To notify the Chairman if you have an interest in the following items.

Members had no interests to declare.

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 9^th March 2009.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 9^th March 2009 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

RESOLVED:             That in accordance with Section 100(a)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12a of the Act.

Report of Chief Executive.

Consideration was given to a report of Chief Executive regarding an application for early retirement/voluntary redundancy.  (For copy see file of Minutes).

Specific reference was made to the appendix attached to the report which showed how the capitalised costs were to be set against the ongoing savings to be accrued by the new unitary authority.  The payback period was well within the requirements of the Council’s Early Retirement/Voluntary Redundancy Policy.

RESOLVED :         That the application for early retirement/voluntary redundancy be approved in accordance with the terms set out in the report.