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Draft minutes

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Contact: Emma Sullivan 

Note: This is a reconvened meeting, please refer to the Agenda for the 5th September 2019 

Items
No. Item

1.

To receive apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor M.A. Adams and A. Angel.

2.

Declarations of Interest.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received at the beginning or during the course of the meeting.

3.

To receive and consider the following report(s) which in the opinion of the Proper Officer may be discussed when the meeting is not open to the public and first to consider whether the public interest requires that the meeting should be closed to the public for consideration of this item(s):-

Minutes:

The Chair reminded Members that as this was a reconvened meeting the Public Interest Test accepted and agreed in the meeting of the 5th September 2019 still applied and the committee would therefore move directly into exempt session.

4.

Disciplinary Proceedings - Chief Executive.

Minutes:

Having carefully considered the documents presented and the representations from the Designated Independent Person, the Substantive Chief Executive and his Legal Representative it was moved and seconded that the recommendation of the Designated Independent Person be endorsed and as required under the Disciplinary Process for Statutory Officers the matter now be referred to Council, that Council also consider and determine any appeal that may be forthcoming and that Councillor C. Gordon as Chair write to all parties and formally advise them of this decision and by a show of hands this was unanimously agreed.

 

                        RESOLVED that: -

 

(i)         as part of the Disciplinary Process for Statutory Officers the recommendation of the Designated Independent Person and the endorsement of this recommendation by the Investigating and Disciplinary Committee now be referred to Council;

 

(ii)        as part of the Disciplinary Process for Statutory Officers Council also consider and determine any appeal that may be forthcoming;

 

(iii)       Councillor C. Gordon as Chair, write to all parties and advise them of the decision of the Investigating and Disciplinary Committee.