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Agenda and minutes

Venue: The Large Meeting Room, West Lancashire Investment Centre, White Moss Business Park, Maple View, Skelmersdale, WN8 9TG

Contact: Jacky Denning 

Items
No. Item

21.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

22.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

To be apprised of any changes to the membership of the Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

Minutes:

There were no changes to the membership of the Committee.

23.

URGENT BUSINESS, IF ANY, INTRODUCED BY THE CHAIRMAN

Note: No other business is permitted unless, by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified at the meeting, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

24.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a member requires advice on Declarations of interest, he/she is advised to contact the Borough Solicitor in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of this agenda sheet.)

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

25.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 263 KB

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 2 November 2016.

Minutes:

RESOLVED      That the minutes of the meeting held on 2 November 2016 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

26.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

It is recommended that members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item(s) of business in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 (Financial/Business Affairs) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and as in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption under Schedule 12A outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.  

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED:    That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of that Act and as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption under Schedule 12A outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

27.

RECRUITMENT TO POSTS OF DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND INCLUSION AND DIRECTOR OF STREET SCENE

To consider a presentation by North West Employers and agree the candidates for interview on 10 November 2016.

Minutes:

The Committee received a presentation from North West Employers which provided a summary of the results of the group exercise test, the written exercise and stakeholder panel undertaken earlier in the day and provided the scores and feedback given to each of the Candidates for Members to consider who should be put forward for interview on the following day (10 November 2016). 

 

It was noted that Candidate 3 for the Director of Housing and Inclusion had withdrawn.

 

RESOLVED:   That the following Candidates be agreed for interview on 10 November 2016:

 

(i)              Director of Housing and Inclusion – Candidates 4, 13 and 7.

(ii)             Director of Street Scene – Candidates 5, 20 and 11.