Agenda and minutes

Special Meeting, Staffing Committee - Monday, 15th December, 2008 9.00 am

Venue: Fred Flint Room, Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach CW11 1HZ. View directions

Contact: Carole Roberts - Democratic Services  Tel: 01270 529733 Email:  carole.roberts@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

41.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

42.

Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

All members of the Committee declared a personal interest in respect of the item on Appointment of Strategic Director Places in that they knew one of the candidates concerned.

43.

Public Speaking Time/Open Session

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.

Minutes:

There were no members of the public present.

44.

Minutes of Previous meetings

To approve the minutes of the following meetings:-

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meetings held as follows were approved as a correct record:-

 

27 November 2008

 2  December 2008

 8  December 2008

10 December 2008

11 December 2008

44a

27 November 2008. pdf icon PDF 47 KB

44b

2 December 2008 pdf icon PDF 41 KB

44c

8 December 2008 pdf icon PDF 43 KB

44d

10 December 2008 pdf icon PDF 39 KB

44e

11 December 2008 pdf icon PDF 39 KB

45.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

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

 

(Paragraph 3 concerns information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) Paragraph 4 concerns information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the authority.)

 

 

PART 2 – MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THE PUBLIC AND PRESS PRESENT

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 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

46.

Appointment of Strategic Director Places

To interview short-listed candidates for this post.

Minutes:

Members interviewed three short listed candidates.

 

RESOLVED - to appoint John Nicholson as Strategic Director Places.

 

47.

Appointment of Head of Policy and Performance

To agree a short-list of candidates for this post.

Minutes:

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

 

RESOLVED  - to interview a short list of five candidates for this post.