Governance Committee

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Meeting: 30 November 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Hospitality Budget
• Members' Allowances
• Appendix to Members' Allowances

Meeting: 18 October 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Statement of Accounts
• Appendix: Statement of Accounts front page
• Appendix: Statement of Accounts
• Pension Fund Annual Accounts
• Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering
• Appendix A to Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering
• Appendix B to Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering
• Code of Conduct
• Management of Unacceptable Performance Policy
• Appendix to Management of Unacceptable Performance Policy
• Supported Introduction to Employment Policies
• Appendix: Supported Introduction to Employment Policy
• Appendix: Supported Introduction to Employment Policy for Managers
• Management of Change Policies
• Appendix: Redeployment Policy
• Appendix: Benefits and compensation on Termination of Employment Policy
• Annual Leave
• Appendix to Annual Leave
• County Joint Consultative Committee Arrangements

Meeting: 15 July 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Management of change policies
• Appendix – Re-structure policy
• Appendix – Benefits and compensation on Termination of Employment Policy
• Appendix – Redundancy policy
• Appendix – Redeployment policy
• Managing change
• Stress management
• Appendix – Stress management policy
• Dignity at work
• Appendix – Disciplinary policy and procedure
• Appendix – Policy on the promotion of dignity at work (draft)
• Appendix – Grievance policy
• Promoting diversity and equality of opportunity in employment
• Appendix – Promoting diversity and equality of opportunity in employment
• Local Ombudsman's Annual Letter and summary of complaints received by the Council in 2004-05
• Appendix – Local Ombudsman's Annual Letter
• Appendix – local authority statistics
• Appendix – Notes to assist interpretation of the Commission's local authority statistics
• Assessment of the corporate governance framework for 2004-05
• Appendix – Framework for the Statement on Internal Control
• Statement of Accounts
• Appendix to Statement of Accounts
• Delegations to Officers
• Providing an indemnity for Members and Officers

Meeting: 14 June 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Triennial Valuation of the Pension Fund
• Review of Constitution
• Appointments to Outside Bodies
• Appendix to Appointments to Outside Bodies

Meeting: 13 May 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Appointment of Members to Committees, Sub-Committees, Panels and other bodies
• Appointments to Outside Bodies

Meeting: 1 February 2005

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Local Government Pension Scheme: Amendment (No.2) regulations and monitoring of early retirements 2003/04
• Modernisation of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Members' Allowances Scheme 2005-06
• Attendance Management Procedures

Meeting: 15 December 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Further steps in Transforming the County Council: Towards Excellence
• Freedom of Information Act – Internal Procedures

Meeting: 19 October 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Honorary Aldermen
• Statement of Accounts 2003-04
  • Appendix
• Pension Fund Accounts
• Member Training and Development
• Code of Conduct for Employees and Regulatory Framework Governing Political Activities of Local Government Employees
• Appointment of Person to the Independent Remuneration Panel

Meeting: 12 July 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes
• • Assessment of Corporate Governance Framework for 2003-04
  • Statement of Accounts 2003-04
    • Draft statement
• Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2004
• Admission Agreement – Royal British Legion Industries
• Records Management Policy

Meeting: 16 March 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Members’ Allowances Scheme 2004-05
  • Appendix
• Annual Monitoring Report on Early Retirements within the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Delegations in relation to Trading Standards Service

Meeting: 2 March 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes

Meeting: 27 January 2004

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Future Electoral Arrangements for the County Council
• Governing Body of Plumpton College

Meeting: 19 November 2003

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Statement of Accounts 2002/03 - report by Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Resources
• Pension Fund Accounts and Performance - report by Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Resources
• Appointment of Person to Independent Remuneration Panel - report by Director of Law and Performance Management
• Corporate Governance Policy and Operational Framework - report by Director of Law and Performance Management
  • Attachment
  • Appendix
• Appointments to Outside Bodies - report by Director of Law and Performance Management
• Notice of Motion : Reporting of Items from the Cabinet to the County Council - report by Director of Law and Performance Management

Meeting: 21 October 2003

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Strengthening Consultation and Involvement of Governors in Planning, Policy and School Improvement – report by Director of Education and Libraries
• Scrutiny Committees – report by Director of Law and Performance Management
• Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 – report by Director of Law and Performance Management
• Delegations relating to Trading Standards Functions – report by Director of Law and Performance Management

