Agenda and minutes

Officer Appointments Committee - Wednesday 17 March 2021 9.10 am

Venue: Online Meeting

Contact: Tara Shannon  Senior Democratic Servcies Officer

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Items
No. Item

25.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

 

Minutes:

There were no apologies.

 

26.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2021.

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2021 were presented for consideration and it was,

 

Resolved:

 

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 27 January 2021.

 

27.

Declaration of Interests

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

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

28.

Chairman's Announcements

To receive any announcements through the Chair.

 

Minutes:

There were no Chairman’s announcements.

 

29.

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 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.

 

Statements

Members of the public who wish to submit a statement in relation to an item on this agenda should submit this is electronically to the officer named on this agenda no later than 5pm on Monday 15 March 2021.

 

State whom the statement is from (including if representing another person or organisation), state points clearly and be readable aloud in approximately 3 minutes. Up to three speakers are allowed for each item on the agenda.

 

Questions

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions electronically to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on Wednesday 10 March 2021 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 Friday 12 March 2021.

 

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 members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website; they will be taken as read at the meeting.

Minutes:

No public statements or questions had been received.

 

30.

Senior Leadership Appointments

Appointment into the following posts on the grounds of suitable alternative employment following a management restructure:

 

·       Corporate Director People

·       Corporate Director Resources and Deputy Chief Executive

 

Reports to follow. Confidential documents are included under part 2.

 

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report and appendices of the Director of Human Resources & Operational Development, which recommended the appointment of candidates to the following posts:

 

·       Corporate Director People

·       Corporate Director Resources and Deputy Chief Executive

 

The Committee were informed that the senior management structure was restructured in September 2020 and updated in December 2020, resulting in an interim senior management structure. This interim structure had been reviewed and was to be made permanent. Two posts had been deleted as a result of the restructure. The report detailed the changes in posts and indicated that under the Appointments Policy for Chief and Senior Officers, and the grounds for suitable alternative employment, the two displaced Directors would be suitable candidates for the above posts and proposed that they should be redeployed as outlined in the Part 2 report. It was,

 

Resolved:

 

To note the report and appendices.

 

31.

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.

 

32.

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. 9 and 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.

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. 9 and 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.

 

33.

Senior Leadership Appointments

Appointment into the following posts on the grounds of suitable alternative employment following a management restructure:

 

·       Corporate Director People

·       Corporate Director Resources and Deputy Chief Executive

 

Reports to follow. 

Minutes:

The Committee considered the reports of the Director of Human Resources and Operational Development, which contained confidential information about the candidates and Director posts.

 

Resolved:

 

·       To appoint Lucy Townsend to the post of Corporate Director People, effective from 29 March 2021.

·       To appoint Andy Brown to the post of Corporate Director Resources and Deputy Chief Executive, effective from 29 March 2021.

 

34.

Appointment of Corporate Director Place

Confidential documents will be circulated to committee members.

 

Minutes:

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

 

Resolved:

 

To appoint Sam Fox as Corporate Director Place, effective from 29 March 2021.