Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Lionel Grundy (who was substituted by Cllr Fleur de Rhe Philipe), Cllr Jon Hubbard (who was substituted by Cllr Peter Colmer) and Cllr Jane Scott (who was substituted by Cllr Jon Noeken).

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 6 April 2011 (copy

attached).

Resolved:

To confirm and sign the minutes of the previous meeting held on 6 April 2011 as a correct record.

To receive any declarations of personal or prejudicial interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee

There were no declarations of interest.

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

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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 above (acting on behalf of the Director of Resources) no later than 5pm on Thursday 7 July 2011. Please contact the officer named on the first page 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.

There were no members of the public present or councillors’ questions.

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 Nos. 9 & 10 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 Minute Nos. 38 & 39 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 appendices 1 – 5 of the report at Agenda Item No. 6 are attached.

Consideration was given to a report by the Chief Executive which recommended candidates for appointment into the following posts on the grounds of suitable alternative employment:-

a.    Director – Communications

b.    Director – Law & Governance

c.    Service Director – Policy, Performance & Partnerships

d.    Service Director – Communities, Libraries, Heritage & Arts

e.    Service Director – Business Services

The Chief Executive explained that the Corporate Leadership Team and the Cabinet had reviewed the alignment of senior management responsibilities to ensure that the Council’s published 4 Year Business Plan could be delivered.

The Committee noted the various changes to the senior management structure which had resulted from the realignment of responsibilities and which were set out in a structure chart in Appendix 6 to the report.

After discussion,

Resolved:

To approve the following appointments with effect from 1 August 2011, subject to consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet members in accordance with paragraph 5(2) of the Officer Employment Rules:-

(a)          Laurie Bell  - Director, Communications

(b)          Ian Gibbons – Director, Law & Governance

(c)          Sharon Britton – Service Director, Policy, Performance & Partnerships

(d)          Nikki Lewis – Service Director, Communities, Libraries, Heritage & Arts

(e)          Jacqui White – Service Director, Business Services     

A confidential report by the Chief Executive is attached.

On considering a confidential report by the Chief Executive,

Resolved:

To approve the appointment of Michael Hudson as Director, Finance for a fixed term of seven months from 1 September 2011 to 31 March 2012, on terms as set out in the report, subject to consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet members in accordance with paragraph 5(2) of the Officer Employment Rules.