Kirkbymoorside Town Council

Issued on 9 September 2011 for a meeting of the Staffing Committee to be held at Church House, Kirkbymoorside on 19 September at 5.45pm

Members of the press and public are welcome to attend

1. To receive apologies for absence.
2. To receive Declarations of Interest in items on the agenda.
3. Minutes and Matters Arising
   1. To approve the minutes of the Meeting held on 11 July 2011.
   2. To consider matters arising.
   3. To receive the appraisal report for the Assistant Clerk.
4. Public Session - to allow members of the public to make representations, ask questions and give evidence in respect of any items of business.
5. To review the Terms of Reference for the Staffing Committee.
6. To discuss the draft Annual Planner.
7. To agree a notification procedure for:
   1. Holiday Requests
   2. Sickness absence
   3. Variations on normal hours
8. Discussion on workload
9. Review of induction for the Town Clerk
10. To review working hours for the Town Clerk and Assistant in order to ensure that messages are picked up before the weekend.
11. Training
    1. To note that £1000 was allocated for staff training in the budget for 2011/12 and £225 has already been spent. Commitments for future training already booked amount to £200 (further financial information to be given at meeting).
    2. To agree that the Town Clerk is given 29 training hours in order to complete the Working With Your Council course.
    3. To agree to the Town Clerk attending a 2 day intensive Working With Your Council course at a cost of no more than £650(which includes 24 hours of staff time). This will save £175 which would be the additional cost of attending the regional working groups over the year.
    4. To agree that the Assistant Town Clerk is given 15 hours additional time in order to complete the Working With Your Council course.
12. To note that a letter has been received from the Assistant Town Clerk accepting her new job title and amendments made to the contract.
13. To note that amendments have been made to the Town Clerk's contract.
14. To note that staff training hours will be reviewed at the next meeting.
15. To agree on the date of the next meeting.