Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Apologies were received from Cllr Derek Walters, who was substituted by Cllr Carole King for this meeting.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 2 November 2021.

The minutes of the meeting held on 2 November 2021 were presented for consideration and it was,

Resolved:

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 2 November 2021.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive any announcements through the Chairman.

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

Members of the pupublic who wish to make a statement in relation to an item on this agenda should register with the officer named on this agenda no later than 5pm on 5 April 2022. Please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda for any further clarification.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on 31 March 2022 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on4 April 2022. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

No public statements or questions had been received.

Any other items of business, which, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered as a matter of urgency. Urgent items of a confidential nature may be considered under Part II of this agenda.

There were no urgent items.

To consider passing the following resolution:-

To agree that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in Item No. 8 because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

Resolved:

To agree that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in Item No. 8 because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

Confidential documents will be circulated to committee Members.

The Committee undertook a selection process for the appointment of Corporate Director Place.

Resolved:

To appoint Parvis Khansari as Corporate Director Place, effective from 8 April 2022.