To receive announcements from:
a) The Mayor
b) Leader of the Council
c) Members of the Cabinet
d) Chairs of Committees
e) Head of Paid Service
Minutes:
Mayor
71.1 The Mayor thanked all involved with the successful Civic Christmas Party for Children.
71.2 The Mayor reminded Council that tickets were on sale for the Civic Ball on 11 April at Gloucester Quays.
Leader of the Council
71.3 The Leader advised Council that the recruitment process for the joint director post had started and he hoped to bring the successful candidate to the March meeting of the Council.
71.4 The Leader advised Council that the finals of Mr and Miss Gloucester 2015 would be held on 29 January 2015. He noted that Juliette Crosby, Miss Gloucester 2014, had done a wonderful job as an ambassador for the City and he wished to formally record his thanks to her.
Members of the Cabinet
71.5 Councillor Norman, Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources informed Council that, with effect from 1 April 2015, all staff on zero hours contracts employed by the Council would not be paid less than the Living Wage and this would be achieved within existing budgets.