Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED:  

That Councillor Parry be appointed Chair for this meeting of the Committee.

No apologies for absence were received.

Members and Officers are requested to give notice of any personal or prejudicial interest and the nature of that interest, relating to any item on the agenda in accordance with the relevant Code of Conduct.

No declarations of interest were received.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 8 April 2010

RESOLVED:  

That the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 8 April 2010 be confirmed as a correct record.

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 for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.  The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the Press and Public.

RESOLVED:  

That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.  The Public Interest Test has been applied and favours exclusion of the information from the press and public.

Joint report of the Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Services

The Committee considered the joint report of the Chief Executive and the Director of Corporate Services which sought the approval of two shortlists of candidates to be invited to take part in the final two day interview process for the recruitment of the Head of Corporate Finance and ICT Strategy and the Head of Corporate Legal Services on 28 and 29 April 2010.

The Committee also discussed the arrangements for the two day interview process for the two posts which would include formal interviews by the Committee of the candidates for the two posts on 29 April 2010.

RESOLVED:   That

(1)      the three applicants for the post of Head of Corporate Finance and ICT Strategy as determined by the Committee be short-listed for the post and invited to take part in the final two day interview process on 28 and 29 April 2010; and

(2)      the four applicants for the post of Head of Corporate Legal Services as determined by the Committee be short-listed for the post and invited to take part in the final two day interview process on 28 and 29 April 2010.