The Sub-Committee Panel is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

There were no apologies for absence submitted, or substitutions appointed, on this occasion.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests or Non-Registerable Interests, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

There were none on this occasion.

The Sub-Committee Panel is asked to consider passing the following resolution:

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Item 4 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, as amended, of the Act.”

It was moved by Councillor Carlo Guglielmi, seconded by Councillor Mark Stephenson and:-

RESOLVED that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Item 4 on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 & 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, as amended, of the Act.

Following their interviews of the candidates, the Sub-Committee Panel will formally notify the Director (People) of the names of the persons to whom the following posts are to be offered and any other matter relevant to those appointments, in accordance with the Officer Employment Procedure Rules and the Council’s Scheme of Delegation:-

(1)     Assistant Director (Building and Public Realm); and

(2)     Head of People.

Having previously interviewed the candidates for the following posts (which were Chief Officer or deputy Chief Officer posts as defined in section 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989) –

Assistant Director (Building & Public Realm)

Head of People

It was moved by Councillor Jayne Chapman BEM, seconded by Councillor Carlo Guglielmi and unanimously:

RESOLVED that:-

(i)    the Director (People) be notified of the names of the persons to whom the aforementioned posts are to be offered;

(ii)   Council Procedure Rule 20.1 be suspended in order to delegate authority to the Corporate Director (Law and Governance) & Monitoring Officer to approve the draft minutes as an accurate record of the meeting, after consultation with the Members of the Sub-Committee Panel.

NOTE: The Sub-Committee Panel was aware that no formal offers of appointment could be made until the provisions of Officer Employment Procedure Rule 5 had been complied with. Rule 5(b) allowed for a three working day period in which the Leader of the Council, on behalf of the Cabinet, could object to the proposed appointment(s). If such an objection or objections was/were lodged, the Sub-Committee Panel would be required to reconvene and satisfy itself that such objection(s) was/were neither material nor well-founded for the appointment(s) to proceed.