Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2013.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 17 June 2013 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interests they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

The following interest was declared.

Personal Interest

To consider whether it is in the public to exclude the public during consideration of agenda items 6, 7 and 8 which contains information “not for publication by virtue of Category 3 ‘Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority)’ as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED – That in order to prevent the disclosure of information which was not for publication relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority), the disclosure of which would not be in the public interest, would not be fair and would be in breach of Data Protection principles, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of items 6,7,8,9 and 10.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair of the Area Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Area Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice (Questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting on the cards provided. These are available the meeting and at local libraries and information centres.  You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions.

No public questions were submitted.

To consider a report of the Solutions SK Board.

The General Manager, Solutions SK, submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Contributors Committee to comment on and adopt the new Contributors Agreement, the Contributors Policy and Articles of Association.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Councillors questioned how press cuttings and other information relating to the company in the public domain was retained.

·         A travel plan for employees – it was agreed that a report be submitted to a future meeting once it had been considered by the Board.

·         The need for consistency when referring to the location of the company’s registered office was noted.

·         The powers of the Managing Director to sign cheques and the recoding of hospitality and interests

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and the Contributors Agreement, the Contributors Policy and Articles of Association be approved.

To receive the Annual Accounts for Solutions SK Ltd and Waste Solutions SK Ltd.

The Managing Director and the Financial Director, Solutions SK presented for consideration the annual accounts for Solutions SK Ltd and Waste Solutions SK Ltd (copies of which had been circulated). Councillors sought clarification on a number of figures contained in the report and in relation to the staffing costs at Waste Solutions SK Ltd.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and the General Manager be requested to circulate the further information requested in relation to the accounts and staffing at Waste Solutions SK Ltd be circulated.

To receive the Accounts for Individual Solutions SK.

The Managing Director and the Financial Director, Solutions SK presented for consideration the annual accounts for Individual Solutions SK LTD (copies of which had been circulated)

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

The Chair of the Solutions SK Board will provide an update at the meeting.

David Teale, Chairman, Solutions SK Board explained that the position of Managing Director had been offered to and accepted by the successful candidate Stephen Morris. It was hoped that Stephen would take up the position in mid-August.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider accepting a new set of Articles and Memorandum of Association as set out in the ‘Governance Arrangements’ report at item 6 of the Contributors Committee.

The Chair explained that immediately following the meeting an Extraordinary General Meeting of Solutions SK Ltd would be convened to approve the Articles and Memorandum of Association as set out in the ‘Governance Arrangements’ report at item 6 of the Contributors Committee agenda.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.