panel, which was a matter for the Policy and Resources Committee (and then the Court of Common Council) to determine.

RESOLVED – That the Committee agrees that the Chairman of the Finance Committee, in conjunction with the Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee and the Chairman of the Establishment Committee, will be responsible for the management of the investigation of complaints or concerns regarding the Head of Paid Service (Town Clerk), Section 151 Officer (Chamberlain) and Monitoring Officer (Comptroller and City Solicitor).