Meeting documents

The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 23 March 2010, copies of which had been previously circulated, were signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

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To resolve that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED -

That under section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.

Note: The relevant paragraph number from Part I of Schedule 12A is indicated at the end of the Minute headings.

The Committee considered the officer’s report together with the appendices containing the advice from Wragge and Co, external legal advisers on employment law, and the terms of reference of the Chiltern District Council and Staff Joint Committee (CSJC).

The terms of reference of the CSJC were clarified together with the need for the membership to be populated.

Members felt that there would be a need for additional consultation mechanisms, particularly for staff who were not UNISON members, and the joint arrangements in the Constitution should be supplemented on this by the offer of consultation with a similar number of staff representatives who were not necessarily represented by the union.

A number of points on the legal advice were clarified.

It was considered that the CSJC needs to meet as soon as possible.  The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the future of the Performance Related Pay Scheme in the context of:-

(1)         The climate of public opinion which had turned against anything associated with a ‘bonus’ culture.

(2)         The limited financial options of the Council.

(3)         The need to maintain levels of service and the best way to reduce cost.

(4)         Spread the impact of changes as evenly and fairly as possible, one way of which was through the PRP scheme.

It was considered that members of the CSJC would need additional information on the financial position and staff benefits package.