Agenda and minutes

Policy and Resources Committee - Thursday, 4th April, 2013 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Ryedale House, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7HH

Contact: Audrey Adnitt 

Recording: Listen to the recording

Items
No. Item

120.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

None

121.

Minutes of the meetings held on the 7 February and 14 February 2013

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the minutes of the meetings of the Policy & Resources Committee meetings held on the 7 February and the 14 February be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

 

122.

Minutes of the meeting of the Resources Working Party held on the 11 March 2013

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Resources Working Party held on the 11 March 2013 be received.

 

123.

Urgent Business

To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

The Chairman reported that there were no items to be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(94)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

124.

Declarations of Interest

Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.

 

Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest.  This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.

Minutes:

No interests were declared

PART 'A' ITEMS - MATTERS TO BE DEALT WITH UNDER DELEGATED POWERS OR MATTERS DETERMINED BY COMMITTEE

125.

Overview & Scrutiny Committee Recommendations - Development Workers

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered – Report of the Head of Corporate Services.

 

Decision

 

That the recommendation made by the Overview & Scrutiny Committee in relation to Development Workers be accepted

 

Reason: Taking account of the additional information presented regarding expenditure on development workers, the Policy and Resources Committee recognises the benefits and financial leverage achieved through these roles.

 

PART 'B' ITEMS - MATTERS REFERRED TO COUNCIL

126.

Ryedale Apprenticeship Project

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered – Report of the Head of Economy and Infrastructure

 

Recommendation to Council

 

That Council is recommended to approve that the Ryedale Apprenticeship Project, as set out in Annex B, be implemented, subject to the following amendments:

 

1.         ‘Eligibility for the grant’ – Replace first three bullet points with “The scheme will be open to any business that has been established or operational for at least three months in Ryedale.”

 

2.         ‘Eligibility for the grant’ – Add a new bullet point to read, “The following factors may be relevant in considering eligibility:  Number of employees; turnover; whether the business has had apprentice/s before.”

 

3.         To reflect amendments 1 and 2, amend ‘Criteria for the application form’ by replacing the first bullet point with:  ‘Priority to be given to those businesses who have not had an apprentice before or those businesses that, as a result of the funding, can take on more apprentices than they normally would.’

 

127.

Any other business that the Chairman decides is urgent.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

 

The meeting closed at 8pm.