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Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2 - City Hall, Bradford. View directions

Items
No. Item

1.

DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

(Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution)

 

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

 

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

 

Notes:

 

(1)       Members may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct.  Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

 

(2)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

 

(3)       Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity.

 

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

 

Minutes:

No disclosures of interest were in matters under consideration were received.

2.

INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

 

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

 

(Yusuf Patel - 01274 434579)

 

Minutes:

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.

 

3.

APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEE APPEALS PANEL 2019-20

Recommended –

 

That the Employee Appeals Panel set out in Document “A” (this document containing the appointments will be presented to the meeting) with the membership and Chair as shown and with the role and functions contained in Article 12A of the Constitution and subject to the Rules of Procedure contained in Part 3 of the Constitution be approved.

           

(Yusuf Patel - 01274 434579)

 

Minutes:

The City Solicitor presented Document “A” for the consideration of Members. 

 

Resolved –

 

That the Employee Appeals Panel set out below with the membership and Chair as shown and with the role and functions contained in Article 12A of the Constitution and subject to the Rules of Procedure contained in Part 3 of the Constitution be approved:

 

Membership of Employee Appeals Panel and appointment of Chair and Deputy Chair

 

A Panel of three Councillors (including the Chair where possible) to be selected from the following lists:

 

 

Conservative

Labour

R Brown

S Duffy (Ch)

M Ellis

R Watson (DCh)

K Green

N Azam

R Poulsen

S Engel

N Riaz

A S Farley

P Sullivan

T Hussain

V Townend

H U Khan

G Winnard

S Lal

 

F Shaheen

 

M Slater

 

ACTION:       City Solicitor