Decision details

Further to Minute No. 89 of the Cabinet meeting held on 19 January 2012, the Council considered the report of the Director of Corporate Support Services on a proposed change to the Employee Code of Conduct which forms part of the Council’s Constitution.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher and unanimously

RESOLVED:

That approval be given to the insertion of the following revised text in Paragraph 10.1 of Section 10 of Part 5 of the Council’s Constitution:

“Some jobs within the Authority are politically restricted.  This means that the employees in these posts are not allowed to take part in political activities, such as standing as a candidate for election to a public body, canvassing at elections or being a non-executive Director of a Health Trust, etc.  The posts concerned are those of Chief Officers and Deputy Chief Officers and certain other politically sensitive posts.  All the posts are listed in a central register maintained by the Corporate Legal Department.”