(Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution)

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

Notes:

(1)        Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

(2)        Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3)        Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

(4)        Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received.

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

(Yusuf Patel - 01274 434579)

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.

The Chief Executive will submit a report (Document “D”) which requests the Staffing Committee to establish an Appointments Panel to appoint to the position of a permanent Chief Executive of Bradford Council and an Interim Chief Executive (if required).

Recommended –

That Staffing Committee establish an Appointments Panel to appoint a permanent Chief Executive and if required an interim Chief Executive, and such panel should comprise of five Elected Members (three Labour, one Conservative and one Lib Dem/Green) with the membership to be on the nomination of the Leader of Council and Leader of the Conservative Group and in consultation with the Lib Dem/Green Group  (and shall include at least one Member of Executive).

(Anne Lloyd)

The Chief Executive submitted a report (Document “D”) which requested the Staffing Committee to establish an Appointments Panel to appoint to the position of a permanent Chief Executive of Bradford Council and an Interim Chief Executive (if required).

The Director of Human Resources alluded to the recruitment process and timetable and Members discussed Panel composition and finer details of the recruitment process, and it was:

Resolved –

That an Appointments Panel be appointed to appoint a permanent Chief Executive and if required an interim Chief Executive, and such panel should comprise of five Elected Members (three Labour, one Conservative and one Lib Dem/Green) with the membership to be on the nomination of the Leader of Council and Leader of the Conservative Group and in consultation with the Lib Dem/Green Group (and shall include at least one Member of Executive).

ACTION: Human Resources Director / Director of Legal and Governance