Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 23 April 2020.

Resolved:

To approve and sign the minutes of the last meeting held on 23 April 2020.

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

There were no declarations of interest made at the meeting.

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

During the coronavirus emergency, this meeting will be held online. Guidance on how to access the meeting online is available here.

Public participation will take place via written questions and statements received and published in advance of the meeting. Submissions will be referred to during the meeting

Statements

Members of the public who wish to submit a statement should submit it to the officer named on this agenda no later than 5pm on 22 June 2020.

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 19 June in order to be guaranteed of a written response.

In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on 22 June. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice.

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.

Report to follow.

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Human Resources & Operational Development, which recommended the appointment of a candidate to the post of Chief Executive.

The Committee were informed that the proposal was being made despite the relatively new two chief executive model, based on People and Place, and the way this model had supported the Council response to Covid-19. Although the new model had proved to be successful, it highlighted some duplication of work by the Chief Executive Officers.

It was noted that recovery from the pandemic would be the Councils overriding priority, and as a result, the duplication of roles and significant financial pressures would necessitate a change in structure to reduce the top tier to one Chief Executive, who would provide a focal point of officer leadership to lead recovery.     

Resolved: That the appointment to the Chief Executive post be approved, subject to consultation with the leader and cabinet members in accordance with paragraph 5(2) of the Officer Employment Procedure Rules.

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 of business.

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. 9 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 No. 26 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 report to follow.

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Human Resources and Operational Development, which contained confidential information about the candidate and Chief Executive post.

Resolved:    That the appointment of Mr Terence Herbert to the role of Chief Executive be approved, with effect from 1 July 2020.