Agenda

Extraordinary, Council - Wednesday, 25th March, 2020 7.30 pm, CANCELLED

Venue: Council Chamber, District Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City

Contact: Committee Services (01462) 474655  Email: committee.services@north-herts.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS

Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency.

 

The Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered.

3.

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Climate Emergency

Members are reminded that this Council has declared a Climate Emergency. This is a serious decision and means that, as this is an emergency, all of us, officers and Members have that in mind as we carry out our various roles and tasks for the benefit of our District.

 

Declarations of Interest

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda. Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

4.

REFERRAL FROM EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE: 17 MARCH 2020 - SENIOR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS pdf icon PDF 73 KB

The referral from the Employment Committee will be circulated as soon as it is available.

Additional documents:

5.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS pdf icon PDF 81 KB

REPORT OF THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL

 

To provide Council with an update on the savings that are likely to be achieved from the new senior management arrangements and options to provide resilience in the absence of the Managing Director. To confirm that changes to the Constitution and Financial Regulations will be required to reflect the new arrangements.

6.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

To consider passing the following resolution:

 

That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the Press and Public be excluded from the meeting on the grounds that the following report will involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the said Act (as amended).

7.

REFERRAL FROM EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE

The referral from the Employment Committee will be circulated as soon as it is available.