Agenda and minutes

As Councillor Foulds, the appointed Chair for the Municipal Year 2004/05, had appointed a nominee substitute to attend this meeting in his place, it was necessary to appoint a Chair for the meeting.

Councillor N Shah, having been duly nominated and seconded, it was

RESOLVED: That Councillor N Shah be appointed Chair of the Panel for the purposes of this meeting.

To consider whether the items appearing in Part II of the agenda should be considered with the press and public excluded on the grounds that it is thought likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that there would be disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence or of exempt information as defined in the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985.

RESOLVED: That the item appearing in Part II of the agenda (Minute 36 refers) be considered with the press and public excluded on the grounds that it contained confidential information which was exempt under the provisions of paragraph 1 of Part I to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, in that it related to an applicant to become an office holder.

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

FOR INFORMATION

RESOLVED: That the attendance of Nominee Members at this meeting, further to the formula membership of the Panel, be noted as follows:-

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

RESOLVED: That it be noted that there were no declarations of interest by Members in relation to the business on the agenda for this Panel meeting.

of the previous meetings of the Chief Officer Appointments Panel held on 20 August and 15 September 2004 to be deferred until printed into the next Council Minute Volume.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Chief Officer Appointments Panel meetings held on 20 August and 15 September 2004 be deferred until printed into the Council Minute Volume.

To undertake the interview of internal candidates for the post of Director of Corporate Governance (Chief Executive’s Directorate).

FOR  CONSIDERATION

[N.B. The closing date for applications to this post is 24 September. Accordingly, the details of the candidates for interview will be provided to Members early next week.]

The Panel, having interviewed one internal candidate for the post of Director of Corporate Governance,

RESOLVED: That Mr John Robinson, Assistant to the Chief Executive, London Borough of Harrow, be appointed to the post of Director of Corporate Governance at the London Borough of Harrow with effect from a date to be determined and in accordance with the terms and conditions governing Chief Officer posts.