Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 68 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2017 be approved as a correct record.

 

2.

Absence of Members

Minutes:

None.

 

3.

Disclosable Pecuniary interests and Non Pecuniary interests

Minutes:

None.

 

4.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (if any)

Minutes:

None.

 

5.

Public Question and Comments (if any)

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None.

 

6.

Members Item (if any)

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None.

 

7.

Street Scene Restructure pdf icon PDF 424 KB

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Minutes:

The Street Scene Director presented a report which set out a proposed restructure of the Street Scene service. 

 

John Burgess (Branch Secretary) addressed the Committee on behalf of Barnet Unison Trade Union.

 

Following debate on the item, the Chairman moved the recommendations set out in the report.

 

The Committee RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the new Street Scene Structure as set out in Appendix A be approved.

 

2.    That the deletion and creation of the post as set out in Appendix B be approved.

 

3.    That the Street Scene Director be authorised to take all necessary steps to appoint to the posts including Assistant Director within the new Street Scene Structure as set out in Appendices A and B.

 

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For                  4

Against          3

Abstain          0

 

8.

Recruitment and Retention Payments pdf icon PDF 248 KB

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Minutes:

The Strategic HR Director presented a report on recruitment and retention payments.

 

The Committee RESOLVED:

 

1.   That the report be noted.

 

2.   That a further review be reported to the Committee in October 2018.

 

9.

Bi-Annual Health and Safety Report pdf icon PDF 244 KB

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Minutes:

The Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing presented a report which set out the Council’s health and safety performance for the period 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017.

 

In response to a question, the Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing advised the Committee that health and safety performance for the council’s outsourced services would also be included in future performance reports. 

 

The Committee RESOLVED:

 

That the Council’s health and safety performance for the period 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017 be noted.

 

10.

Corporate Health and Safety Policy - Asbestos Management pdf icon PDF 254 KB

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Minutes:

The Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing presented a report which proposed amendments to Part C of the Corporate Health and Safety Policy and the arrangements for the management of the risk of exposure to asbestos.

 

The Committee RESOLVED:

 

1.            That the revisions to Part C Section 8; Asbestos Management be approved.

 

2.            That the Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing be instructed to publicise the revised arrangement in accordance with paragraph 1.6 of the report.

 

11.

Nomination of Local Authority Representatives on School Governing Bodies pdf icon PDF 253 KB

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Minutes:

The Committee received a report in the name of the Head of Governance.  The report asked the Committee to nominate representatives to local authority governor vacancies on the 13 school governing bodies listed in Appendix A to the report.

 

Having considered the report, the Committee RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the following representatives be nominated to vacancies on school governing bodies

 

School Governing Body

Representative

Akiva Primary School – N3 2SY

 

Brunswick Park Primary – N14 5DU

Deansbrook Infant – NW7 3ED

Mr Terry Feller (Governor Support Nomination)

Cllr Lisa Rutter

Cllr Hugh Rayner

 

2.    That nominations to the following school governing bodies be deferred.

 

School Governing Body

All Saints CE – NW2 2TH

Barnfield Primary – HA8 0DA

Chalgrove Community Primary – NW3 3PL

Childs Hill School – NW7 3ED

Finchley Catholic High School – N12 8TA

Hasmonean – NW4 1NA

Holy Trinity C of E Primary School – N2 8GA

Moss Hall Infant – N12 8PB

St James Catholic High School – NW9 5PE

Sunnyfields School – NW4 4JH

 

12.

Committee Work Programme pdf icon PDF 225 KB

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Minutes:

The Committee reviewed their 2017/18 Work Programme as set out at Appendix A.

 

RESOLVED that the Committee Work Programme be approved.