Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of interest made.

It was moved by Councillor Grooby and seconded by Councillor Ashton that the minutes of the Ordinary meeting held on 20 February 2018 be approved as a correct record.

The motion was carried and the Mayor was authorised to sign the minutes.

It was moved by Councillor Thrane and seconded by Councillor Ashton that Council:

Equality and Diversity Policy

Approve and adopt the revised Corporate Equality Policy.

When put to the meeting it was RESOLVED accordingly

Councillor A. McKeown had submitted the following question to the Executive Councillor for Finance and Operational Services.

“Could the Executive Member for Finance and Operational Services advise the level of council staffing (including the ALMO, and our Leisure and waste arrangements) at each of the following dates :

May 2008

May 2010

May 2015

May 2018”

Response from the Executive Councillor for Finance and Operational Services.

“The staff numbers were / are as follows:

Notes:

·         No access to establishment lists for HPCH – Staffing numbers before this date are therefore based on the number of staff transferred back to the Council in May 2013

·         Outsourced contract figures based upon numbers of staff transferred – where the contracts are still live contractors have been asked to provide details of numbers  

Transfer of functions:

·         July 2008 – Waste Collection transferred to Veolia - 45 staff transferred

·         August 2008 – Leisure Centre Management transferred to PfP - 74 staff transferred

·         October 2009 - Facilities Management transferred to DCC - 15 staff transferred

·         October 2010 - ICT transferred to Northgate – 3 staff transferred

·         May 2013 – HPCH ALMO dissolved - 134 staff transferred to HPBC

·         August 2017 – Waste Collection transferred to AES - 51 staff transferred

Joint Working through Strategic Alliance:

·         Strategic Alliance with Staffordshire Moorlands commenced in 2008

·         Joint services were developed from July 2009 onwards

·         Staff numbers are those employed by HPBC with no apportionment of time between HPBC and SMDC”

In response to a supplementary question the Portfolio Holder stated that the conventions of the Alliance were that staff stay with their original employer if they were working for the Council at the time the Alliance teams were formed.   When new staff have been appointed the convention has been to try and allocate their time between the two authorities.

It was moved by Councillor Thrane and seconded by Councillor Ashton that Council:

Approve the revised Capital Programmes as detailed in Appendices 1 & 2 to the report.

When put to the meeting it was RESOLVED accordingly

It was moved by Councillor Douglas and seconded by Councillor Sloman that Council:

Revised Treasury Management Strategy Statement (TMSS) 2018/19:

Approve the Revised Annual Treasury Management Strategy Statement

(TMSS) 2018/19.

When put to the meeting it was RESOLVED accordingly.

It was moved by Councillor Ashton and seconded by Councillor Kemp that the Calendar of Meetings for 2018/19 be approved.

When put to the meeting it was RESOLVED accordingly.

It was moved by Councillor Barrow and seconded by Councillor Young that the Select Committees’ Annual Report 2017/18 be noted.

When put to the meeting it was RESOLVED accordingly.