Agenda and minutes

To seek nominations and appoint a Chair of the Committee for the duration of this recruitment exercise.

RESOLVED – That Councillor Mulherin be elected as Chair for the duration of the meeting.

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded)

(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance Services at least 24 hours before the meeting)

There were no appeals against the refusal of inspection of documents.

RESOLVED - That the public be excluded from the meeting under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(1) and (2) and on the grounds that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information by reason of the need to maintain the competitive nature of the interview process and to retain information submitted by individual applicants in confidence, as disclosure could undermine the process, future appointment processes, or the outcome on this occasion to the detriment of the Council’s and public interest.

To disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Apologies for No declarations of interest were made.

There were no apologies for absence.

To receive a report of the City Solicitor to provide Members with an overview of the governance arrangements and format for this specific Employment Committee which will have responsibility for the recruitment to the temporary post of Chief Officer (Commissioning) Adult Social Care.

The City Solicitor submitted a report which provided Members with an overview of the governance arrangements and format for this specific Employment Committee which will have responsibility for the recruitment to the temporary post of Chief Officer (Commissioning) Adult Social Care.

RESOLVED – That the Committee note:-

(a)  The governance arrangements and format relating to the Employment Committee;

(b)  The Council’s requirements regarding the consideration and disclosure of confidential and ‘exempt’ information,

To receive a report of the Chief Officer HR which outlines the reasons for the temporary replacement of the of the vacant Deputy Director post (Dir 90%) with that of the Chief Officer Commissioning (Director 85%) in Adult Social Services.

The Director of Adult Social Care and the Chief Officer HR were in attendance in an advisory capacity.

The Committee interviewed 2 applicants for the position of Chief Officer (Commissioning) Adult Social Services.

RESOLVED – That Mick Ward be offered the position of Chief Officer (Commissioning) Adult Social Services.