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Summary
...to allow political groups to appoint Political Assistants, allocating one full-time post to the Labour Group and one half-time post to the Conservative Group, and authorizing the Director of Legal Services to amend the Officer Employment Rules accordingly.
Full council record
Content
Agreed the principle of political
groups appointing Political Assistants within the framework of the
Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Approved that authority be designated
to the Director of Legal Services/Monitoring Officer to make the
additions to the Officer Employment Rules in Part 4 of the
Constitution set out in Appendix B, pursuant to section 9(5) of the
Local Government Act 1989 relating to assistants for political
groups.
Agreed to allocate one Political
Assistant post to the Labour Group (35 hours per week) and one to
the Conservative group (17.5 hours per week) and approve the
appointment procedure at paragraph 4.6, should either group wish to
make an appointment.
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| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 24 Jul 2024 |