Agenda and minutes

Apologies of absence were received from Councillor Georgiou and Councillor Krupa Sheth (with Councillor Grahl attending as a substitute).

Members are invited to declare at this stage of the meeting, the nature and existence of any relevant disclosable pecuniary or personal interests in the items on this agenda and to specify the item(s) to which they relate.

There were no declarations of interest made during the meeting.

To hear any deputations for which requests have been submitted by members of the public in accordance with Standing Order 67.

No deputations were received.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Tuesday 28 May 2024 as a correct record.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous meeting held on Tuesday 28 May 2024 be approved as a correct record.

To consider any matters arising from the minutes of the previous meeting.

There were no matters arising.

This report seeks approval to make up to four severance payments, consisting predominantly of actuarial strain costs relating to the release of a pension on the basis that the employees’ posts are redundant.   As the pension strain costs that the council must bear as part of the Pension scheme rules, amount to over £100,000 for each employee the General Purposes Committee is required to approve the payments.

Councillor Mili Patel introduce a report from the Head of Paid Service seeking approval to make up to four severance payments consisting predominantly of actuarial strain costs that related to the release of pensions on the basis that the employee’s posts were redundant.

In noting the background to the proposal, the Committee were advised that the redundancies related to a restructure within the Housing Management Service with two of the positions having been approved for redundancy and two of the postholders at risk of redundancy if unable to secure toles once their current positions are deleted.

Having considered the report, including the details contained within the exempt appendix, and accepted the item as urgent it was RESOLVED to:

(1)    Approve the severance payment as set out in the report.

(2)    Note that the payments do not include any element additional to sums calculated in accordance with the Council’s Managing Change Policy and the requirements of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

No membership changes have been identified in advance of the agenda publication for consideration by the Committee.

No membership changes were identified for consideration at the meeting.

The following item is not for publication as it relates to the following category of exempt information as specified under Paragraph 1, Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, namely: “Information relating to an Individual”.

Agenda Item 6:        Approval to severance payment (Appendix 1 – Proposed Redundancy Payments)

There were no items that required the exclusion of the press or public from the meeting.

Notice of items to be raised under this heading must be given in writing to the Deputy Director Democratic Services or their representative before the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 60.

No items of urgent business were raised at the meeting.