Human Resources Agenda 09-12-2019

You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Human Resources Committee meeting  to be held at
Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket, CB8 8JP on Monday 9th December 2019 at 8pm

Membership from May 2019
Councillor Hood – Chairman
Councillor Lay – Vice Chairman
Councillor Caesar
Councillor De’Ath
Councillor Drummond
Councillor Kerby

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.
The Council will where possible facilitate such recording unless it is being disruptive. It will also take steps to ensure that children, the vulnerable and members of the public who object to being filmed are protected without undermining the broader purpose of the meeting.

1. Chair to read fire safety notice and ask if anyone intends to film or record the meeting.
2. To receive apologies for absence.
3. 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 Dispensation.
4. To receive and confirm for accuracy the Minutes of the Meeting held on 11th November 2019 and any matters arising.
5. Public participation ‘An invitation to members of the public to put questions/statements of not more than 3 minutes duration. Resolutions can only be made on items on the agenda, but Councillors are very happy for matters relating to the Town to be brought to their attention.
6. 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 or staff matters.
7. Recruitment and staff terms and conditions  – to consider issues and options for recruiting a new Town Council Manager and staff terms and conditions (report herewith)
8. Draft budget  to approve the draft budget
9. Staff update – To receive an update on current staff matters and vacancies and consider any issues.
10. Locum contract – to approve a draft contract
11. Date of next meeting – Monday 13th January 2019
12. Items for inclusion on next Agenda.

Signed: Deborah Sarson, Acting Town Council Manager                                                  4th December 2019

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