Agenda

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest in any item on the agenda.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 6 February 2018 and 15 February 2018

The Joint Committee considered the revised Redeployment Policy and Procedure. It was noted revised Policy had been condensed in order to provide greater clarity. The length of time an employee may spend on the Redeployment Register was stated as 26 weeks from when the employee was placed on to the Register.

A copy of the policy is circulated separately with this agenda.

RECOMMENDED to the Policy and Performance Committee the revisions to the Redeployment Policy and Procedure within the Conditions of Service for employees be approved.

RECOGNITION OF TRADE UNIONS AND FACILITIES SUPPORT POLICY

The Joint Committee considered the revised Recognition of Trade Unions and Facilities Support Policy. The Policy had been revised to reflect changes in government legislation in relation to the Trade Union Act 2016.

The Joint Committee requested that an amendment be made to policy to provide greater clarity to the Council existing Personal Relationships at Work Policy.

A copy of the policy is circulated separately with this agenda.

RECOMMENDED to the Policy and Performance Committee the replacement, within the Conditions of Service for employees, of the Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Facilities Support Policy by the new Recognition of Trade Unions and Facilities Support Policy be approved subject to the aforementioned amendment being made.

JOB EVALUATION POLICY

The Joint Committee considered an amendment to the Policy and Procedures for Evaluation and Re-evaluation of Posts. It was proposed that the Policy be updated with a single statement being added to section 3.8, Scarcity Rating. The proposed amendment reads as:

‘In order to qualify for the scarcity rating the post in question must have been advertised on three consecutive occasions with no successful candidates or where we have been successful after three consecutive attempts but failed to retain a candidate for longer than 12 months.’

RECOMMENDED to the Policy and Performance Committee that the amendment to the Job Evaluation Policy be approved.

To provide members with an annual review of activity and outcomes in respect of the Council’s equality and diversity work.

To update members on progress on The Square Phase 2 in Beeston.

To inform members of the use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 powers and to amend the Policy and Guidance document.

To seek authority to set aside standing orders regarding procurement to allow Broxtowe to commission work on behalf of Broxtowe, Rushcliffe Borough and Nottingham City Councils.

To report to Committee the latest developments on the future of the Town Hall in Beeston and to seek approval for the criteria for assessing expressions of interest and detailed business cases.

To report progress against outcome targets linked to Corporate Plan priorities and objectives and to provide an update as to the latest financial performance as measured against the budget.

To confirm the Council’s membership of the new incorporated Local Government Association.

To invite Councillors to consider recommending to the Finance and Resources Committee that the Council make a financial contribution towards a memorial for Owen Jenkins.

To invite Councillors to recommend to the Finance and Resources Committee that the Council make a financial contribution to a new First World War memorial to ensure the remembrance of those who died in the Great War.

To consider items for inclusion in the Work Programme for future meetings.

The Committee is asked to RESOLVE that, under Section 100A of the Local Government Act, 1972, the public and press 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 paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act.