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Note: County Councillor Scott Smith replaced County Councillor David O'Toole for this meeting.
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County Councillor Scott Smith replaced County Councillor David O'Toole for this meeting.
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Apologies Minutes: There were no apologies received.
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Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests Members are asked to consider any pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the agenda. Minutes: None. |
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Minutes of the Meetings held on 25 April and 18 July 2024 To be confirmed and signed by the Chair. Additional documents: Minutes: Resolved:That the minutes of the Employment Committee meeting held on 25 April and the minutes of the extraordinary meeting held on 18 July 2024 be confirmed as an accurate record.
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Urgent Business An item of urgent business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the minutes, the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency. Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any member’s intention to raise a matter under this heading. Minutes: There were no items of Urgent Business.
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Date of Next Meeting The next meeting of the committee will be held on Tuesday 5 November 2024 at 1.00 pm at County Hall, Preston. Minutes: It was noted that the next meeting of the Employment Committee would be held on Tuesday 5 November 2024, 1.00 pm at County Hall, Preston.
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Exclusion of Press and Public The committee is asked to consider whether, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, it considers that the public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, as indicated against the heading to the item. Minutes: Resolved: That the press and members of the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.
It was considered that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.
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Local Pensions Partnership Limited Remuneration Report (Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information).
Minutes: (Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It was considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information.)
Sean Greene, Head of Pension Fund presented a private and confidential report which set out an update on overall remuneration expenditure for the 2023-24 financial year, as well as information on remuneration provided to staff of Local Pensions Partnership Limited (LPPL) and its subsidiaries.
The need for training for Pension Fund Committee members was emphasised and it was noted that the Terms of Reference of the Committee were being updated.
Resolved: That the report be noted.
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Chief Executive / Head of Paid Service Recruitment (Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information).
Minutes: (Not for publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It was considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information).
Lucy Thompson, Director of People, and Julie Towers, Director, Penna, presented a private and confidential report which set out the next steps and decisions needed to keep to the agreed timeline for the Chief Executive / Head of Paid Service recruitment.
The committee was asked to consider a number of options around member engagement, stakeholder engagement and to select the technical assessor.
Resolved: That
i) A survey be circulated to all members of the county council to gain views on what was important for a new Chief Executive to demonstrate.
ii) The Director of People finalise the stakeholder engagement process, details of which be circulated to committee members at a future date.
iii) The technical assessor (Option A in the report), be selected as the preferred technical assessor, with Option B selected as an alternative.
iv) The timeline of the recruitment process, as set out in the report, be noted.
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