Meeting documents
Dorset County Council County Council
Thursday, 14th November, 2013
Committee Information
Dorset County Council - 14/11/2013: 10:00:00
COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY HALL, COLLITON PARK, DORCHESTER
COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNTY HALL, COLLITON PARK, DORCHESTER
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Agenda Details | |
| Item Number: | 1 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Apologies for Absence |
| Item: | To receive any apologies for absence. |
| Item Number: | 2 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Code of Conduct |
| Item: | Members are required to comply with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 regarding disclosable pecuniary interests. Check if there is an item of business on this agenda in which the member or other relevant person has a disclosable pecuniary interest. Check that the interest has been notified to the Monitoring Officer (in writing) and entered in the Register (if not this must be done on the form available from the clerk within 28 days). Disclose the interest at the meeting (in accordance with the County Council's Code of Conduct) and in the absence of a dispensation to speak and/or vote, withdraw from any consideration of the item. The Register of Interests is available on Dorsetforyou.com and the list of disclosable pecuniary interests is set out on the reverse of the form. |
| Item Number: | 3 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Minutes |
| Item: | To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the County Council held on 18 July 2013 (attached). |
| Reports and Attachments: | |
| Item Number: | 4 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Public Question Time |
| Item: | An opportunity for members of the public to ask questions. The closing date for the receipt of questions is 10.00am on Monday 11 November 2013. A guidance leaflet is available on request. |
| Item Number: | 5 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Chairman's Announcements |
| Item: | To deal with correspondence, communications or other business brought forward by the Chairman. |
| Item Number: | 6 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Leader's Announcements |
| Item: | To deal with business raised by the Leader of the Council which is not otherwise raised under any other item on the agenda. Questions from members will be invited on the issues raised by the Leader. |
| Item Number: | 7 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Motion - Making Dorset a Living Wage County Council |
| Item: | To consider the following motion(s) submitted by members of the Council: Paul Kimber (County Council Member for Portland Tophill), Mike Byatt (County Council Member for Weymouth Town), Kate Wheller (County Council Member for Portland Harbour) and Dan Brember (County Council Member for Rodwell): Making Dorset a Living Wage County Council A 'living wage' was first established in the UK in 2001. It has political support from the leaders of all of the major political parties; being described by Prime Minister David Cameron as "an idea whose time has come". Many large private sector employers such as Holiday Inn, Barclays and KPMG are accredited Living Wage employers, reflecting best practice in the private sector; Currently the living wage rate is £7.45 per hour outside of London and £8.55 within London. The rate for outside London is calculated using incomes and prices data, on a system developed and maintained by the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University; According to charity Barnardo's over 58 per cent of children who live in poverty in the UK have at least one parent in paid work; Local authorities such a Preston and Oxford have incorporated living wage clauses within their public sector procurement strategies; The Living Wage Foundation estimates over 10,000 families have been helped out of working poverty across the UK as a result of a living wage. We believe that Dorset County Council has a duty to be a good employer, as one of the county's largest employers; our leadership can contribute to setting the standards for decent employment for all citizens of Dorset. The procurement strategy of Dorset Council can influence and encourage behaviour in the private sector, ensuring that our partners uphold the same commitment to equality as we do. There is a strong case for exploring the viability and benefits to Dorset Council to fully implement the Living Wage in our pay scales on a permanent basis. The Living Wage should also be implemented in Dorset's private sector employers, and by forming a Fairness Commission, we can demonstrate, through research and action, the benefits of Dorset becoming a Living Wage County. The Council is asked to: Meet with the Dorset County Council Living Wage campaign, community groups, trade unions, and other stakeholders should explore the benefits of implementing the Living Wage for Dorset County Council workers, and for those who work for our contractors, and for those to whom we fund through grants. Develop a business plan for a Dorset County Council we set up a Fairness Commission, to examine social and economic inequality in our County and how to redress this and how to make Dorset a fairer County; drawing in expertise from Dorset's diverse communities and sectors. A background report by the Director for Corporate Resources is attached. |
