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Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 5 - City Hall, Bradford. View directions

Contact: Jane Lythgow 

Items
No. Item

17.

DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

(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:

 

Type of Interest

You must:

 

 

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests

Disclose the interest; not participate in the discussion or vote; and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

 

 

Other Registrable Interests (Directly Related)

OR

Non-Registrable Interests (Directly Related)

Disclose the interest; speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak but otherwise not participate in the discussion or vote; and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

 

 

 

Other Registrable Interests (Affects)

OR

Non-Registrable Interests (Affects)

Disclose the interest; remain in the meeting, participate and vote unless the matter affects the financial interest or well-being

 (a) to a greater extent than it affects the financial interests of a majority of inhabitants of the affected ward, and

(b) a reasonable member of the public knowing all the facts would believe that it would affect your view of the wider public interest;

in which case speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak but otherwise not do not participate in the discussion or vote; and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

 

(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.

 

Minutes:

No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received.

 

18.

INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS

(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. 

 

(Jane Lythgow - 01274 432270)

 

Minutes:

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

 

19.

APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR BRADFORD COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S CONSTITUTION AND PAY POLICY STATEMENT pdf icon PDF 104 KB

The Chief Executive will submit a report (Document “D”) which outlines the proposed steps within the recruitment process to appoint to the position of Chief Executive of Bradford Council the elements that need to be considered by the Appointment Panel.

 

Recommended –

 

(1)       That the Appointment Panel agrees the elements required for the        recruitment process to the post of Chief Executive of Bradford            Council and if necessary consider any Interim arrangements as     briefly outlined in Section 2.1 to Document “D”.

 

(2)       That the Appointment Panel delegates to the Chief Executive in           consultation with the chair of the Appointment Panel, the         responsibility to liaise directly with the search and selection          consultant, stakeholder participants if involved and technical   advisors to ensure an effective and efficient recruitment process.

 

(Anne Lloyd)

 

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chief Executive submitted a report (Document “D”) which outlined the proposed steps within the recruitment process to appoint to the position of Chief Executive of Bradford Council and the elements that need to be considered by the Appointments Panel.

 

Members considered the report and the elements set out therein, and in particular made suggestions around the composition and make-up of the various stakeholder panels, which the Human Resources Director agreed to finalise based on those suggestions.

 

It was also agreed that Councillor Stubbs will no longer be involved in the recruitment process.

 

Resolved–

 

(1)       The Appointments Panel agreed the elements required for the recruitment process to the post of Chief Executive of Bradford          Council and considered the Interim arrangements as briefly   outlined in Section 2.1 to Document “D”.

 

(2)       The Appointments Panel delegated to the Chief Executive in     consultation with the chair of the Appointments Panel, the responsibility to liaise directly with the search and selection       consultant, stakeholder participants involved and technical       advisors to ensure an effective and efficient recruitment process.

 

ACTION: Human Resources Director