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To the Members of the Personnel Committee

  • Councillor Dan Beauchamp (Chairman)
  • Councillor Sue Hendrie
  • Councillor Katharine Keats-Rohan (Vice-Chairman)
  • Councillor Michael Kidley
  • Councillor Rosslyn Lester
  • Councillor Deborah Whelan
  • The Mayor, Councillor Marcus Harris (ex-officio)

 

23 November 2022

Dear Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Personnel Committee on Monday 28 October 2022 at 7.00 pm in the Wallingford Town Council Office – 8A Castle Street – for the transaction of business as set out on the attached agenda.

Apologies for the meeting should be sent to meetings@wallingfordtowncouncil.gov.uk

Yours sincerely

Michelle Taylor

Town Clerk & Responsible Finance Officer

 

AGENDA

 

1     MEETING PROTOCOL

The Chairman to advise those present of the protocol to be followed for this meeting

2     APOLOGIES

To receive apologies for absence

3     DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

A councillor with voting rights who has a disclosable pecuniary interest or another interest as set out in our Council’s Standing Orders Code of Conduct (Item 13) in a matter being   considered at a meeting is subject to statutory limitations or restrictions under code of conduct and his right to participate and vote on the matter.  Guidelines are available at the meeting and all councillors have received a copy prior to the meeting.

4     MINUTES

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Personnel Committee held on 10 October 2022 and authorise the Chairman to sign them

  • DOCUMENT ATTACHED
  • RESOLUTION REQUIRED
5     ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

To review the progress of actions agreed at the last meeting and ‘open’ actions from previous meeting

There were no documented actions from the previous meeting – see minutes (DOCUMENT ATTACHED)

6     PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

To hear from members of the public on any matter on the agenda

We welcome members of the public at our meetings.  A total of 15 minutes has been set aside for this.  The maximum length for an individual contribution is 10 minutes and is at the discretion of the Chairman.

Members of the public who wish to speak at this meeting should email the Meetings Officer at meetings@wallingfordtowncouncil.gov.uk

7     TERMS OF REFERENCE

To review the Committee’s terms of reference as required by the Full Council

  • DOCUMENT ATTACHED
8     NEW APPOINTMENTS

The Town Clerk to update the Committee

9     TRAINING

The Town Clerk to update the Committee, including CILCA

10     CHRISTMAS OPENING & CLOSING TIMES

To determine the opening and closing times for the Christmas holiday period for both (a) the Council Office, (b) the Town Information Centre and (c) the Parks Yard

11     FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

To identify items for future meetings.

The following items have already been identified:

  • Training (rolling)
  • Staffing update (rolling)
  • Performance appraisals
  • Job evaluations
12     EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting due to the confidential nature of the business to be transacted

13     TEAM UPDATE [confidential]

The Chairman and Town Clerk to update the Committee, including on job descriptions and staffing structure.

14     BUDGET FOR STAFF [confidential]

To discuss a Christmas bonus for staff

 

The next meeting of the Personnel Committee will be held on Monday, 27 February 2023

Distribution: Town Council website and Town Hall noticeboard

Non-confidential supporting documents may be made available upon request.

We welcome members of the public at our meetings.  Any member of the public wishing to speak at the meeting should contact the Meetings Officer in advance by emailing meetings@wallingfordtowncouncil.gov.uk