SENIOR APPOINTMENTS BY OFFICERS
Minutes:
Note: In accordance with Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972, the Chairman agreed to allow consideration of this item as a matter of urgency in order to ensure that appointees were in post as soon as possible.
Members of the corporate management team had been appointed by the Committee in accordance with the Shadow Council’s Standing Orders. The remainder of the senior level appointments were to be made by officers, with the Council’s consultants, Gatenby Sanderson.
The Committee was requested to confirm the officer appointments to the following posts, which had been notified to Cabinet: Head of Children and Families, Head of Adults, Head of Health and Wellbeing, Head of Transformation, Head of Regeneration, Head of Planning and Policy, Head of Environmental Services, Head of Safer and Stronger Communities.
The Committee was also requested to endorse the appointment by the Borough Solicitor to the Deputy Chief Officer posts reporting directly to him, prior to their notification to Cabinet.
In addition, the Committee was requested to consider recommending to Council that delegated authority be granted to officers to make future senior appointments.
RESOLVED
1. That the reasons for urgency as set out in the report be recorded.
2. That the officer appointments as set out in paragraph 1.4(a) of the report be endorsed.
3. That the appointments to the posts of Head of Legal Services and Head of Democratic Services as set out in paragraph 1.4(b) of the report be endorsed, subject to notification to Cabinet.
4. That it be recommended to Council that the Chief Executive or any officer appointed by her be granted delegated authority to make the remaining senior appointments covered by the Employment Procedure Rules, subject to notification to Cabinet where so required under the rules.
5. That the present intention of the Chief Executive to use her urgency powers between now and the Council meeting where appropriate to confirm the appointments be noted.