Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Executive.

The Chief Executive introduced a report which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, setting out the process to recruit to the post of Head of Finance and ICT and to seek authority from Committee to progress with the recruitment and selection to the post.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the filling of the vacant post of Head of Finance and ICT;

2)    Approve the recruitment and selection of process to be applied and as identified in the proposal including the delegation of operational tasks to the Chief Executive to:

                      I.        Determine the placement of advertising

                    II.        Determine the selection processes to be applied

                   III.        Set questions/ tests to be used at interview by Committee

                  IV.        Shortlist candidates to be interviewed

3)    Approve the supporting documents to be used for recruitment and selection purposes (the advert wording and the job description and person specification to be applied to the post);

4)    Approve the wording of the job advertisement;

5)    Approve the timetable to be applied and, within the bounds of the Council Constitution, the role of the Committee and of officers in the selection process; and

6)    Note that the selection interview will be undertaken by the full Appointments and Conditions of Service Committee which will then be responsible for the appointment decision.