Agenda and minutes

Chief Officers' Employment Panel - Thursday 4 May 2023 3.00 pm

Venue: Meeting Room 3, Fourth Floor - Harrow Council Hub. View directions

Contact: Alison Atherton, Senior Professional - Democratic Services  Tel: 07825 726493 E-mail:  alison.atherton@harrow.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

38.

Membership

To note under the provisions of the formula membership the attendance of any nominee Members.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To note the attendance at this meeting of the following nominee Member:-

 

Ordinary Member

 

Nominee Member

 

Councillor Natasha Proctor

Councillor Simon Brown

 

39.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members present.

Minutes:

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

Resolved items

40.

Minutes

That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 April 2023 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting of the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel held on 26 April 2023 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

41.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

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

5.

Appointment of Head of Paid Service (Managing Director)

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

 

Recommended Item

42.

Appointment of Head of Paid Service (Managing Director)

Upon interview of the short-listed candidates to consider making a recommendation to Council on appointment to the post of Head of Paid Service (Managing Director).

 

 

Minutes:

The Panel received three applications for the post of Head of Paid Service (Managing Director).  One candidate subsequently withdrew their application.

 

Having interviewed one candidate, the Panel adjourned.  Having reconvened, the Panel interviewed the second candidate and

 

Resolved to RECOMMEND:  unanimously (to Council)

 

That

 

(1)            Alex Dewsnap, Director of Corporate Resources and Transformation,   London Borough of Harrow, be appointed to the post of Head of Paid Service (Managing Director) of the London Borough of Harrow, with effect 1 June 2023 for a six month period to November 2023 with an option to extend for a further three years and in accordance with the terms and conditions governing Chief Officer posts and subject to there being no ‘well founded objections’ by members of Cabinet;

 

(2)            the remuneration package for the above-mentioned post be £165,941 per annum.