This is a meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Test Valley Borough Council held on the 24th Jul 2023.
The last meeting of the General Purposes Committee was on the 8th Apr 2024, and the next meeting will be 3rd Jun 2024.
Meeting Location
The Annexe, Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey
Meeting Recordings
Agenda
| Item | Title | Minutes |
| 1 | Apologies |
Apologies were received from Councillors Adams-King and C Dowden. |
| 2 | Public Participation |
No members of the public had registered to speak. |
| 3 | Declarations of Interest |
There were no declarations of interest. |
| 4 | Urgent Items |
There were no urgent items to consider. |
| 5 | Minutes of the meetings held on 17 April and 31 May 2023 |
Resolved:
That the minutes of the meetings held on 17 April and 3 May 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record. |
| 6 | Minutes of the Appointments Sub-Committee held on 19 June 2023 |
Resolved:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 19 June 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record. |
| 7 | HR Policy and Procedure Revisions |
GPC report - Policy Review July 2023
Annex 1 - Organisational Change policy - for GPC 24 July 2023 Annex 2 - Alcohol, drug and Substance use Policy - for GPC 24 July 2023 The Council has a suite of HR policies and procedures which are used to manage a wide range of employment matters. These are subject to periodic review and update. The report considered updates to the Council’s Organisational Change Policy and the Alcohol, Drug and Substance Use policy. The proposed new policies were discussed with the Unions at a recent Policy and Procedure Review Group meeting and they supported the updates being put forward to both policies under review. The recommendations were proposed by Councillor K North and seconded by Councillor Flood. Resolved:
1. That the Organisational Change Policy attached at Annex 1 to the report be approved. This new policy will replace the current Management of Change Policy, Redeployment Policy and Procedure and Redundancy Policy and Procedure.
2. That the Alcohol, Drug and Substance Use Policy, attached at Annex 2 to the report, be approved. This policy will replace the current Alcohol, Drugs and Substance Misuse policy. |
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Alan Dowden
Liberal Democrat
Present, as expected
Councillor Celia Dowden
Liberal Democrat
Apologies
Councillor Janet Burnage
Liberal Democrat
Present, as expected
Councillor Sally Yalden
Liberal Democrat
Present, as expected
Councillor Katie Brooks
Conservative
Present, as expected
Councillor Kirsty North
Conservative
Present, as expected
Councillor Maureen Flood
Conservative
Present, as expected
Councillor Nick Adams-King
Conservative
Apologies
Councillor Philip North
Conservative
Present, as expected
Councillor Stewart MacDonald
Conservative
Present, as expected
Councillor Zilliah Brooks
Conservative
Present, as expected
Previous Committee Meetings
8th Apr 2024 General Purposes Committee (Cancelled)
19th Feb 2024 General Purposes Committee (Cancelled)
8th Jan 2024 General Purposes Committee
27th Nov 2023 General Purposes Committee (Cancelled)
16th Oct 2023 General Purposes Committee
4th Sep 2023 General Purposes Committee
24th Jul 2023 General Purposes Committee
12th Jun 2023 General Purposes Committee (Cancelled)
31st May 2023 General Purposes Committee
17th Apr 2023 General Purposes Committee
Future Committee Meetings
3rd Jun 2024 General Purposes Committee
15th Jul 2024 General Purposes Committee
27th Aug 2024 General Purposes Committee
7th Oct 2024 General Purposes Committee
18th Nov 2024 General Purposes Committee
6th Jan 2025 General Purposes Committee
17th Feb 2025 General Purposes Committee
31st Mar 2025 General Purposes Committee
6th May 2025 General Purposes Committee
17th Jun 2025 General Purposes Committee