Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillor I Ashcroft.

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 Legal & Democratic Services Manager 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 Tuesday, 26 November 2019.

RESOLVED      That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2019  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 ??? (???) 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(s)  1, 2 & 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 consider the report of the Chief Operating Officer.

Consideration was given to the report of the Chief Operating Officer, as contained on pages 475 to 490, which sought approval for the appointment of the Corporate Director of Transformation & Resources.

Members considered the one application form received, following the internal advertisement of the permanent post.

The Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development confirmed that the application was suitable for consideration and that all essential criteria had been met.

The Committee agreed that a further interview was not required by the applicant, Chris Twomey, Interim Corporate Director of Transformation & Resources, as the Job Description and Person Specification for his current interim post was identical to the permanent one now under consideration (with the exception of the fixed term to permanent status) and given that the applicant had already been interviewed for that position at a meeting of the Committee held on 8 October 2019,

Consequently the Committee agreed that the scores and comments the applicant received at the meeting held on 8 October 2019 would be taken as proof of his suitability to be appointed to the post on a permanent basis, given the short period between the original interview on 8 October 2019 and 23 December 2019. 

RESOLVED:     That Chris Twomey be offered the permanent appointment to the Corporate Director Transformation and Resources, from 24 December 2019.