Agenda and minutes

1.1       RESOLVED – that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee held on 14 May be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

Report by Director of Adult Social Care

2.1       The Committee considered a report by the Director of Adult Social Care regarding a proposed amendment to the Council’s Constitution to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015.

2.2       The Committee RESOLVED to recommend the County Council to agree to the Constitution being amended as set out in paragraph 3.2 of the report in order to reflect the Council’s duty under the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015.

Report by Chief Operating Officer

3.1       The Committee considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer regarding proposed amendments to the Recruitment and Retention Incentives Policy.

3.2       The Committee RESOLVED to adopt the revised Recruitment and Retention Incentives Policy as set out as Appendix 1 of the report.

Report by Assistant Chief Executive

4.1       The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive future decision making arrangements.

4.2       The Committee RESOLVED to recommend the County Council to:

1) approve the approach in relation to Lead Member decisions being made virtually on an ongoing basis, subject to the discretion of the Lead Member, as set out in paragraph 2.9 of the report;

2) agree to permit virtual participation in meetings permanently as set out in paragraph 2.10 of the report.

3) agree that Member non-attendance related to Covid-19 continue to be considered as an absence approved by the Council and that this be reviewed by the Council in March 2022 or as soon as practicable thereafter;

4) agree that authority be delegated to the Governance Committee to re-establish any of the Covid temporary measures set out at paragraph 1.2 should the Governance Committee consider this appropriate due to Covid-19 restrictions (including Government guidance) being put in place; and

5) that the Constitution be amended to give effect to 1 and 2 above.

Report by Assistant Chief Executive

5.1       The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the appointment of councillors to outside bodies. It was noted that the Corporate Programme Advisory Group of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change had invited Councillor Fox to join the Group due to his knowledge and experience.

5.2       The Committee RESOLVED to appoint councillors to outside bodies as set out below:

Report by Assistant Chief Executive

6.1       The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the appointment of a second representative to the Sussex Police and Crime Panel.

6.2       The Committee RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Murphy as a second representative on the Sussex Police and Crime Panel.

Report by Assistant Chief Executive

7.1       The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the appointment of representatives to the Board of Conservators of Ashdown Forest, together with exempt information contained in a later agenda item.

7.2       The Committee RESOLVED to appoint Mrs E Riminton-Drury, Mr J Squire and Ms F Thomas as Council representatives on the Board of Conservators of Ashdown Forest for a 4 year period.

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting for the remaining agenda items on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to any individual.

8.1       It was RESOLVED to exclude the public and press from the meeting for the remaining agenda item on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to any individual.

Report by Assistant Chief Executive

9.1       The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive which provided exempt information in support of an earlier agenda item.

9.2       The Committee RESOLVED to note the report.