Agenda and minutes

Chief Officers' Employment Panel - Thursday 6 June 2024 5.30 pm

Venue: Meeting Room 5, First 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

89.

Membership

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

Minutes:

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

90.

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:

During the course of the meeting Councillor Stephen Greek declared an interestin a matter that arose as it related to the Harrow Strategic Development Partnership (HSDP) but advised that he had a dispensation and was therefore able to participate.

 

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

Resolved Items

91.

Appointment of Vice-Chair

To consider the appointment of a Vice-Chair to the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel for the Municipal Year 2024/25.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  To appoint Councillor Marilyn Ashton as Vice-Chair of the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel for the 2024/25 Municipal Year.

92.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 112 KB

That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 April 2024 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting of the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel held on 24 April 2024 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

93.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business:

 

Agenda Item No

 

Title

Description of Exempt Information

6.

Severance Package of £100,000 or greater

Information under paragraphs 1 (contains information relating to any individuals) and 3 (information relating to the financial and business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)).

7.

Appointment of the Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer)

Information under paragraphs 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(s) for the reasons set out below:

 

Item

Title

 

Reason

6.

Severance Package of £100,000 or Greater

Information under paragraphs 1 and 3 (contains information relating to an individual and the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

 

7.

Appointment of the Director of Finance and Assurance

(Section 151 Officer)

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

 

94.

Severance Package of £100,000 or Greater

Report of the Director of IT

Minutes:

Members received a confidential report which sought approval to a severance payment of greater than £100,000.

 

RESOLVED:  That the severance payment, as detailed in section 2 of the officer report, be approved.

95.

Appointment of the Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer)

Upon the interview of the shortlisted candidates to consider making an appointment.

 

Minutes:

Having interviewed two candidates the Panel

 

RESOLVED (unanimously):  That the statutory post of Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer) be offered to Sharon Daniels, who was the Interim Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer), London Borough if Harrow, on Grade D3 spinal point 2 (£136,860) in accordance with the terms and conditions governing Chief Officer posts and subject to there being no ‘material and well-founded objections’ from members of the Executive.