Agenda and minutes

To note under the provisions of the formula membership the attendance of any nominees.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no nominee Members in attendance.

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

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

To consider the appointment of a Vice-Chair to the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

RESOLVED:  To appoint Councillor Marilyn Ashton as Vice-Chair of the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel for the 2023/2024 Municipal Year.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 May 2023 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting of the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel held on 4 May 2023 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

Report of the Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development

Members received a report which set out the process for the recruitment to the post of Interim Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer).  The Panel were informed that one candidate had withdrawn their application.

RESOLVED:  That the remaining two shortlisted candidates, whose details had been circulated in confidential appendix 2, be interviewed.

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:

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(s) for the reasons set out below:

Upon the interview of shortlisted candidates to consider making an appointment to the role of Interim Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer)

Having interviewed two candidates the Panel

Resolved to RECOMMEND:  unanimously (to Council)

That Brendan Arnold be designated as the Council’s Section 151 Officer.

RESOLVED:  (unanimously)

That the statutory post of Interim Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer) be offered to Brendan Arnold, who was the Interim Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer), Woking Borough Council, on the day rate of £1,265.06 (all inclusive) for five days a week until a permanent postholder is in post and subject to there being no ‘material and well-founded objections’ from members of the Executive.