Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors D Marren and L Wardlaw.

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.

In accordance with paragraph 2.32 of the Committee Procedural Rules and Appendix 7 of the Rules a total period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the Committee on any matter relevant to the work of the body in question. 

Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question or make a statement at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

There were no members of the public present.

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 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.

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item in pursuant of Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure or exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing this information.

To interview the shortlisted candidates for the position of Director of Public Health.

The Committee interviewed the candidates for the position of Director of Public Health

RESOLVED:

That the position of Director of Public Health be offered to Dr Matt Tyrer, at an appropriate salary, subject to satisfactory references and also that there are no objections from Cabinet.