Mr M B Robertson will propose and Mrs T Dean will second:
"Given the information in the public domain regarding a significant severance payment to a senior officer, and the widespread public concern and anger generated by it, this Council requests the Group Managing Director carry out an urgent review of interview, appointment, contract and severance payment procedures, and report back to Members with proposals to strengthen those procedures so as to minimise the risk of such large payments being made in the future."
Minutes:
(1) Mr Robertson moved, Mrs Dean seconded the following Motion:
"Given the information in the public domain regarding a significant severance payment to a senior officer, and the widespread public concern and anger generated by it, this Council requests the Group Managing Director carry out an urgent review of interview, appointment, contract and severance payment procedures, and report back to Members with proposals to strengthen those procedures so as to minimise the risk of such large payments being made in the future."
(2) Mr Carter moved, Mr Gough seconded the following Amendment:
(1) “Given the information in the public domain regarding a significant payment to a senior officer, this Council notes that the Group Managing Director has been asked to carry out an urgent review of the interview, appointment, contract and severance payment procedures, and report back to Members with proposals to strengthen those procedures so as to minimise the risk of such large payments being made in the future.
(2) This Council also agrees to lobby the Coalition Government to amend the Employment Rights Act 1996; in effect to make employment fixed term contracts "fixed term"."
(3) The Chairman put the Amendment to the vote, where the voting was as follows:
FOR - 72
Mrs A D Allen, Mr R W Bayford, Mr A H T Bowles, Mr D L Brazier, Mr R E Brookbank, Mr R B Burgess, Mr C J Capon, Miss S J Carey, Mr P B Carter, Mr N J D Chard, Mr I S Chittenden, Mr L Christie, Mrs P T Cole, Mr N J Collor, Mr G Cooke, Mr B R Cope, Mr H J Craske, Mr A D Crowther, Mr J M Cubitt, Mrs V J Dagger, Mr M C Dance, Mr J A Davies, Mrs T Dean, Mr T Gates, Mr G K Gibbens, Mr R W Gough, Mr M J Harrison, Mr C Hibberd, Mr P M Hill, Mr D A Hirst, Mrs S V Hohler, Mr P J Homewood, Mr G A Horne, Mr E E C Hotson, Mr M J Jarvis, Mr A J King, Mr R E King, Mr J D Kirby, Mr J A Kite, Mr S J G Koowaree, Mrs J P Law, Mr R J Lees, Mr J F London, Mr R L H Long, Mr K G Lynes, Mr S Manion, Mr R F Manning, Mr R A Marsh, Mr M J Northey, Mr J M Ozog, Mr R J Parry, Mr R A Pascoe, Mr T Prater, Mr K H Pugh, Mr L B Ridings, Mr M B Robertson, Mrs J A Rook, Mr A Sandhu, Mr J E Scholes, Mr J D Simmonds, Mr C P Smith, Mr C (Kit) Smith, Mr M V Snelling, Mrs P A V Stockell, Mr B J Sweetland, Mr R Tolputt, Mrs E Tweed, Mr M J Vye, Mr C T Wells, Mr M J Whiting, Mrs J Whittle, Mr A T Willicombe
AGAINST – 0
ABSTAIN - 0
Carried
(4) The Chairman invited the County Council to determine the substantive motion, which was carried without a vote.
Resolved: that:
(a) Given the information in the public domain regarding a significant payment to a senior officer, this Council notes that the Group Managing Director has been asked to carry out an urgent review of the interview, appointment, contract and severance payment procedures, and report back to Members with proposals to strengthen those procedures so as to minimise the risk of such large payments being made in the future.
(b) This Council also agrees to lobby the Coalition Government to amend the Employment Rights Act 1996; in effect to make employment fixed term contracts "fixed term".