Agenda and minutes

To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (1) 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.

RESOLVED – That the public be now excluded from the meeting on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(1) 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 interview shortlisted applicants for the above post in accordance with the timetable attached to Members’ copies of this agenda.

The Panel interviewed applicants short-listed for the post of Chief Highways Officer.

RESOLVED – That Gary Bartlett be offered the post of Chief Highways Officer.