01 October 2025 – Agenda
SUMMONS TO ATTEND A MEETING
TO: All Members of the Personnel Committee
Cllr A Gilbert (Town Mayor)
Cllr D Dawson (Deputy Mayor)
Cllr M Baines (Chairman of Planning)
Cllr P Cowell (Chairman of Community Services)
Cllr M Dyer (Chairman of Corporate Governance)
Cllr C Jones (Chairman of Environment & Assets)
To all other Members for information
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Personnel Committee on Wednesday 1 October 2025 at 3:00pm (maximum two hours) in the Upper Chamber (Thame Town Hall) for the transaction of business as set out on the attached agenda.
Mandy Sturdy
Town Clerk of the Council
Date: Thursday 25 September 2025
AGENDA
1. Apologies for Absence
To receive and agree apologies for absence.
2. Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
To notify of any items that appear in the agenda in which there may be an interest that has not been recorded in the Member’s Register of Interest, and confirmation of any relevant dispensations.
3. Public Participation and Public Questions
To consider applications from members of the public to address the Committee (5 minutes maximum), in respect of any item of business included in the agenda. Applications to speak must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 5pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
To consider questions from members of the public (who live, work, or run a business in the Parish). Written questions must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 4pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
4. Minutes
To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Committee Meeting held on 9 June 2025.
5. Exclusion of the Public
To move: That under Section 1, Paragraph 2 of The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business because publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
6. Annual Appraisals
To receive an update on the annual appraisal process and consider any recommendations
7. Staffing Costs and Gradings
To note the agreed cost-of-living increase for 2025-26.
To consider the budget proposal for the 2026-27 staff costs and to make a recommendation to take to the Budget Working Group and the Full Council.
8. Staffing Matters
To receive an update on staffing matters and consider any recommendations.
9. Christmas Closure 2025/26
To note that the Town Hall and Information Centre will close at 13:00 on 24 December 2025 and will remain closed until Monday 5 January 2026. The shutdown period has been extended by 1 day to include Friday 2 January 2026. Staff have been asked to use their holiday allowance or flexitime for the extra day. They can also choose to work from home (where able) but the information centre and phones will remain closed.