Agenda and minutes

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To appoint five Committees to undertake appointments to the senior leadership structure that was agreed by the Executive on 8 May 2018 and to update the Council’s pay policy to reflect the agreed changes.

The Council considered the report which sought to establish five Committees to undertake appointments to the senior leadership structure that was agreed by the Executive on 8 May 2018. The Leader advised the meeting that he had requested further information from the consultants relating to the update the Council’s pay policy before this was considered.

On the proposition of Councillor Bettison OBE, Leader of the Council, and seconded by Councillor D Birch it was

RESOLVED that

i)              five Committees of the Council, each of five members (4:1), (plus up to five substitute members) be appointed, with the following terms of reference:

                   “To interview and appoint on behalf of the Council to the posts of:

·         Executive Director (Designate): People;

·         Executive Director: Enabling & Resources;

·         Director: Place, Planning & Regeneration;

·         Director: Organisational Development, Transformation & HR;

·         Assistant Director: Contract Services”; and

ii)         the nominated and substitute Members are confirmed as set out below:

To appoint the membership of the Appointment Committee for the Chief Officer: Adult Social Care (Operations) and Chief Officer: Early Help and Communities.

The Council considered the report which sought to appoint the membership of the Appointment Committee for the posts of Assistant Director: Early Help and Communities and Assistant Director: Adult Social Care (Operations).

On the proposition of Councillor Bettison OBE, Leader of the Council, and seconded by Councillor D Birch it was

RESOLVED that

i)              a Committee of the Council of five members (4:1), including at least one Member of the Executive (plus up to five substitute members per group) be appointed, with the following terms of reference:

“To interview and appoint on behalf of the Council to the post of Assistant Director: Early Help and Communities and Assistant Director: Adult Social Care (Operations)”;

ii)             Councillors D Birch, Dr Barnard, McLean and Harrison be confirmed as the nominated members; and

iii)            Councillors Brossard and Peacey plus any member of the Executive be confirmed as substitute members.

To seek approval for invest to save funding and S106 monies to make significant improvements at Bracknell Leisure Centre.

Please note that the confidential appendix 4 to the report is not in the public version of the agenda and has been circulated to Members only. This is exempt from publication as the appendix contains commercially sensitive information.

The Council considered the report which sought approval for invest to save funding and S106 monies to make significant improvements at Bracknell Leisure Centre.

On the proposition of Councillor McCracken, Executive Member for Culture, Resources and Public Protection, and seconded by Councillor Heydon it was

RESOLVED that

i)                       release of invest to save capital funding of £2,488,082 be agreed, in order to make significant improvements at Bracknell Leisure Centre;

ii)                      release of section 106 funding of £291,000 be allocated to the provision of built sports and recreation to contribute to improvements at Bracknell Leisure Centre as detailed in paragraph 5.8 - 5.11 of the agenda report; and

iii)                     the Platinum membership, which currently includes the cost of court bookings at Bracknell Leisure Centre, be altered to include access to gym, swimming, exercise classes and the sauna only.