Agenda and minutes

Chief Officers' Employment Panel - Thursday 7 March 2019 3.00 pm

Venue: The Boardroom, Middlesex Suite, Harrow Civic Centre

Contact: Alison Atherton, Senior Professional - Democratic Services  Tel: 020 8424 1266 E-mail:  alison.atherton@harrow.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

38.

Chair for the Meeting

A Chair of the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel for the Municipal Year 2018/19 was appointed by the Licensing and General Purposes Committee at its special meeting on 24 May 2018 under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 7.2. The appointed Chair is Councillor Graham Henson.

 

In the absence of the Chair for the Municipal Year, it is necessary to appoint a Chair for this meeting.

 

FOR DECISION

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Simon Brown be appointed as Chair of the meeting.

39.

Membership

To note under the provisions of the formula membership the attendance of the following nominees:

 

Original Member

Nominee Member Attending

Councillor Graham Henson

Councillor Simon Brown

Councillor Keith Ferry

Councillor Varsha Parmar

Councillor Sue Anderson

Councillor Christine Robson

 

FOR INFORMATION

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note the attendance at this meeting of the following duly appointed nominated Members:

 

Ordinary Member

Nominee Member Attending

Councillor Sue Anderson

Councillor Christine Robson

Councillor Keith Ferry

Councillor Varsha Parmar

Councillor Graham Henson

Councillor Simon Brown

 

40.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

 

(a)               all Members of the Panel;

(b)               all other Members present.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of interests made by Members.

RESOLVED ITEMS

41.

Minutes

That the minutes of the meeting of the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel held on 5 March 2019 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members received the tabled minutes, which were considered as urgent for the reasons set out on the second supplemental agenda.

 

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 March 2019 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

42.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence, or of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972:

 

Agenda Item No

 

Title

Description of Exempt Information

6.

Appointment of the Corporate Director, Resources

Information under paragraph 1 (contains information relating to any individuals).

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That in accordance with Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item for the reasons set out below:

 

Item

Title

 

Reason

6.

Appointment of Corporate Director, Resources

Information under paragraph 1 (contains information relating to any individual).

 

43.

Appointment of Corporate Director, Resources

Upon interview of short-listed candidates to consider making an appointment to the post of Corporate Director, Resources

 

FOR CONSIDERATION

Minutes:

The Panel, having interviewed two shortlisted candidates

 

RESOLVED:  To adjourn and reconvene on Thursday 14 March 2019.

 

Having reconvened, the Panel

 

RESOLVED (unanimously): That Charlie Stewart, Interim Business Improvement and Commercial Director, Vivacity be appointed to the post of Corporate Director, Resources for a fixed term of up to two years, subject to there being no ‘well founded objections’ by members of Cabinet.