Agenda and minutes

Apologies for Absence were received from Councillor F Keegan.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda

All members of the Committee declared a personal interest in respect of the items on Appointment of Head of Policy and Performance and Appointment of Borough Treasurer and Head of Assets (Section 151 officer) in that they knew the candidates employed by the existing Authorities.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 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 Committee.

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.

Note: In order for officers to undertake any background research it would be helpful if questions were submitted at least one working day before the meeting.

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 Staffing 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.

Paragraph 1 relates to information relating to an individual and paragraph 2 relates to information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

RESOLVED - 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.

To approve the minutes as a correct record.

The minutes of the meetings held on 15 and 20 October were approved as a correct record.

To agree a shortlist of candidates for the post of Head of Policy and Performance.  Details to be circulated to members separately

The Committee considered the various applications and the initial assessment by the approved consultants.

RESOLVED  - to defer the meeting for interviews scheduled for 9.00am on 5 November to enable external applications to be sought and assessed prior to interviewing a final short list of candidates for this post.

To agree a shortlist of candidates for the post of Borough Treasurer and Head of Assets (Section 151 Officer).  Details to be circulated to members separately

The Committee considered the various applications and the initial assessment by the approved consultants for the post of Borough Treasurer and Head of Assets (Section 151 Officer)

The Committee also discussed arrangements and applications relating to the recruitment and interviews for an Interim Director of Places.

RESOLVED:

1         that the Meeting of the Committee to interview candidates for the post of Borough Treasurer and Head of Assets (Section 151 Officer) planned for 2.00pm on 5 November be brought forward to 9.00am and the three candidates now referred to be invited to attend for interview; and

2         the Committee meet at 2.00pm on 5 November and 11am on 6 November  to interview the four candidates now referred to for the post of Interim Director of Places, subject to their availability.