Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillor M Simon.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

No declarations of interest were made.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 17 August 2023.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 17 August 2023 be approved as a correct record.

In accordance with the Council’s Committee Procedure Rules and Appendix on Public Speaking a total period of 15 minutes is allocated for members of the public to put questions to the Committee on any matter relating to this agenda. Each member of the public will be allowed up to two minutes each to speak, and the Chair will have discretion to vary this where they consider it appropriate.

Members of the public wishing to speak are required to provide notice of this at least three clear working days’ in advance of the meeting and should include the question with that notice.

No members of the public were in attendance.

To consider the salary range for the Chief Executive recruitment and selection and the proposed interim arrangements.

The Committee considered the report which set out a proposal to amend the Pay Policy Statement to include a salary range for the Chief Executive which would be used in the appointments process, and the process for the appointment of an interim Chief Executive.

During the debate on the salary range for the Chief Executive, an amendment was proposed and seconded to increase the base line of the salary range from £160k to £170k.  The amendment was put to the vote and declared carried.

A further amendment was proposed to increase the top of the salary range from £190k to £200k.  The amendment was put to the vote and declared lost.

RESOLVED:  That the Committee

1          approve and recommend to full Council the proposed revision to the Pay Policy Statement 2023/24 which introduces a pay band for the role of Chief Executive of Cheshire East Council of £170,000 to £190,000.

2          approve the convening of the Appointments Committee to support the recruitment of an interim Chief Executive and that it will recommend to the Council an interim appointment for the post, until such times as a permanent Chief Executive can take office.

3          delegate responsibility to the Head of HR to finalise the detailed timeline and preparatory work for interim arrangements in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Appointments Committee and an Executive Search agency as required.

The reports relating to the remaining items on the agenda have been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded.

The Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 3 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that it involves the likely discussion of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 and 5 of Part 1 of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

To consider the report.

Consideration was given to the report which set out the recruitment and selection process for the position of Chief Executive.

RESOLVED:  That the Committee

1          approve the job description and specification for the post of Chief Executive (and Head of Paid Service).

2          note the appointment of an Executive Search Agency.

3          note the recruitment and selection process timeline.