Agenda and minutes

Chief Officer Appointments Panel - Friday 20 October 2023 11.30 am

Venue: Council House

Contact: Jake Metcalfe  Email: democraticsupport@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

111.

Apologies

To receive apologies for non-attendance submitted by Panel Members.

Minutes:

Apologies were received from:

 

·         Councillor Tudor Evans OBE, Councillor Dann substituted.

112.

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.

113.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 66 KB

The Panel will be asked to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 24th and 28th July 2023.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meetings that took place on 24 and 28 July were agreed as a true and accurate record.

114.

Chair's Urgent Business

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

Minutes:

There were no items of Chairs urgent business.

115.

Update on the recruitment to the role of Service Director Children, Young People and Families pdf icon PDF 179 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Tracey Lee (Chief Executive) presented the report to the Panel and highlighted the following key points:

 

a)     

The Panel previously agreed to appoint Nigel Denning (Interim Service Director for Children, Young People and Families) for a period of one year subject to recruitment to the permanent position;

 

b)     

The Executive Search Agency had advised that the market for permanent Service Directors had become more buoyant;

 

c)     

If there were no successful candidates found, Nigel Denning would remain in post until 2 June 2024 subject to the successful permanent recruitment to the position.

 

The Panel agreed to:

 

1.     

Note the content of this report;

 

2.     

Undertake a recruitment process for the post of the permanent Service Director for Children, Young People & Families.

 

 

116.

Update on the recruitment to the role of Service Director HR & OD pdf icon PDF 174 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Tracey Lee (Chief Executive) presented the report to the Panel and the Panel agreed to:

 

1.     

Note the content of this report;

 

2.     

Undertake a recruitment process for the post of the role of Service Director Human Resources & Organisational Development.

 

 

 

 

117.

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.

118.

Confidential Minutes

The Panel will be asked to confirm the confidential minutes of the meetings held on 24th and 28th July 2023.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The confidential minutes from the meetings that took place on 24 and 28 July 2023 were agreed as a true and accurate record.

119.

Update on the recruitment to the role of Service Director Children, Young People and Families

Minutes:

This item was considered under part 1 of the meeting. 

 

120.

Update on the recruitment to the role of Service Director HR & OD

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Tracey Lee (Chief Executive) and Pamela Moffatt (Interim Service Director for HROD) presented the report to the Panel and highlighted the following key points:

 

Following an interview process, the Panel agreed to appoint Chris Squire to the position of Service Director of HROD, subject to Cabinet agreement and the necessary pre-employment checks. The Panel agreed to delegate the negotiation of salary terms to the Chief Executive.