Contact: Jou Pyke

Direct Dial: 01934 634911

E-mail: joanna.pyke@n-somerset.gov.uk

Date: 3rd March 2003

Dear Sir or Madam

Employment Committee

Tuesday 11th March 2003, 2.30 p.m., Rickford Room, TOWN HALL

A meeting of the Committee will take place as indicated above. The agenda is set out overleaf.

Yours faithfully

Solicitor to the Council

To: Members of the Committee

Councillors:

Peter Fisher (Chairman), Muriel Kraft, Michael Fazackerley, Alan Hockridge, Ian Peddlesden

All other Members of the Council (for information)

AGENDA

1 Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes

2 Public Discussion

To receive and hear any person who wishes to address the Committee. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard. Each person will be limited to a period of five minutes. Public Participation Time must not exceed fifteen minutes.

Note:

(No question or comment shall be permitted under these procedures where it would result in either:-

a) the likely disclosure of exempt information or confidential information , or

b) Discussion of a licensing application, application for registration or

c) participation by its employees concerning matters related to their own or colleagues employment)

“Exempt” and “Confidential” shall have the same meanings for this purpose as they have under the Access to Information provisions contained in the Local Government Act 1972 and the ruling of the appropriate office to act as Solicitor to the Council following consultation with the relevant Chairman, shall be conclusive in this regard.

3 Declarations of Interest by Members

4 Minutes

4.1 Committee Meeting – 13th February 2003 – page 4

5 Matters referred by Council, the Executive and other Committees (if any)

6 Short listing for the appointment of Director of Development and Environment (EXEMPT AND URGENT ITEM) – TO FOLLOW

Papers will be distributed following the closing date for applications (closing date 12 noon on 6th March 2003)

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EXEMPT ITEMS

Should the Committee wish to consider a matter as an Exempt Item, the Committee will be invited to pass the following resolution –

“(1) That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972.”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

“(2) That members of the Council who are not members of this Committee be invited to remain.”

MOBILE PHONES, PAGERS AND SIMILAR CALLING DEVICES

All persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off these devices in accordance with the Council’s statement concerning disturbance caused by such apparatus. The Chairman may approve an exception to this request in special circumstances.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE

ON HEARING THE ALARM – (a continuous two tone siren)

Leave the room by the nearest exit door. Ensure that windows are closed.

Last person out to close the door.

DO NOT stop to collect personal belongings.

DO NOT use the lifts.

FOLLOW the green and white exit signs and make your way to the assembly point.

DO NOT re-enter the building until authorised to do so by the Fire Authority.

GO TO ASSEMBLY POINT D – THE CAR PARK OPPOSITE MAIN RECEPTION

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Agenda Item 4

DRAFT

MINUTES

OF THE MEETING OF THE

Employment Committee

Thursday 13th February 2003

HELD AT THE TOWN HALL, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, SOMERSET.

Meeting Commenced: 9.35 a.m. Meeting Concluded: 10.20 a.m.

PRESENT: Councillors Peter Fisher (Chairman), John Daws (substitute for Michael Fazackerley), Alan Hockridge, Muriel Kraft and Ian Peddlesden.

APOLOGIES: Councillor Fazackerely

EMP 23

Minutes – 28th January 2003

RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting held on 28th January 2003 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

EMP 24

Exclusion of the Press and Public

RESOLVED:

(1) that the press, public, together with officers not required by Members, the Chief Executive Officer or the Director Acting Director to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972,

(2) that members of the Council who are not members of this Committee be invited to remain.

Item Reason for Exemption

Minute no. 25 Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

EMP 25

Appointment Process for Senior Post in the Directorate of Development and Environment (Exempt and Urgent Item)

The Chairman ruled that the applications to be considered be an urgent item, the reason for urgency being that the closing date for the applications was after the statutory five clear days notification of meeting date, time, venue and availability of reports.

Officers advised Members that at the time the Committee met there were two applications for the two Assistant Directors posts.

Informal discussions concerning redeployment were held with the two candidates.

Members noted that advertisements had been placed for the Director of Development and Environment post. and responses were being received.

RESOLVED: that DL and KT be redeployed to the positions of Assistant Directors in the Development and Environment Directorate, in accordance with the National Conditions for Local Authorities, following a redundancy situation. The detailed allocation of responsibilities between the two roles to be determined by the Chief Executive Officer in consultation with the Acting Director of Development and Environment and the new Assistant Directors.

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Chairman

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