Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

7.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed Councillors Mary Cooke, Peter Fookes, William Huntington-Thresher and David Livett as new members of the Committee to their first meeting.

 

It was confirmed that a rota for Licensing Sub-Committee meetings was being drawn up – this would be based on two Councillors experienced on licensing matters being teamed with a Councillor new to the Committee. The Chairman was meeting with Paul Lehane to prepare training for new Members.

 

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Kim Botting, Eric Bosshard, Ellie Harmer, Michael Turner and Diane Smith, who was replaced by Councillor Peter Fortune.

8.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

Councillors Nicholas Bennett, William Huntington-Thresher, Russell Mellor, Tony Owen and Tim Stevens declared an interest as members of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

 

Councillors Mary Cooke and William Huntington-Thresher declared interests as they were nominated to be appointed to outside bodies.

    

9.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 26th MARCH 2014 pdf icon PDF 184 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 26th March 2014 (excluding exempt information) be confirmed.

10.

QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING THE MEETING

In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, questions to this Committee must be received in writing 4 working days before the date of the meeting.  Therefore please ensure questions are received by the Democratic Services Team by 5pm on Wednesday 4th June 2014.

 

Minutes:

No questions had been received.

11.

APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON OUTSIDE BODIES pdf icon PDF 60 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report CSD14070

 

The Committee was requested to consider the appointment of Council representatives to serve on outside bodies and partnerships. Most of the appointments were made annually, but there were also a number of three and four year appointments. A schedule containing the nominations had been circulated – an updated version setting out the Committee’s decisions is appended to these minutes.

 

There were a number of appointments, mainly to smaller local charities, where little information was available and the Committee decided that these should be reviewed before appointments were made.

 

RESOLVED that

 

(1)  Appointments to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards Committee, the Phillips and Lubbock Foundations, the William Mosyer Charity, St Mary Cray, the Bromley Relief in Need Charity and the Joanna Collett Charity, Chelsfield, be reviewed and reported to a future meeting.

 

(2) Councillors Teresa Ball, Alexa Michael and Michael Turner be appointed to the Bromley Adult Education College Governing Body.

 

(3)  The remainder of the nominations set out in the schedule be approved as recommended.  

12.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME 2014 pdf icon PDF 119 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report FSD14041

 

The Committee received a report setting out details of the discretionary functions for which the Council, as both an administering and employing authority, was required to publish a written statement of its policy. The report also provided an overview of the key changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) which came into effect on 1st April 2014. 

 

RESOLVED that

 

(1)  The changes to the LGPS from 1st April 2014 be noted.

 

(2)  The position regarding Academies and Admission Agreements for outsourced services as set out in section 3.13 of the report be noted.

 

(3)  Those discretionary policies discussed in paragraphs 3.8, 3.10 and 3.11 in the report are as agreed and published by full Council as part of the 2014/15 Pay Policy Statement on 24th February 2014.

 

(4)  The Council’s Policy as regards discretion relating to the funding of additional pension will be as set out in paragraph 3.9.2 of the report.

 

13.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME FOR COUNCILLORS pdf icon PDF 135 KB

Minutes:

Report FSD14043

 

The report updated the Committee on the Government’s decision to withdraw access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for Councillors and set out the discretionary functions for which a formal policy was required to be made by the Council. The Chairman noted that in March the chairman of the Local Government Association, Sir Merrick Cockell, had  described the change as “a kick in the teeth for those who have dedicated their life to public service.”  (Link to article - Sir Merrick Cockell - LGC 120314 )

 

It was confirmed that although the Council and its contractor could not offer financial advice, Liberata would be sending letters with individually tailored information to all Councillors affected to supplement the generic information that had already been circulated.

 

RESOLVED that

 

(1) The Committee notes the Government’s decision to withdraw access to the LGPS for Councillors.

 

(2) The proposed discretionary policies with regard to Councillor pensions, as set out in paragraphs 3.6 to 3.8 in the report, be agreed, including recommending the delegations in paragraph 3.8 to Council. 

14.

AUDIT SUB-COMMITTEE: MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 12TH MARCH 2014, EXCLUDING EXEMPT INFORMATION pdf icon PDF 201 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the Audit Sub-Committee meeting held on 12th March 2014 (excluding exempt information) were received.

15.

LOCAL JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE: MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 19TH MARCH 2014 pdf icon PDF 101 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the Local Joint Consultative Committee meeting held on 19th March 2014 were received.

16.

APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE: MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 14th MAY 2014, EXCLUDING EXEMPT INFORMATION pdf icon PDF 107 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the Appeals Sub-Committee meeting held on 14th May 2014 (excluding exempt information) were received.

17.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 AS AMENDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) (VARIATION) ORDER 2006 AND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

The Chairman to move that the Press and public be excluded during consideration of the items of business listed below as it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the Press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Press and public be excluded during consideration of the items of business referred to below as it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the Press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information.

 

The following summaries

refer to matters

involving exempt information

 

 

18.

AUDIT SUB-COMMITTEE: EXEMPT MINUTES - 12TH MARCH 2014

Minutes:

The exempt minutes of the Audit Sub-Committee meeting held on 12th March 2014 were received.

19.

APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE: EXEMPT MINUTES - 14TH MAY 2014

Minutes:

The exempt minutes of the Appeals Sub-Committee meeting held on 14th May 2014 were received.

Appendix 1 pdf icon PDF 105 KB