Agenda item

It was moved by Councillor Anderson,

Seconded by Councillor Hussain,

(a)  “That the provisions set out in Schedule 3 to the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001 as amended by the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (“the amended regulations”) be incorporated into Part 4.7 of the  Council’s Constitution (the Officer Employment Procedure Rules).

(b)  That in accordance with the amended Regulations, a committee be established under section 102(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 for the purposes of advising the Council on matters relating to the dismissal of the Council’s Head of Paid Service, Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer. Such Panel to be known as the Statutory Officers’ Disciplinary Panel (“The Panel”) with terms of reference as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.  The Panel will be convened as required.

(c)  That the membership of the Panel comprise of three independent persons (as defined in the amended Regulations), who have accepted an invitation to be considered for appointment to the panel issued in accordance with the amended Regulations.

(d)  That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to issue invitations to relevant independent persons for consideration for appointment to the Panel and to appoint relevant Independent Persons to the Panel.

(e)  That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any further amendments to the Constitution to ensure that it is compliant with the amended Regulations and any other Regulations relating to the appointment and dismissal of the relevant officers.”

 The recommendations were put to the vote and carried unanimously.

Resolved -

(a)  That the provisions set out in Schedule 3 to the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001 as amended by the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (“the amended regulations”) be incorporated into Part 4.7 of the  Council’s Constitution (the Officer Employment Procedure Rules).

(b)  That in accordance with the amended Regulations, a committee be established under section 102(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 for the purposes of advising the Council on matters relating to the dismissal of the Council’s Head of Paid Service, Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer. Such Panel to be known as the Statutory Officers’ Disciplinary Panel (“The Panel”) with terms of reference as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.  The Panel will be convened as required.

(c)  That the membership of the Panel comprise of three independent persons (as defined in the amended Regulations), who have accepted an invitation to be considered for appointment to the panel issued in accordance with the amended Regulations.

(d)  That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to issue invitations to relevant independent persons for consideration for appointment to the Panel and to appoint relevant Independent Persons to the Panel.

(e)  That the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any further amendments to the Constitution to ensure that it is compliant with the amended Regulations and any other Regulations relating to the appointment and dismissal of the relevant officers.