Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council House

Items
No. Item

49.

Declarations of Interest

Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

50.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 67 KB

The Panel will be asked to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2022.

Minutes:

The minutes from 16 December 2022 were agreed as a true and accurate record. 

51.

Chair's Urgent Business

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business from the Chair.

52.

Senior Management Recruitment pdf icon PDF 192 KB

Minutes:

Kim Brown, Service Director for HROD presented the report to the Panel and highlighted the following key points:

 

The Chief Officer’s Appointments Panel met in September 2022 in relation to the recruitment of an interim Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer where the Panel agreed and recommended the candidate, David Northey to Council for approval. Approval for David Northey had been given by Council in September 2022.

 

Panel were asked to agree to extend David Northey’s contract for six months for this to be agreed at Council on 27 March 2023. There would be no change to the terms and conditions and the decision would allow sufficient time to secure a permanent Chief Officer with Section 151 Officer responsibilities which had been identified as a vital Council post.

 

The Panel agreed to:

 

1.    Note the report

2.    Extend the current interim arrangement of the interim Service Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer, subject to agreement from Council on 27 March 2023.

 

53.

Children's Directorate Senior management Update pdf icon PDF 327 KB

Minutes:

Kim Brown, Service Director for HROD provided the Panel with an update and highlighted the following key points:

 

a)     

The job advert for a permanent Service Director for Education, Participation and Skills had gone live via an Executive Search Agency – Tile Hill

 

b)     

The advert would close on 5 March 2023 with longlisting, shortlisting and technical interviews completed by 14 April 2023. 

 

The Panel agreed to note the report.

 

54.

Chief Officer Resourcing Update

Minutes:

This item was considered under part 2 of the agenda.

55.

Exempt Business

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Minutes:

The Panel agreed to pass a resolution under Section 100(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

56.

Confidential Minutes

The Panel will be asked to confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2022.

 

Minutes:

The Panel agreed the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 16 December 2022.