Policy And Resources Committee - 05/09/2022

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held remotely on 5th September, 2022.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 22nd August, 2022 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

Councillor John ALEXANDER, Convener, in the Chair.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

II MINUTES

(a) PERSONNEL APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE - 17TH AUGUST, 2022

The minute of meeting of the Personnel Appeals Sub-Committee of 17th August, 2022, a copy of which is appended hereto, was submitted for information and record purposes (Appendix I).

III TELEPHONE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE CONTRACT

There was submitted Report No 232-2022 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services seeking Committee approval for the appointment of a maintenance contractor for the Councils Avaya telephony system.

The Committee agreed to approve the contract proposal from Capita IT Enterprise Services for the provision of a maintenance support service via the SWAN Value Add Services Framework and that the contract would be for a period of three years.

John ALEXANDER. Convener.

At a MEETING of the PERSONNEL APPEALS SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 17th August, 2022.

APPENDIX I

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Ken LYNN

Roisin SMITH

Georgia CRUICKSHANK

Councillor Roisin SMITH, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Sub-Committee of 7th October, 2021 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

The Sub-Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interest.

II APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL

It was reported that an appeal against dismissal from an employee of Neighbourhood Services had been submitted.

The Sub-Committee heard the Councils representative and witnesses and, thereafter, the Appellant and the Appellants representative.

After questions had been put and answers given by both parties to each other and the witnesses and by members of the Sub-Committee, the parties withdrew.

Thereafter, following careful consideration of all the information, the Sub-Committee agreed that the grounds of the appeal had not been substantiated and the appeal be not upheld.

Councillor Cruickshank intimated her dissent from the foregoing decision.

Roisin SMITH, Convener.