Human Resources Agenda 08-06-2020

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Human Resources Committee
Monday 8th June 2020 at 7pm on Zoom

Membership from May 2020
Councillor Bowen
Councillor Caesar
Councillor Drummond
Councillor Hood
Councillor Hulbert
Councillor Jefferys
Councillor Kerby
Councillor O’Neill
Councillor Yarrow

The meeting is held in public and the public are encouraged to attend and participate. Just occasionally matters such as contractual or staffing matters do have to be held in the confidential part of the meeting.
Members of the public and press may not orally report or comment about a meeting as it takes place if present at a meeting of the Council, but otherwise may:
a: film, photograph or make an audio recording of the meeting;
b: use any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later; c: report or comment on the proceedings in writing, during or after a meeting or orally after the meeting.
This meeting is being held on the online Zoom platform and is being recorded. Any member of the public in attendance who does not wish to be included in the recording can disable their video although this would prohibit their ability to participate in the meeting at the appropriate time.

1. To elect a chairman for the Human Resources Committee for the municipal year 2020/2021
2. To elect a vice chairman for the Human Resources Committee for the municipal year 2020/2021
3. Chair to announce that proceedings are being recorded and to advise that all participants will be muted by the host of the meeting who will unmute the individual the Chairman has invited to speak
4. Apologies  To receive and accept apologies for absence
5. Register of interests  Declaration of Members’ Interests & to remind Councillors of the need to keep up to date their Register of Members’ Interests and to consider any requests received for Members’ Dispensations.
6. Minutes of previous meeting  To receive and confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 10th February 2020 and any matters arising
7. Public participation  ‘An invitation to members of the public to put questions or statements of not more than 3 minutes duration. Resolutions can only be made on items that are on the agenda, but Councillors are very happy for matters relating to the Town to be brought to their attention
8. Accounts  – To receive the financial accounts for Human Resources for Month 2: May 2020
9. Helpline cover: proposals for staff handling helpline calls in future
10. Exclusion of the press & public 
To resolve that under the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, the public and press be excluded for the remainder of the meeting because of the likely disclosure of private and confidential information relating to individuals.
11. Staff update  – to receive an update on current staff matters and consider any issues.
12. Recovery plan – to consider the staffing implications in relation to the draft recovery plan
13. Contract matters  – to discuss various matters relating to the Town Clerk’s contract including agreeing a start date.
14. Vacancy update – to receive an update on the recruitment of new staff.
15. Staff training  – To consider requests for training.
16. Date of next meeting – Monday 13th July 2020.
17. Items for inclusion on next Agenda

To: Chairman and Members of HR Committee
Other Council Members – The Press – FOR INFORMATION

Signed Deborah Sarson, Acting Town Council Manager                                                                   2nd June 2020