Meeting documents

M I N U T E S

A G E N D A

1. ELECTION OF CHAIR 2008/09

2. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR 2008/09

3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE

to note the membership of the Committee as set out on the front sheet of the agenda.

4. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS

- to receive any apologies and note any substitutions.

5. TERMS OF REFERENCE

- to note the attached terms of reference for the Committee which were agreed by the City Council at its meeting on 13 May 2008 (Appendix A).

6. DATES AND TIMES OF MEETINGS 2008/09

- to note the dates meetings for 2007/08 as detailed below, all meetings to commence at 2.00 pm -

7. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

- to receive any declarations of interest from Members.

8. MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE HELD ON

(a) 24 APRIL 2008 AND

(b) 8 MAY 2008.

- to be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

9. PUBLIC FORUM

Time Limit for this item - 30 minutes

Any local resident or councillor, may present a petition or submit a statement on the work of the committee, provided that they have given notice in writing or by electronic mail not later than 12.00 noon on the working day before the meeting. In the case of a statement, a copy of the statement should be included.

The notice should be addressed to the Democratic Services Team, Room 220, Council House, Bristol, BS1 5TR, and marked for the attention of Pauline Draisey.

The total time allowed for public forum business is 30 minutes.

Questions

A questions may only be asked if notice has been given by delivering it in writing or by electronic mail to the Proper Officer no later than three clear working days before the day of the meeting.

There is provision for accepting late urgent questions provided the Chair of the Committee has agreed to accept them and they are received no later than two hours before the meeting.

10. POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR VOLUNTEERING

- to recommend the implementation of a new policy and procedure to unify the process for recruiting and managing volunteers.

(Report of Head of Human Resources)

11. MANAGING CHANGE POLICY/PROCEDURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE NEW OPPORTUNITIES PROCEDURE

- to advise the Committee of the need to revise the implementation date of some elements of the Managing Change Policy/Procedure approved by this Committee at its previous meeting to recognise that there are now some inconsistencies between the Managing Change Procedure/Policy and the New Opportunities Procedure.

(Report of the Head of Human Resources)

INFORMATION ITEM

12. FRAMEWORK HR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

- to inform on the progress with the project to publish framework (core) HR policies and procedures on a new intranet website by 31 March 2008.

(Report of Head of Human Resources)