Agenda and minutes

Venue: First Floor 12 - Civic Offices, Shute End, Wokingham RG40 1BN

Contact: Madeleine Shopland  Democratic & Electoral Services Specialist

Items
No. Item

14.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were submitted from Councillors Alistair Auty and Pauline Helliar Symons.

15.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 74 KB

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 19 June 2018.

 

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 19 June 2018 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Vice Chairman.

16.

Declaration of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received.

17.

Public Question Time

To answer any public questions

 

A period of 30 minutes will be allowed for members of the public to ask questions submitted under notice.

 

The Council welcomes questions from members of the public about the work of this committee.

 

Subject to meeting certain timescales, questions can relate to general issues concerned with the work of the Committee or an item which is on the Agenda for this meeting.  For full details of the procedure for submitting questions please contact the Democratic Services Section on the numbers given below or go to www.wokingham.gov.uk/publicquestions

Minutes:

There were no public questions.

18.

Member Question Time

To answer any member questions

Minutes:

There were no Member questions.

19.

Presentation from proposed shared DASS pdf icon PDF 79 KB

To receive a presentation from the proposed shared Director Adult Services.

Minutes:

The Lead Specialist, HR reminded the Board of the proposal to create a shared Director of Adult Services role with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council, initially on a trial basis.  At the previous Board meeting, the Chief Executive had offered that the proposed candidate meet with the Personnel Board so they can be assured of the proposal. 

20.

Exclusion of the Public

The Personnel Board may exclude press and public in order to discuss the Part 2 presentation for agenda item 19 Presentation from Proposed Shared DASS above and to do so it must pass a resolution in the following terms:

 

That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended) as appropriate.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended) as appropriate.

21.

Presentation from proposed shared DASS

Minutes:

Members received a presentation from the proposed candidate on: “What will be your key priorities in leading the Shared DASS function for Wokingham and Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead in the first 6 months, 12 months, and over the next 3 years?  What challenges do you foresee, and how will you overcome them?”

 

Following the presentation and questions, Members were assured by the proposed candidate.

 

RESOLVED:  That the presentation be noted.