Agenda

To elect a Chair of the Joint Staff Advisory Committee for the remainder of the 2024/2025 municipal year.

The Chair will be appointed at the first meeting of each municipal year. It will be normal practice for the chairmanship of the Committee to rotate between Authorities and a Staff Representative (e.g. year 1 - Eastbourne Borough Councillor, year 2 - Lewes District Councillor, year 3 - Staff Representative).

To elect a Deputy-Chair of the Joint Staff Advisory Committee for the remainder of the 2024/2025 municipal year.

A Deputy-Chair will be appointed at the first meeting of each municipal year from any constituent group.

To confirm and sign the minutes of the previous meeting held on 4 December 2023 (attached herewith).

Disclosure by Councillors of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the councillor regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

Items not on the agenda which the Chair of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances as defined in Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

To consider, under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), excluding the public and press from the meeting during the discussion of Items 9, 10, 11 and 12 on this agenda as there are likely to be disclosures of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

Report of Health and Safety Manager

Report of Head of HR

To consider any matters raised by the Employees' side in respect of the items on this agenda.

To consider any matters raised by the Employees' side in respect of health and safety.

To note that the next meeting of the Joint Staff Advisory Committee is scheduled to commence at 10:00am on Thursday, 21 November 2024, in Room 209/210 on the Second Floor, The Marine Workshops, Railway Quay, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 0ER.