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Personnel Committee

Finance Committee

Magazine Committee

To receive any apologies for absence

Minutes of the Personnel Committee meeting held on 4^th October 2004 - to agree a true record and sign (previously circulated)

Any matters arising from the minutes of 4^th October 2004

To consider the proposed new Terms and Conditions of Employment as they effect the Clerk.

1. To receive the National Agreement, the Model Contract and Guidance on good employment practice now fully agreed for adoption on 1^st January 2005 and implementation on 1^st April 2005 by both NALC and SLCC (all three papers previously circulated by hand).
2. To offer the Clerk a new Contract and Job Description in line with the new recommendations
3. To consider the present method of payment to the Clerk for editing, designing and type-setting the Council's Newsletter
4. To fix the substantive benchmark range and a Spinal Column Point for the present Clerk and to decide whether that salary should be a spot salary or an incremental scale within the appropriate salary range. Although the salaries recommended and agreed last year for each SCP are retained, the old methods of choosing the SCP based on population have been abandoned for a new system based on the delegated functions carried out by the Clerk. The old system of payment for supervision of staff has also been abandoned in favour of incorporating the payment into an SCP increment
5. To agree the Clerk's salary for 2005/2006

To receive a verbal report from the Clerk regarding the expected wage requirement to cover the Caretakers in 2005/2006

To agree a bid to the Finance Committee to cover staff salaries/wages in the year 2005/2006

To consider advertising the post of Deputy Clerk using the job description and person specification agreed at the last meeting; to consider a timetable for the selection process and to decide which publications should carry the advert

Any other business, being an exchange of information for noting or placing on a future agenda.

Cllrs. Mrs. Latchem (Chairman), Mrs. Butt, Butt, and J P Rich.

1. To receive any apologies for absence
2. Minutes of a meeting of the Finance Committee held on 13^th December 2004 – to agree a true record and sign (previously circulated)
3. Any matters arising from the minutes of 13^th December 2004 being an exchange of information only
4. To receive the Accounts Summary, Cash Flow Statement and Bank reconciliation for 31^st December 2004 (previously circulated)
5. To consider the funding requirement for running the Council's democratic services (suggested estimates enclosed with the agenda for the meeting held on 13^th December)
6. To recommend a 2005/2006 precept figure for presenting to the Council meeting to be held on 24^th January
7. Any other business, being an exchange of information for noting or placing on a future agenda.

Cllrs. Mrs. Butt (Chairman), Mrs. Button, Goring, Mrs. Latchem, J Rich and Mrs. Thomas

1. To receive any apologies for absence
2. Minutes of a Magazine Committee meeting held on 15^th November 2004 - to agree a true record and sign (previously circulated)
3. Any matters arising from the minutes of 15^th November 2004
4. To consider any feed-back comments on the distribution of the last Newsletter
5. To review the Council Web Site (2821 hits in November and 3570 in December)
6. To consider content of the February 2005 Newsletter.

Cllrs. Mrs. Thomas (Chairman), Bolwell, Mrs. Button, Day, Mrs. Latchem, Mrs. Lee and C Rich.