Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Rachel Wilson  Democratic Services Officer

Items
No. Item

32.

Apologies for Absence/Replacement Members

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor M D Boles.

33.

Declaration of Members' Interests

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest at this point in the meeting.

34.

Minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2019 pdf icon PDF 76 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

            That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2019 be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

35.

CONSIDERATION OF EXEMPT INFORMATION

(In accordance with Section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the following agenda item has not been circulated to the press and public on the grounds that it is considered to contain exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, as amended.  The press and public may be excluded from the meeting for consideration of this item of business)

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

            That in accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that if they were present there could be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended.

36.

Recruitment to the Post of Chief Executive

Minutes:

The Executive Director – Resources circulated proposals to the Committee that it recommend the appointment of Debbie Barnes to the role of Chief Executive on the basis of the scoring of the recruitment process.

 

It was clarified that it was the role of the Committee to make a recommendation to Full Council. 

 

Part of the process included a period for any objections from the Executive to be received.  The deadline for objections to be received would be set by the Executive Director - Resources at 1pm on Thursday, 5 December 2019.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the Committee

 

1.    Recommends to full Council that it approves:-

a)    The appointment of Debbie Barnes as the Council's Chief Executive; and

b)    The making of an offer of employment as Chief Executive to Debbie Barnes.

 

            Subject to:-

 

                      i.        Receipt of satisfactory references;

                    ii.        There being no well-founded objection by the Executive to the appointment pursuant to paragraph 2.6 of the Officer Employment Procedure Rules; and

                   iii.        Satisfactory evidence from the candidate that if the offer of employment were to be approved by full Council it is likely to be accepted.

 

2.    Authorises the Executive Director – Resources to notify each member of the Executive on behalf of the Committee as appointer of the proposal to appoint Debbie Barnes to the post of Chief Executive and specify a date by which any objection must be received from the Leader of the Council

 

3.    Delegates to the Executive Director – Resources in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee the making of decisions as to whether the conditions specified in paragraph 1 (i) and (iii) above have been fulfilled

 

4.    Subject to full Council approving the appointment of Debbie Barnes as Chief Executive, approves the commencement of a recruitment process for the appointment of a new Executive Director – Children's Services

 

5.    Delegates to the Executive Director – Resources in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee authority to determine the process to be followed in such recruitment and to carry out all steps of the procurement up to but not including shortlisting of candidates.

 

 
 
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