(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.

In the interest of transparency, the Panel disclosed that one of the applicants was known to them.  It was confirmed that they would approach the process with an open mind.

Action: Director of Legal and Governance.

There were no appeals submitted by the public 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 the Chief Executive (shortlisting stage) 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), 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 to the

position of the Chief Executive (shortlisting stage) on the grounds

that it was 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), would be disclosed and it was considered that, in all the

circumstances of the case, the public interest in applying those

exemptions outweighed the public interest in disclosing the

information.

The Chief Executive will submit a report (Document “F”) which asks the Appointments Panel to review the technical assessment of applicants following technical interviews and agree a final shortlist to take through to the next stage of the recruitment process.

Recommended –

(1)       That the Appointments Panel considers the technical       assessments and analysis of the shortlisted candidates.   

(2)       That the Appointments Panel consider progress made on the    recruitment process so far and agree the candidates to progress      to the stakeholder panels and interview stage. 

 (Anne Lloyd)

The Chief Executive submitted a report (Document “F”) which asked the Appointments Panel to review the technical assessment of applicants following technical interviews and agree a final shortlist to take through to the next stage of the recruitment process.

Resolved –

That, after considering technical assessments, the candidates selected progress to the next stage of the appointments process. The timeline for the recruitment process was reviewed and it was agreed for the candidates to be notified accordingly.

Action: Chief Executive