Meeting: 8 July 2003

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Corporate Statement of Assurance for the Year Ended 31 March 2003 – report by the Director of Legal and Community Services
• Statement of Accounts 2002-03 – report by the Director of Corporate Resources
• Members’ Allowances Scheme – report by the Director of Legal and Community Services
• Revisions to Constitution – report by the Director of Legal and Community Services
• Consideration of Administration’s Programme for Year Ahead – report by the Director of Legal and Community Services
• Politically Restricted Posts – joint report by the Chief Executive and the Director of Legal and Community Services

Meeting: 29 April 2003

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Admission Agreements under Local Government Pension Regulations
  • Jarvis Workspace FM
  • De La Warr Pavilion Charitable Trust
• Modernisation of Contract Standing Orders
  • Appendix 1: Key changes under the new Contract Standing Orders
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3: Contract Standing Orders for School Governing Bodies with Delegated Budgets
  • Appendix 4: Quotations, Tendering And Contracts
  • Appendix 5: Implementation Plan for new Contract Standing Orders
• Delegations in relation to Trading Standards ServiceCertification under the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997

Meeting: 25 March 2003

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Periodic Review of County Electoral Boundaries – report by Director of Legal and Community Services
  • Submission
• Next Steps in Transforming the County Council : Towards Excellence – report by Chief Executive
• Members’ Allowances Scheme 2003–04 – report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Changes to Local Government Pension Scheme – report by Chief Executive
• Finding of Maladministration by Local Government Ombudsman : Compensation – report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• County Council’s Approach to Assurance Statements – joint report by Director of Corporate Resources and Director of Legal and Community Services
• Appointment of Independent Member(s) of Standards Committee – report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Appointment of Conservators of Ashdown Forest – report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Appointment of Members to Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships – report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Certification under the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Education Consultative Forum – joint report by Director of Legal and Community Services and Director of Education
• Appointment of Local Education Authority Representative Governors – report by Director of Education
• Trading Standards Delegations – report by Director of Legal and Community Services

Meeting: 30 January 2003

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Members' Allowances Scheme 2003-04 - report by Director of Legal & Community Services
• Annual Monitoring Report on Early Retirements within the Local Government Pension Scheme - report by Chief Executive
• Arrangements at County Council Meetings - report by Director of Legal & Community Services
• Review of Constitution - report by Director of Legal & Community Services
• Planning Functions: Delegation of Powers - report by Director of Legal & Community Services
• Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships - report by Director of Legal and Community Services

Meeting: 19 November 2002

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Pension Fund Admission Agreement - Sussex Connexions Ltd - report by Director of Corporate Resources

Meeting: 22 October 2002

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Pension Fund Accounts and Performance - report by Director of Corporate Resources
• Pension Fund Admission Agreements - reports by Director of Corporate Resources on:
  • (a) Brighton Festival Society Limited
  • (b) Centre for British Teachers (CfBT)
• Area Committees - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Appointment of Independent Member(s) of Standards Committee - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Delegations in relation to Trading Standards Service - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Evaluation of Modernisation - report by Chief Executive
• Member Training and Development - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Appointments to the Management Board of Pebsham Countryside Park - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Appointment of Co-opted Members to the Education Scrutiny Committee

Meeting: 25 June 2002

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Finding of Maladministration by the Ombudsman - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• End Time of County Council Meetings - report by Director of Legal and Community Services

Meeting: 26 March 2002

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Connexions Service - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Council Meetings - report by Director of Legal and Community Services

Meeting: 31 January 2002

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Members' Allowances Scheme 2002/03 - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Revised Employee Relations Policies - report by Chief Executive
• Discplinary Code - Procedure Notes
• Discpline at Work - FlowChart
• Discplinary Rules
• Draft Discplinary Code
• Draft Effective Management of Performance Policy
• Draft Grievance Procedure
• Questions at Council Meetings - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Revisions to Contract Standing Orders - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Forward Plan - report by Director of Legal and Community Services
• Admission Agreements under Local Government Pension Regulations - reports by Director of Corporate Resources in relation to:
  • Wealden Leisure Ltd
  • National Care Standards Commission

Meeting: 20 November 2001

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Appointment of Local Education Authority Representative Governors
• Revisions to Constitution
• Appointments to Outside Bodies

Meeting: 30 July 2001

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Members' Allowances Scheme
• Appointments to Outside Bodies
• Appointments to Outside Bodies
• How Scholarship Fund