5 October 2026 Minutes
The Employment Committee meeting of Heighington Parish Council was held on Monday 5th October 2026 at 6.00pm in the Jubilee Hall, High Street, Heighington.
Present:
Councillor Catterson
Councillor George
Councillor Trafford
Councillor Yeates
Councillor Watkinson
Clerk – Elaine Atkin
Absent:
None
There were no members of the public present.
Public Participation
There were no comments.
009/E/26 To receive and accept apologies, where valid reasons for absence have been submitted to the Clerk prior to the meeting
There were none.
010/E/26 To approve the notes of the last Employment Committee meeting held on 1st June 2026, and for these to be signed by the Employment Committee chair as the formal minutes.
It was proposed by Cllr Yeates, seconded by Cllr Trafford and resolved to approve the minutes. These were duly signed by the committee chair.
011/E/26 To receive Declarations of Interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and receive Requests for Dispensations.
There were none.
012/E/26 CLOSED SESSION. To resolve to move into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 for the following staffing items on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
It was proposed by Cllr Trafford, seconded by Cllr Yeates and resolved to move into closed session.
013/E/26 To consider options for council provision of an emergency contact outside normal operating hours.
It was proposed by Cllr Yeates, seconded by Cllr Trafford and resolved to recommend to Full Council a solution regarding provision of an emergency contact outside normal operating hours.
014/E/26 To consider additional Risk Assessments required for Caretaker/Handyperson activities.
It was proposed by Cllr Watkinson, seconded by Cllr Catterson and resolved to recommend to Full Council a solution for review and progression of Risk Assessments for activities undertaken by the Caretaker/Handyperson.
015/E/26 To identify Caretaker/Handyperson activities suitable for in-house delivery and the tools required to undertake them effectively.
It was proposed by Cllr Watkinson, seconded by Cllr Yeates and resolved to recommend to Full Council that Council should provide all tools for general maintenance tasks that fall within the competence and capacity of the Caretaker/Handyperson and officers should have delegated authority to commission an external contractor (subject to the restrictions defined in Financial Regulations) for any tasks that do not fall into this category.
016/E/26 To determine an effective approach to the day-to-day prioritisation of Caretaker/Handyperson duties.
It was proposed by Cllr Watkinson, seconded by Cllr Catterson and resolved to recommend to Full Council that the Clerk will set the Caretaker/Handyperson’s tasks and priorities on a weekly (daily if required) basis. This will include confirmation on expectation and timescales for completion of the tasks, taking account of any constraints or capacity issues identified in conjunction with the staff member.
The meeting closed at 6:58 pm.
Please be advised that these are notes of the meeting taken by the Clerk and cannot in any way be regarded as the official minutes of Council proceedings until they are approved and signed at the next meeting.