Other officers
12.1 Appointment of assistants to political groups
Appointment of an assistant to a political group shall be made in accordance with the following:
- (a) In this paragraph a post of assistant to political group means a post to which Section 7 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 applies and any words or expressions also used in that Section shall be interpreted as they would be for the purposes of this Section;
- (b) No appointment to a post of assistant to a political group shall be made unless the Council shall have resolved to allocate a post of professional assistant to each of the political groups of the Council which qualify for one;
- (c) No allocation of a post as assistant to a political group shall be made to a political group which does not qualify for one;
- (d) Not more than one post of political assistant to a political group shall be allocated to any one political group;
- (e) Any decision required to be taken in the appointment process shall be taken by the Chief Executive or his/her nominee after consultation with the Leader of the Group to which the post is allocated (or his/her nominee) who shall be entitled to attend any interviews relating to the appointment.
12.2 Disciplinary action Disciplinary action against other Officers will be in accordance with the relevant conditions of service and the Council's disciplinary procedure.
12.3 Dismissal Dismissal of Officers will take place in accordance with the relevant regulations and conditions of services and the Council's disciplinary procedure.