Agenda and minutes

An apology for absence was received on behalf of Councillor Wright.

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

There were no changes to the membership of the Committee.

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.

There were no items of urgent business.

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.)

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 9 November 2016.

RESOLVED      That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 November 2016 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

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.  

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.

To undertake interviews for the above posts and agree to make a job offer to a candidate in respect of these, as appropriate.

The Committee carried out the following interviews:

1.     Director of Housing and Inclusion – Candidates 4, 13 and 7.

2.     Director of Street Scene – Candidates 5, 20 and 11.

Each of the Candidates gave a 10 minute presentation and the same interview questions were put to all candidates.  The interview questions and which Committee member was asking which question had been agreed at a previous meeting.

At the conclusion of the interviews the Committee gave consideration to the selection of the most appropriate candidates for appointment to the two posts.  In this respect, the Committee, with assistance and advice from the Chief Executive and the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development (Interim) assessed each of the candidates interviewed to determine their respective performances during the interview, the quality of their presentation and their relative experience, knowledge and skills against the Job Description and Person Specification relating to the two posts.

Members noted that at the close of the meeting, the Chief Executive would arrange for candidates to be contacted to advise them of the Committee’s decision.

RESOLVED    A.   That Candidate 4 be offered the post of Director of Housing and Inclusion.

                      B.   That Candidate 11 be offered the post of Director of Street Scene.

                      C.   That should the offer at B above not be accepted, an offer be made to Candidate 20.