(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.

There were no disclosures of interest received in matters under consideration.

There were no appeals submitted to review decisions to restrict documents.

Recommended –

That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item relating to the appointment to the position of Strategic Director, Place on the grounds that it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if they were present, exempt information within Paragraphs 1 (information relating to an individual) and 2 (information identifying an individual) of Section 12A of the Local Government  Act 1972 (as amended), would be disclosed and it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in applying these exemptions outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Resolved –

That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the item relating to the appointment process on the grounds that it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if they were present, exempt information within Paragraphs 1 (information relating to an individual) and 2 (information identifying an individual) of Section 12A of the Local Government  Act 1972 (as amended), would be disclosed and it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in applying these exemptions outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The report of the Chief Executive (Document “F”) will be submitted to the Panel and asks it to consider, in accordance with the Council’s Officer Employment Procedure Rules, applications received for the advertised position of:

b.    Strategic Director, Place

The Panel is asked to select a short list of qualified applicants and agree to assess and interview those included on the short lists.

Recommended –

That the Appointments Panel consider applications received and select a short list of qualified applicants and agree to assess and interview those included on the short list.

That the Appointments Panel consider progress made on the recruitment process so far and agree the final stage of the recruitment process including specific elements of the formal assessment, stakeholder panels and interview process including elements around timetabling and presentation/interview questions. 

(Anne Lloyd – 01274 437335)

Resolved –

(1)      The Appointments Panel considered applications received         and  selected a short list of qualified applicants and agreed to       assess and interview those included on the short list.

(2)      The Appointments Panel considered progress made on the       recruitment process so far and agreed the final stage of the                recruitment process including specific elements of the formal            assessment, stakeholder panels and interview process including             elements around timetabling and presentation/interview questions.

ACTION: Human Resources Director