Introduction
1.
The Committee will comprise three members appointed by the Group
Leaders on a politically proportionate basis. It will be convened
on an ad-hoc basis to hear appeals and make determinations on the
matters set out below.
2.
The Monitoring Officer will, in consultation with the Group
Leaders, settle the processes in force from time to time that shall
apply to the matters that the Committee must hear and determine. In
the absence of the agreement of the Group Leaders, the Monitoring
Officer will refer such processes to Council for determination.
Terms of Reference
3.
To discharge the functions of appointing, dismissing and
disciplining senior officers where member involvement in the same
is required in accordance with the Officer Employment Procedure
rules and where those functions are not delegated to the IDC.
4.
To determine any of the following in respect of the Head of Paid
Service:
a)
Changes to employment terms and conditions (including flexible
retirement)
b)
Exercisable discretions in relation to enhanced pension rights
(subject to extant pension scheme requirements)
5.
To determine any appeals brought by the Managing Director’s
direct reports about a final decision taken by the Managing
Director in respect of:
a)
The matters stated in 4 above
b)
Outcomes of disciplinary processes. In respect of any DSO, the
Committee will only hear appeals against disciplinary action short
of dismissal brough by any DSO.
6.
To determine any Member Standards matters referred to the Committee
by the Monitoring Officer under the Member Code of Conduct
Complaints Handling Procedure.
7.
To hear and determine any other hearings or appeals which, on the
advice of the Monitoring Officer, require a Member
hearing/determination and where there is no other more appropriate
forum for the same.
