Minutes of a meeting of the Chief Executive Employment Committee

Held in Ruma Ana, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson

On Friday 8 September 2017, commencing at 2.00pm

 

Present:              Her Worship the Mayor R Reese (Chairperson) and Councillor B Dahlberg

In Attendance:   Councillor S Walker, Acting Chief Executive (D Hammond), Manager People and Capability (S Vincent), Team Leader Governance (R Byrne) and External Consultant (P Bell)

Apologies:           Councillors Luke Acland and Paul Matheson

 

 

1.       Apologies

Resolved CEE/2017/036

That the Committee

Receives and accepts the apologies from Councillors Acland and Matheson.

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

 

2.       Confirmation of Order of Business

There was no change to the order of business.

3.       Interests

There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.

4.       Public Forum 

There was no public forum.

5.       Confirmation of Minutes

5.1           8 May 2017 – Extraordinary Meeting

Document number M2561, agenda pages 8 - 10 refer.

Resolved CEE/2017/037

That the Committee

Confirms the minutes of the extraordinary meeting of the Chief Executive Employment Committee, held on 8 May 2017, as a true and correct record.

 Dahlberg/Her Worship the Mayor                                                Carried

5.2     16 May 2017

Document number M2579, agenda pages 11 - 15 refer.

Resolved CEE/2017/038

That the Committee

Confirms the minutes of the meeting of the Chief Executive Employment Committee, held on 16 May 2017, as a true and correct record.

Dahlberg/Her Worship the Mayor                                                Carried

5.3     13 June 2017 - Extraordinary Meeting

Document number M2672, agenda pages 16 - 18 refer.

Resolved CEE/2017/039

That the Committee

Confirms the minutes of the extraordinary meeting of the Chief Executive Employment Committee, held on 13 June 2017, as a true and correct record.

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

     

6.       Chairperson's Report         

 

 

The Chair gave a verbal report and acknowledged the smooth transition the Acting Chief Executive had made in a high pressure Council cycle.

 

7.       Exclusion of the Public

Paul Bell of Intepeople was in attendance for items of the Public Excluded agenda to answer questions and, accordingly, the following resolution was required to be passed:

Resolved CEE/2017/040

That the Committee

Confirms, in accordance with section 48(5) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, that Paul Bell of Intepeople remain after the public has been excluded, for the Public Excluded agenda, as he has knowledge that will assist the Committee;

Notes, in accordance with section 48(6) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, that the knowledge that Paul Bell  possesses relates to the Acting Chief Executive’s performance.

 

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

 

Resolved CEE/2017/041

That the Committee

Excludes the public from the following parts of the proceedings of this meeting.

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

General subject of each matter to be considered

Reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter

Particular interests protected (where applicable)

1.    1

Extraordinary Chief Executive Employment Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  8 May 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

2.    2

Chief Executive Employment Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  16 May 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(c)(i)

     To protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied.

·    Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

3.    3

Extraordinary Chief Executive Employment Committee Meeting - Public Excluded Minutes -  13 June 2017

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7.

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·    Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person.

·    Section 7(2)(i)

     To enable the local authority to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).

4.    4

People Metrics for quarter ending 30 June 2017

 

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·   Section 7(2)(c)(i)

     To protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied

5.    5

Staff Survey - Summary of Findings

 

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·   Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person

6.    6

Acting Chief Executive Report to 31 August 2017

 

Section 48(1)(a)

The public conduct of this matter would be likely to result in disclosure of information for which good reason exists under section 7

The withholding of the information is necessary:

·   Section 7(2)(a)

     To protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of a deceased person

The meeting went into public excluded session at 2.10pm and resumed in public session at 3.35pm. 

8.       Re-admittance of the Public

Resolved CEE/2017/042

That the Committee

Re-admits the public to the meeting.

Her Worship the Mayor/Dahlberg                                                Carried

 

 

There being no further business the meeting ended at 3.35pm.

 

Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:

 

 

 

                                                       Chairperson                                     Date