Agenda and minutes

Officer Appointments Committee - Thursday 8 October 2020 10.00 am

Venue: Online Meeting

Contact: Tara Shannon 

Media

Items
No. Item

9.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

 

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

 

10.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

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

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2020.

 

11.

Declaration of Interests

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

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

12.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

 

Minutes:

There were no Chairman’s announcments.

 

13.

Public Participation

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public. During the

ongoing Covid-19 situation the Council is operating revised procedures and the public are able to participate in meetings online after registering with the officer named on this agenda, and in accordance with the deadlines below.

 

Guidance on how to participate in this meeting online

 

Access the online meeting here

 

Statements

Members of the public who wish to submit a statement in relation to an item on this agenda should submit this in writing to the officer named on this agenda no later than 5pm on Monday 5 October 2020. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. 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 Thursday 1 October 2020 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm onMonday 5 October 2020. 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.

Minutes:

No public statements or questions had been received.

 

14.

Urgent Items

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.

Minutes:

There were no urgent items.

 

15.

Exclusion of the Public

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.

 

Minutes:

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.

 

16.

Appointment of Director of Public Health

Confidential documents will be circulated to committee members.

 

Minutes:

The Committee undertook a selection process for the appointment of Director of Public Health.

 

Resolved:

 

To appoint Kathryn Blackburn as Director of Public Health.