Issue - meetings

To receive the minutes and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the following meetings of the Executive Committee:

14^th April 2015 – there are no recommendations from this meeting;

9^th June 2015 – there are likely to be recommendations from this meeting about the Equal Opportunity Policy.

Reports are attached.  Minutes from 14^th April in minute book no.1, those from the 9^th June to follow. 

Members considered the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee held on 14th April 2015 and 9th June 2015.

Equal Opportunity Policy (Minute141)

The Leader reported that at the Executive Committee a number of queries had been raised in respect of the application of the Policy to employees under the age of 18. Officers had since requested that consideration of the recommendation on the Equal Opportunity Policy be deferred to enable additional information to be included within the Policy.

Write Off of Debts 2014-15 (Minute 143)

In response to a query from Members, the Chief Executive undertook to provide additional information on the procedure in respect of debt recovery of Housing Benefits payments in particular and whether any errors had been logged against the Council.

RESOLVED that

(a)       the Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 14th April 2015 be received and adopted; and

(b)       the Minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 9th June 2015 be received and adopted subject to further consideration of the recommendation within Minute 141 as referred to above.