Agenda item

5 OCTOBER 2018

To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 5 October 2018.

 

Minutes:

The public minutes of the meeting held on 5 October 2018 were considered and approved as a correct record.

 

MATTERS ARISING

Co-opted Members and Declarations of Interests (page 5) – The Chairman reported that this matter had been followed up and that letters to those Co-opted Members who had still not returned a declarations of interests form and to the Chairmen of the Committees/Sub-Committees on which they sat had been drafted by the Chairman and would sent out imminently. The Chairman undertook to update the Committee further on this matter at their next meeting.

 

Dispensations Requests (page 7) – The Town Clerk reported that, in line with the Committee’s views on this, the Town Clerk had informed Deborah Oliver (an external member of the Police Committee) that her request for a dispensation had been deferred so that information relating to the criteria met for the granting of a dispensation may be provided. The Town Clerk reported that, to date, Ms Oliver had not resubmitted a request.

 

In response to a question, the Town Clerk confirmed that a resolution was sent to the Policy and Resources Committee following the last meeting of the Standards Committee, requesting that they look at the issue of interests affecting the ability of an elected member  with children at one of the City’s schools to serve on that school’s governing body with a view to possibly seeking a solution.

 

The Town Clerk reported that the Policy and Resources Committee concurred that this situation was unfortunate and contrary to practice at other independent schools or with parent governors more generally. The Committee tasked the Town Clerk with exploring a solution and producing a report for their future consideration. The report was expected to be considered by the Policy and Resources Committee in March 2018.

 

The Committee requested that this paper also be submitted to the next meeting of the Standards Committee for information, alongside the outcome decided upon by the Policy and Resources Committee.

 

Pastoral Care (page 9) – The Town Clerk reported that the issue of pastoral care/counselling available for those suffering stress as a result of accusations made relating to the work of the Corporation was set to be considered at the next meeting of the Member Privileges Sub Committee.

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