Local democracy

Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1 - City Hall, Bradford. View directions

Items
No. Item

15.

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:

In the interest of transparency Members declared that they knew the staff member concerned in relation to the Staffing Matter (Minute 18).

 

ACTION: City Solicitor

 

 

16.

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.

 

17.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

The Panel is asked to consider whether the item relating to a Staffing Matter should be considered in the absence of the public and, if so, to approve the following recommendation:

 

“That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item relating to a Staffing Matter on the grounds that if they were present, exempt information within Paragraphs 1 (Information relating to an individual) and 2 (information identifying an individual) of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) would be disclosed.”

 

Minutes:

Resolved -

 

“That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item relating to a Staffing Matter (Minute 18) on the grounds that if they were present, exempt information within Paragraphs 1 (Information relating to an individual) and 2 (information identifying an individual) of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) would be disclosed.”

 

 

18.

STAFFING MATTER

Members will be asked to consider a report, NOT FOR PUBLICATION (Document “B” - REPORT TO FOLLOW), relating to a staffing matter.

 

(Ann Lloyd - 01274 437335)

Minutes:

Members were asked to consider a report, NOT FOR PUBLICATION (Document “B”), relating to a staffing matter.

 

Resolved –

 

That the recommendations set out in NOT FOR PUBLICATION Document “B” relating to a staffing matter be approved.

 

ACTION: Chief Executive/Director of Human Resources & City Solicitor

 

(Ann Lloyd - 01274 437335)