The Sub-Committee 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 Mark Stephenson, seconded by Councillor Carlo Guglielmi 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 paragraph 1 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 Head of 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:-

·      Corporate Director – Finance and IT

·      Corporate Director – Planning and Community

·      Corporate Director – Law and Governance

·      Assistant Director – Corporate Policy and Support

·      Assistant Director – People

·      Assistant Director – Finance and IT

·      People Development Manager

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) –

Corporate Director – Finance and IT

Corporate Director – Planning and Community

Corporate Director – Law and Governance

Assistant Director – Corporate Policy and Support

Assistant Director – People

Assistant Director – Finance (Revenues) and IT

People Development Manager

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

RESOLVED that:-

(i)    the Human Resources Manager 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 Committee Services Manager 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 reminded 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 appointments. 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.