Issue - meetings

To receive the minutes and consider the recommendations and/or referrals from the Executive Committee held on 13^th October 2015 and the special meeting of the Committee immediately before this meeting of the Council on 7th December.

13^th October

There are recommendations for the Council to consider at:

Minute no 45: Creation of a new Energy Efficiency Fund for Homeowners in Redditch;

Minute no 47: Medium Term Financial Plan 2016/17 – 2018/19 – Budget Assumptions.

The minutes of the Executive Committee held on 13^th October are included in Minute Book 4.  Copies of the reports for the items from 13^th October are included in the agenda pack.

7^th December

There are recommendations to the Council relating to Job Evaluation.  All Councillors have been sent a copy of the report in the agenda for the special meeting of the Executive Committee on 7^th December and are asked to bring this with them to the Council meeting.

Members considered the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 13th October 2015 and the recommendations concerning the creation of a new Energy Efficiency Fund for Homeowners in Redditch and the Medium Term Financial Plan 2016/17 – 2018/19 – Budget Assumptions.

A typographic error was highlighted in the report and it was confirmed that the recommendations should refer to section 3.7 of the report and not 3.5 as stated.

Members also considered recommendations on Job Evaluation from a special meeting of the Executive Committee held immediately prior to this Council meeting.

During the debate, reference was made to the tabling of the revised Gender Equalities Impact Assessment, which corrected omissions from the original document.

RESOLVED

1)        that the minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 13th October 2015 be received and all recommendations adopted;

2)        that with reference to job evaluation, formal consultation be commenced with the Trade Unions with a view to reaching a Collective Agreement to implement the National Joint Council Job Evaluation Scheme

3)        should a Collective Agreement not be achieved, a Dismissal and Re-engagement process be commenced; and

4)        that:

i)             the pay and grading structure;

ii)            the proposal to back date any pay increase for 2 years; and

iii)           protection for 2 years for employees whose salary will decrease.

be approved.