Agenda and decisions

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P Bibby, CC and J Gardner.

There were no declarations of interest.

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.

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 involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1 to 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by SI 2006 No. 88; and

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

To consider interim arrangements for the appointment of Chief Executive and recruitment for the permanent appointment of a new Chief Executive.

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

NOTE:  Councillor R Parker CC requested that his vote in opposition to recommendation 2.6 of the report be recorded in the Minutes.