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It was reported that County Councillors D O'Toole, T Martin, V Taylor, M Tomlinson and D Westley had replaced County Councillors G Driver, C Pritchard, M Green, D Borrow and A Atkinson respectively at this meeting. |
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Apologies Minutes: None. |
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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 Meeting held on 15 November 2016 To be confirmed, and signed by the chair. Minutes: Resolved: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 November 2016 be confirmed and signed by the Chair. |
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Appointment of Director of Children's Services Oral report. Minutes: The Committee was informed that the actions agreed at the meeting held on 15 November 2016 in respect of an appointment to the post of Director of Children's Services had been implemented, and that all members of the Committee had subsequently approved the proposed appointment of Amanda Hatton as the Council's Director of Children's Services. Details of the support that would be available to the Council and to the new Director were presented.
Resolved: That the proposed appointment of Amanda Hatton as the Council's Director of Children's Services, as agreed by all members of the Committee following the meeting held on 15 November 2016, be noted. |
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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: None. |
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Date of Next Meeting The next meeting of the Committee will be held on Monday 16 January 2017 at 10.00 a.m. at County Hall, Preston. Minutes: It was noted that the next meeting of the Committee would be held on 16 January 2017 at 10.00 a.m. 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 item 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 12 A 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 Ltd - Pay Proposals
(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: The Committee considered a further report in respect of the pay proposals submitted by the Local Pension Partnership (LPP).
It was reported that LPP had also submitted proposals relating to an additional post not included in the pay proposals presented at Appendix 'B'.
The views of the London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) on the pay proposals including the additional post were provided by Sir Merrick Cockell, LPFA chair, during a conference call at the meeting.
Resolved:
(i) That the pay proposals as submitted by the Local Pension Partnership, and set out at Appendix 'B' to the report, be accepted.
(ii) That with regard to the additional post discussed at the meeting but not included in the LPP pay proposals, the Committee agreed to authorise the Director of Governance, Finance and Public Services to liaise with the chair of the London Pension Fund Authority and LPP with a view to agreeing the proposed appointment subject to the total remuneration package not exceeding a specified maximum.
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