Agenda

The Committee is asked to elect a Chair for the 2025/26 municipal year.

The Committee is asked to elect a Vice Chair for the 2025/26 municipal year.

Urgent business, if any, to be introduced by the Chair.

To receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting.

To note the date of the next meeting of the Committee:

Tuesday 16^th September 2025

That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they contain exempt information under paragraph(s) 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports.

To note appointments to the following three sub-committees:

-          a) The Sub-Committee established to consider Stage 1 hearings under the Chief Executive Grievance Procedure shall comprise three or five Members on a politically balanced basis, it being noted that involvement at this stage might exclude those Members from involvement in later stages or processes should the matter progress;

-          b) The Sub-Committee established to act as the Dispute Committee shall comprise five members, one of whom must be an executive member with powers to act, on a politically balanced basis;

-          c) The Sub-Committee established to act as the Investigation and Disciplinary Committee shall comprise three members, one of who must be an executive member, on a politically balanced basis.

Report to follow

To note the terms of reference for the Employment Committee as set out in Part 3: Responsibiltity for Function, Section 4.8 of the Constitution.