| 1 | TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING: |
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| 2 | TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
| 3 | URGENT MATTERS BY REASON OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES |
| | | The Chairman will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the reports. |
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| 4 | DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST |
| | | | (a) | Personal interests under the Medway Code of Conduct
A Councillor who declares a personal interest in a matter, including the nature of the interest, may stay, speak and vote on the matter.
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| | (b) | Prejudicial interests under the Medway Code of Conduct
A Councillor who declares a personal and prejudicial interest in a matter, including the nature of the interest, must withdraw from the room and take no part in the debate or vote on the matter.
Councillors who have declared a personal and prejudicial interest may make representations, answer questions and give evidence before leaving the room but only if members of the public are allowed to attend for the same purpose.
If an interest is not declared at the outset of the meeting, it should be disclosed as soon as the interest becomes apparent. |
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| 5 | TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) | Recruitment and Selection Framework/Updated Redeployment Policy |
| | | This report seeks approval for the revisions to the recruitment and selection framework and subsequent changes required to the redeployment policy. |
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| | > Recruitment and Selection Framework/Updated Redeployment Policy (pdf file 348.0kb) |
| | (B) | Registration costs for the Independent Safeguarding Authority |
| | | This report follows on from the decision taken at the Employment Matters Committee on 9 September 2009 when it was decided to ascertain information on the national picture on whether or not authorities are funding the costs of ISA registration. |
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| | > Registration costs for the Independent Safeguarding Authority (pdf file 2.9Mb) |
| | (C) | Excess Travel Policy |
| | | This report sets out proposals to revise the Excess Travel Policy. |
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| | > Excess Travel Policy (pdf file 427.7kb) |
| | (D) | Teachers' Pension Scheme - Medway Discretion |
| | | This report advises Members of a change in the Teachers' Pensions Regulations from 1 April 2010 which means that a decision taken by the Employment Matters Committee on 23 July 2009 can no longer be applied. |
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| | > Teachers' Pension Scheme - Medway Discretion (pdf file 69.5kb) |
| | (E) | Workforce Planning Update |
| | | This report presents Members with a report on key actions to enhance workforce planning and development across the Council. |
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| | > Workforce Planning Update (pdf file 155.2kb) |
| | (F) | Exclusion of the press and public |
| | | This report presents summary information for item 5(G) Early retirement and severance payments report and recommends that the Committee excludes the press and public for this item. |
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| | > Exclusion of the press and public (pdf file 55.9kb) |
| | (G) | Early retirement and severance payments report |
| | | This report presents Members with a report of all decisions taken in relation to early retirements and severance payments for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 November 2009. |
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