Agenda for Appointments Committee on Thursday, 21 November 2019, 10.00am

Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Shimkent Room, Daneshill House, Danestrete

Contact: Jackie Cansick (01438) 242216 

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P Bibby, CC,

M Downing and J Gardner.  Councillor M McKay served on the Committee in place of Councillor J Gardner.

 

The Chair gave her apologies for not attending the informal meeting held on 15 November and she indicated that whilst she was to chair this meeting she would not comment on the recommendations in the Part II officer report.

2.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON 4 OCTOBER 2019 pdf icon PDF 53 KB

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 4 October 2019.

Minutes:

It was RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 4 October 2019 are approved as a correct record for signature by the Chair.

 

3.

URGENT PART 1 BUSINESS

To consider any Part 1 business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

Minutes:

None

4.

EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS

To consider the following motions –

 

1.  That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs1 – 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

2.  That Members consider the reasons for the following reports being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

 

Minutes:

It was RESOLVED:

 

1.  That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1 – 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

2.  That having considered the reasons for the following report being in Part II, it is determined that maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighed the public interest in disclosure.

 

5.

PART II MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON 4 OCTOBER 2019

To consider the Part II Minutes of the previous meeting held on 4 October 2019.

Minutes:

It was RESOLVED that the Part II section of the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 4 October 2019 are approved as a correct record for signature by the Chair.

 

 

6.

APPOINTMENT OF A STRATEGIC DIRECTOR

To consider the appointment of the Strategic Director.

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered an officer report regarding the appointment to the permanent post of Strategic Director.

 

The Committee recorded its thanks to Kirsten Frew and colleagues in Human Resources for their work on the Strategic Director recruitment process.

 

It was RESOLVED that the recommendations in the report are approved.

7.

URGENT PART II BUSINESS

To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

Minutes:

None