Employing Authority. 2.1 CWaC will employ the staff to put into effect the Forest Plan and Business Plan as far as reasonably possible within the terms of this Agreement.
Employing Authority. 2.1 CW&C will employ the staff to put into effect the Plans as far as reasonably possible within the terms of this Agreement
2.2 The staff will be employed exclusively for the above purpose, unless all the other Councils consent otherwise
2.3 The staff will be employed in the Director of Culture and Recreation’s department
2.4 CW&C’s Terms and Conditions of Employment shall apply to the staff including all relevant CW&C’s policies on personnel and related matters
2.5 The staff so employed shall be collectively known as the Mersey Forest Team (“the Team”)
2.6 The structure and composition of the Team will be decided using the decision making procedure set out in Schedule 3 and within the approved budget
2.7 CW&C will take into account the advice on such employment matters from the Members Steering Group
2.8 If at any time CW&C is unable to continue the employment of the Forest Team or any member of it, the Councils will use their reasonable endeavours to offer redeployment to avoid or reduce any redundancy costs
1. In accordance with the agreed formula set out below, and within the agreed budget and five year financial rolling programme, Cheshire will formally set the annual contributions payable by the other Councils and send formal advance notice to the Treasurers or Finance Officers by 31 March of each year, earlier if possible.
2. The Contributions will be based on the actual costs incurred as fund holding and employing authority.
3. Those costs will include, in addition to the payroll and other costs of the project team staff, the accommodation, equipment, material and other costs arising from day to day working, a detailed and specific provision to reflect necessary additional overheads such as internal and external audit costs, personnel support, financial support, legal support, insurance and risk management, and senior management time. The latter will reflect the necessary involvement from time to time of the Council’s Senior Manager Leisure and Green Spaces and the Council’s Head of Culture and Recreation.
4. It is reaffirmed that the calculation of the above costs will be made in good faith and background papers detailing the principles and formulae applied will be available to the Treasurers of the other Councils if they so request.
5. If any three Members of the Members Steering Group object to the outcome of the calculation and the contribution payable by any Council then that objection shall be first of all referred to a mediator to be appoin...
