Agenda and decisions

Apologies for Absence were received from Councillors P Bibby, CC and M Downing.

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 11 February 2019.

It was RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Appointments Committee meeting held on 11 February 2019 are agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair subject to item 1 – the word ‘years’ should be inserted in the last paragraph following the number 18.

To approve the recruitment process for the permanent appointment of a new Chief Executive.

It was RESOLVED that the decision made at the Appointments Committee at its meeting on 11 February 2019 in relation to the recruitment and selection process for the permanent appointment of a new Chief Executive be revoked and that the external recruitment process set out in Section 4 of the report be approved.

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

None.

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 approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the Appointments Committee held on 12 February 2019.

It was RESOLVED that the Part II Minutes of the Appointments Committee meeting held on 11 February 2019 are agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair subject to the following amendments:

·         Present – Councillors Sharon Taylor OBE CC (Chair), Richard Henry, Mrs Joan Lloyd, Maureen McKay, Robin Parker CC and Jeannette Thomas.

·         Recommendation 1 – the word ‘Interim’ be removed from iii) Interim Returning Officer and iv) Interim Electoral Registration Officer.

·         Numbering of paragraphs 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3 and 2.1.4 be replaced with i, ii, iii and iv.

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

None.