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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 82 KB To confirm
the Minutes of the Meeting held on 11th June, 2020 (copy attached). Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 11th June, 2020 were agreed as a correct record |
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Appointment of Vice-Chairman Following changes
in responsibilities within the Conservative Group, to appoint a new
Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the Municipal Year 2020/21. Minutes: The committee was advised that following a change in responsibilities in the Conservative Group it was necessary to appoint a new Vice-Chairman to replace Cllr Sue Carter. RESOLVED: That Cllr. Veronica Graham-Green be appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the remainder of the 2020/21 Municipal Year. |
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To receive
the annual workforce report, from Alison McBride, Corporate Manager People. Minutes: Alison
McBride, Corporate Manager - People, presented the Workforce Report to the
Committee, the highlights of which included: ·
A
snapshot of the Council’s headcount which showed the number of FTE’s decreasing
year on year ·
Gender
breakdown - there had been a limited change since the previous report (37% male/63%
female) ·
Gender
pay gap – Rushmoor’s pay gap was 12%, it was noted
that the Local Government Association (LGA) average was 6.1% ·
Part
time Staff – the majority of part time staff were employed at Grade 5 or below ·
Ethnicity
profile – 22.6% of staff chose not to report their ethnicity, of those that
did, 75.2% identified as white and 2.2% as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) ·
Profile
Age – of which 31% were over 55 and 18% aged under 34 ·
Apprenticeship
programme – Rushmoor
currently reported above average numbers and were spending 57% of the allocated
apprenticeship levy Ms McBride
advised that a People Strategy was being developed in-line with the Council’s
strategic objectives and it was hoped that a draft would be available in August
for Members to comment on. In response
to a query regarding the data relating to women in higher positions and the
gender pay gap within the Council, consideration would be given to how women
could be encouraged to apply for higher paid positions and what could be
implemented to make these roles more appealing, including flexibility and
working arrangements. It was noted that the Leadership Development Programme was assisting to address this with 13 of the 14
enrolled in the second cohort being female. Long term
absence was raised as a concern by Members, as the data showed an increase in
lost working days on the previous year. It was noted that, since the Employee
Assistance Programme had been introduced in 2018,
it’s utilisation had steadily increased. In addition,
there had been a marked increase since the outbreak of the Coronavirus Pandemic
in March, 2020. Being a relatively small local authority, 1-2 cases of
long-term absence made a significant difference to the figures and it was
advised that the 22% of staff absence attributed to anxiety, stress and
depression figure was slightly outdated. During the Pandemic, emphasis on
wellbeing was greater across the Council. Managers were carrying out regular
check-ins with staff and data was showing a difference in dealing with change
and crisis, which could cause anxiety, stress and depression. A request was made for more detailed data on the ethnicity profile. It was noted that the 2.2% of Council staff who identified as BAME equaled to six people across the authority. The number of employees who identified as BAME who had been or were part of the Leadership Programme was also requested and this information would be provided. The comparator used in the report had been the 2011 census findings, a more recent comparator would be sought and if identified, shared in the presentation for the special meeting of the Policy and Project Advisory Board to discuss the Notice of Motion on ... view the full minutes text for item 12. |
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Healthy Weights Project - Update To receive
an update from Martin Sterio, Health and Physical
Activity Officer on the healthy weights project. Minutes: Martin Sterio, Health and Physical Activity Officer, attended the
meeting to give a presentation on the Council’s Healthy Weights Project. An initial update
on healthy weights had been provided to Members of the Leisure and Youth Panel
in 2016. The initiative had developed on the back of obesity figures reported
in 2016 which showed high levels of obesity in young people across the Borough.
A healthy weights audit had been carried out in all schools in the Borough and the
findings had showed that 1 in 4 infant school children had been recorded as
being overweight; this had risen to 1 in 3 at the end of Year 6. The audit
reported that deprivation had been a main factor within communities and
infrastructure improvements would have a positive impact on residents’ health.
The infrastructure in the catchment area of each school had been looked at in
detail and information had been provided on proximity to green space, sports
facilities, takeaways, access to swimming pools etc. to get a clear
understanding for each school. It was
noted that Public Health Hampshire, the local Clinical Commissioning Group
(CCG), local schools, community champions and sports partners had formed a
Local Action Group (LAG) to focus on key themes identified in the audit. These
included the physical infrastructure, physical activities and healthy eating
environments and education. A number of initiatives had since been delivered,
these included: ·
Junior
Park Run ·
Park
Run ·
Couch
to 2k family programme ·
Promotion
of leisure facilities and green spaces, ·
The
daily mile in schools - 25 schools now involved up from 8 initially ·
School
travel schemes ·
Improved
healthy menus in schools ·
Balance
and ride scheme in infants schools Year R and Year 1 ·
Moor
Road playing fields improvement - new playground/sports facilities in one of
the Boroughs most deprived areas It was realised however, that one-time events wouldn’t change
things long term, so therefore a Whole System Approach Steering Group had been
established with partners to ensure healthy lifestyles were maintained long
term. Themed action registers would be created to change systems that would
lead to long term goal achievements. The issue
of obesity was a long term challenge with no single element to address it that
would alter the situation in the longer term. It was considered that many
things needed to change to slowly make a difference over time. In response
to a query regarding deprivation and it’s definition, it was explained that Rushmoor had several areas that were considered “lower
super output areas” this was determined on a number of domains including
educational attainment, employment and skills, income by household. Areas were
scored nationally against certain criteria and, within Rushmoor,
several areas had been scored in the top worse 20% in the country on the
Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). Following a discussion regarding school lunches and packed lunches it was noted that the majority of younger school children had school lunches and as they got older, switched to packed lunches. Improvements had been made ... view the full minutes text for item 13. |
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Scrutiny Training Session To discuss the
arrangements for a scrutiny training session on 20th August, 2020. Minutes: It was
noted that Thursday 20th August had been secured for the Scrutiny training. It
was agreed that the session would be best held face to face and the training would
be held in the Concorde Room at the Council Offices. |
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To review the
current work plan. Minutes: The current
work plan was noted. At the next
meeting of the Committee, representatives from the Safer North Hampshire Team and
the Police would provide updates and the Quarter 1 performance data would also
be reported to the Committee. Moor Road
Playing Fields Update – The Committee was informed that consultation had taken
place with the community and a plan had
been established to install a destination playground, basketball court, cycle
track and outdoor gym facilities. The facility now had the destination
playground and gym facilities installed and work would be starting on the Multi
Use Games Area (MUGA) and cycle track in September. Improvement work to the car
park would also take place at this time. In response
to a query regarding the skatepark, it was advised that the one located in
Farnborough Town Centre was coming to its end of life and would be replaced
within the new civic quarter development and not relocated to Moor Road. |