Agenda and minutes

Appointments Committee - Monday, 27th January, 2025 1.30 pm

Venue: The Capesthorne Room - Town Hall, Macclesfield SK10 1EA. View directions

Contact: Rachel Graves  Tel: 01270 686473 Email:  rachel.graves@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

37.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor M Simon. Councillor T Dean attended as a substitute.

38.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

In the interest of openness the members of the Committee declared that they knew the internal candidates who had applied for the posts.

39.

Public Speaking Time/Open Session

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.

Minutes:

There were no members of the public in attendance.

40.

Recruitment and Selection for post of Executive Director Resources, Governance, Compliance and Monitoring Officer and Assistant Chief Executive Place pdf icon PDF 159 KB

To consider the update report on the recruitment and selection arrangements for the posts of Executive Director Resources, Governance, Compliance and Monitoring Officer, and Assistant Chief Executive.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report on the recruitment and selection for the three senior management posts.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the update on the recruitment and selection process be noted.

 

41.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

The reports relating to the remaining item 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 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

 

Minutes:

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 1 and 2 of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing this information.

42.

Recruitment and Selection for post of Executive Director Resources, Governance, Compliance and Monitoring Officer and Assistant Chief Executive Place

To agree a shortlist of candidates for further assessment.

Minutes:

The Committee considered the applications, supporting letters and technical assessment results before agreeing a short list of applicants for formal interview and further assessment for the positions of the Executive Director Resources; the Governance, Compliance and Monitoring Officer, and the Assistant Chief Executive. 

 

43.

Readmittance of the Press and Public

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the press and public be re-admitted to the meeting.

44.

Recruitment and Selection for post of Executive Director Resources, Governance, Compliance and Monitoring Officer and Assistant Chief Executive Place

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  

 

That the Committee agree a shortlist of 4 candidates for the position of Executive Director Resources (and S151), a shortlist of 1 candidate for the position of Governance and Compliance and Monitoring Officer, and a shortlist of 3 candidates for the position of Assistant Chief Executive, for further assessment and interview.