| Reports and Attachments: | 09 Agenda Item 07 File - Item 7 Dorset Living Wage - Notice of Motion 141113.pdf |
| Item Number: | 8 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Reports of the Cabinet |
| Item: | The Chairman of the Cabinet to present and move the adoption of the following reports (attached) and to answer questions, if any, under Standing Order 19:- Meeting held on 17 July 2013 Meeting held on 18 September 2013 Meeting held on 2 October 2013 |
| Reports and Attachments: | 11 Agenda Item 08 File - Mins July 13 |
| Item Number: | 9 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Reports of Overview Committees |
| Item: | The chairmen of overview committees to present and move the adoption of the following reports (attached) and to answer questions, if any, under Standing Order 19:- Environment - 1 October 2013 Adult and Community Services - 7 October 2013 Public Health - 8 October 2013 |
| Reports and Attachments: | 15 Agenda Item 09 File - EOC OCT 13 Minutes |
| Item Number: | 10 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Reports of Scrutiny Committees |
| Item: | The chairmen of the scrutiny committees to present and move the adoption of the following reports (attached) and to answer questions, if any, under Standing Order 19:- Audit and Scrutiny - 23 July 2013 Audit and Scrutiny - 17 September 2013 Audit and Scrutiny - 17 October 2013 Recommendation 113 - Policy Development Panel on Engaging and Consulting Local Members Dorset Health Scrutiny - 13 September 2013 |
| Reports and Attachments: | 19 Agenda Item 10 File - Minutes 230713 |
| Item Number: | 11 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Reports of Quasi/Legal Committees |
| Item: | The chairmen of the following committees to present and move the adoption of the reports (attached) and to answer questions, if any, under Standing Order 19:- Planning - 26 July 2013 Planning - 6 September 2013 Planning - 10 October 2013 Roads and Rights of Way - 2 September 2013 Roads and Rights of Way - 10 October 2013 Children's and Adult Services Appeals - 29 July 2013 Children's and Adult Services Appeals - 12 August 2013 Children's and Adult Services Appeals - 16 September 2013 Children's and Adult Services Appeals - 14 October 2013 Personnel Appeals - 22 July 2013 Personnel Appeals - 19 August 2013 Personnel Appeals - 23 September 2013 |
| Reports and Attachments: | 25 Agenda Item 11 File - PLC Minutes 260713 |
| Item Number: | 12 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Reports of other Committees |
| Item: | The chairmen of the following committees to present and move the adoption of the reports (attached) and to answer questions, if any, under Standing Order 19:- Ad Hoc Accounts - 24 September 2013 Staffing - 29 July 2013 Staffing - 6 September 2013 Staffing - 11 September 2013 Staffing - 3 October 2013 Recommendation 113 - Localism Act: Secretary of State Guidance Pension Fund - 9 September 2013 Standards and Governance - 22 October 2013 Recommendation 63 - Review of the Scheme of Delegation and Contract Procedure Rules Recommendation 66 - Policy Development Panel on Engaging and Consulting Local Members Recommendation 69 - Constitutional Changes |
| Reports and Attachments: | 38 Agenda Item 12 File - MinsSept13 |
| Item Number: | 13 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Reports of Joint Committees |
| Item: | To receive the minutes of the following joint committees (attached) and to answer questions, if any, under Standing Order 19:- Dorset Police and Crime Panel - 3 September 2013 Dorset Waste Partnership - 30 July 2013 Dorset Waste Partnership - 26 September 2013 Dorset Waste Partnership - 24 October 2013 Dorset Health and Well-being Board - 11 September 2013 Joint Public Health Board - 24 July 2013 |
| Reports and Attachments: | 48 Agenda Item 13 File - PCP mins 030913 |
| Item Number: | 14 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Appointments to Committees 2013/14 |
| Item: | (a) The Leader to report to the County Council on any changes to his appointments to the Cabinet, and to their portfolios. (b) To agree any changes to the chairmanship or membership of committees, including any changes notified by Group Leaders. |
| Item Number: | 15 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Dorset Fire Authority |
| Item: | To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Dorset Fire Authority held on 25 September 2013, and to answer any questions under Standing Order 19A. |
| Reports and Attachments: | 56 Agenda Item 15 File - Dorset Fire Authority Minutes September 141113-1.0 |
| Item Number: | 16 |
| Status: | Public |
| Heading: | Questions |
| Item: | To answer questions, if any, under Standing Order 20, including any questions on the discharge of the functions of the Fire Authority. |
