Agenda and minutes

Venue: Civic Hall, Leeds

Contact: Governance Services 0113 37 88664 

Items
No. Item

1.

ELECTION OF CHAIR

To elect a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

Minutes:

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

2.

APPEALS AGAINST REFUSAL OF INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS

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)

 

Minutes:

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

3.

EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC

To resolve 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.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED – That Appendix 2 to the report entitled ‘Appointment of Chief Officer Housing’ in Minute No. 7 be designated as exempt from publication

under the provisions 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.

4.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests made at the

meeting.

5.

APOLOGIES

To receive any apologies for absence from the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

6.

GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING RECRUITMENT TO THE POSITION OF CHIEF OFFICER HOUSING pdf icon PDF 476 KB

To receive a report of the City Solicitor which provides an overview of the governance arrangements and format of this specific Employment Committee.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The City Solicitor submitted a report which provided Members with an

overview of the governance arrangements and format for this specific

Employment Committee which had responsibility for recruitment to the

position of Chief Officer Housing.

 

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the governance arrangements and format relating to the Employment Committee, as detailed in the submitted report, be noted;

 

(b)  That the Council’s requirements regarding the consideration and disclosure of confidential and ‘exempt’ information, be noted;

 

(c)  That it be noted that the interview session has been scheduled for Monday, 31 January 2022.

7.

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OFFICER HOUSING pdf icon PDF 416 KB

To receive a report of the Chief Officer Human Resources which presents a proposal to the Employment Committee to appoint to the position of Chief Officer Housing within the Communities, Housing and Environment directorate.

 

(Please note that Appendix 2 to this report is designated as being exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(1) and (2))

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chief Officer Human Resources submitted a report which outlined the

process for the recruitment to the position of Chief Officer Housing within the Communities, Housing and Environment directorate.

 

The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment, and a Head of Human Resources were in attendance at the meeting in an advisory capacity.

 

Having considered the publically accessible parts of the submitted report and appendices, the Committee agreed to go into private session at this point in order to undertake the formal recruitment process (shortlisting) and specifically consider the information contained within Appendix 2 (candidates’ details) to the submitted report which had been designated as being exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (1) and (2).

 

RESOLVED - That 3 candidates be shortlisted for interview.

 

At this point, the meeting was adjourned

 

The meeting was reconvened on Thursday, 31st March 2022

 

Councillors:  M Rafique (Chair), B Anderson, J Bentley, D Coupar and S Hamilton were in attendance.

 

The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment, and a Head of Human Resources were in attendance at the meeting in an advisory capacity.

 

Given that 1 candidate had previously withdrawn from the process, the Committee met to interview the remaining 2 shortlisted candidates.

 

Having considered all relevant information in respect of the shortlisted candidates together with the outcomes from the interview process, it was

 

RESOLVED – That having considered all relevant information put before the Committee, Gerard Tinsdale be offered the position of Chief Officer Housing within the Communities, Housing and Environment directorate, subject to the conclusion of the associated notification processes, as set out within the Officer Employment Procedure Rules.