Agenda and minutes

Chief Officer Appointments Panel - Thursday 19 February 2015 2.00 pm, NEW

Venue: Council House (Next to the Civic Centre) Plymouth. View directions

Contact: Lynn Young  Email: lynn.young@plymouth.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

68.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR

The panel will appoint a Chair for this meeting.

Minutes:

Agreed that Councillor Lowry is appointed Chair of this meeting.

69.

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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2014.

Minutes:

Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2014 are confirmed as a correct record.

70.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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

Minutes:

Councillor Sam Leaves declared a personal interest in minute no. 76 as she was employed by the Clinical Commissioning Group.

71.

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 Chair’s urgent business.

72.

EXEMPT BUSINESS

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

Minutes:

Agreed that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public are excluded 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 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

73.

CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES

To confirm the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2014.

Minutes:

Agreed that the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 26 November 2014 are confirmed as a correct record.

74.

INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FINANCE

Members will be asked to consider the interim arrangements for the Assistant Director of Finance.

Minutes:

Lesa Annear, Strategic Director for Transformation and Change, submitted a report about the interim arrangements for the Assistant Director of Finance and confirmed that David Northey had the requisite qualifications, as stipulated by law, for the position of S151 officer.

 

Agreed –

 

(1)

to recommend to Council, the appointment of the existing Deputy S151 Officer (David Northey) as the Council’s interim Assistant Director of Finance and Section 151 officer pending the appointment of a permanent replacement;

 

(2)

an additional monthly payment as set out in the report;

 

(3)

the recruitment of a permanent Assistant Director for Finance who will act as the Council’s permanent S151 officer.

 

75.

INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STREET SERVICES

Members will be asked to consider the interim arrangements for the Assistant Director of Street Services.

Minutes:

Anthony Payne, Strategic Director for Place, submitted a report about the interim arrangements for the Assistant Director for Street Services.  Members questioned whether any consideration had been given to the recruitment for this post in the long term i.e. in 2 or 3 years’ time and asked that succession planning be considered.

 

Agreed - 

 

(1)

to extend the contract for the current interim Assistant Director for Street Services to transform street services over the next 2-3 years by the method and at the rate set out in the report;

 

(2)

reviews will take place every 6 months and the termination of the contract will require 3 months’ notice to be provided by either party;

 

(3)

future arrangements for the recruitment of a permanent replacement, in the long term, to be considered.

 

76.

INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES , ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ICT

Members will be asked to consider the interim arrangements for the Assistant Director of Human Resources, Organisational Development and ICT.

Minutes:

Lesa Annear, Strategic Director for Transformation and Change, submitted a report about the interim arrangements for the Assistant Director for Human Resources, Organisational Development and IT and advised Members that further consideration about the responsibilities for this position, in particular around IT, was required.

 

Agreed -

 

(1)

the current interim arrangement is extended to 30 April 2015;

 

(2)

the process for recruiting an interim to the post on a 5 day a week basis from 1 May 2015;

 

(3)

consideration is given to the recruitment process for a permanent appointment to the post.

 

(Councillor Sam Leaves declared a private interest in this item)