Agenda and minutes

Venue: Chief Executive's Office, Civic Centre

Contact: Alec Dubberley  Service Manager, Democratic Services

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence and Substitutions.

Minutes:

None.

2.

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting held on 23 May 2018. pdf icon PDF 49 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record.

 

3.

Declaration of Interests.

Minutes:

None.

4.

Draft Pay and Performance Policy for the post of Chief Executive pdf icon PDF 106 KB

Report of the Service Manager, Organisational Development.

Minutes:

The Service Manager Organisational Development introduced a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, recommending implementation of a Pay and Performance Policy to be applied to the post of Chief Executive.

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Support the proposed policy at Appendix 1 to the report; and

 

2)    Authorise the implementation of the amended Pay and Performance Policy for application to the new Chief Executive as part of the standard terms and conditions of the post.

5.

Designation of Section 151 Officer pdf icon PDF 74 KB

Report of the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services

Minutes:

The Director of Organisational Development introduced a report, which had been circulated prior to them meeting, proposing to designate the Service Manager, Financial Services, as the Council’s Section 151 Officer.

 

RESOLVED:

 

To designate Alison Ball, Service Manager, Financial Services as the Council’s

Section 151 Officer on an interim basis as set out in the report

6.

Any other item which the Chair considers urgent.

Minutes:

None.

7.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To move that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the ensuing report on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That, the Members being satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the ensuing reports on the grounds that the report involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

8.

Selection interviews to fill the post of Chief Executive

Report of the Service Manager, Organisational Development

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report of the Chief Executive which provided supporting information on the process for interviewing candidates for the role of Chief Executive

 

Following the interview process it was

 

RESOLVED to:

 

1)    Recommend to Council that  Karen Bradford be appointed as Chief Executive and formally designated as Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer;

 

2)    Recommend to Council that the appointment shall be subject to the usual 6 month probationary period;

 

3)    Inform the Monitoring Officer of the recommendation of the committee and to ask the Monitoring Officer to implement due process to notify the executive and report to full Council;

 

4)    Agree that a provisional officer of employment can be made by the Service Manager: Organisational Development, subject to references, the usual employment checks and Council approval; and

 

5)    Agree the starting salary to be offered shall be £108,000.