Agenda and minutes

A Chair of the Chief Officer Appointments Panel for the Municipal Year 2004/05 was duly appointed by the Licensing and General Purposes Committee at its special meeting on 17 May 2004, under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 7.2:  the appointed Chair is Councillor Foulds,  then the Leader of the Council.

In accordance with the formula membership for the Panel there is a nominee Member in attendance at the meeting in place of Councillor Foulds.  In the absence of the Chair for the Municipal Year, it is necessary to appoint a Chair for this meeting.

FOR DECISION

The appointed Chair for the Municipal Year 2004/05, Councillor Foulds, having appointed a nominee substitute to attend this meeting in his place, it was necessary to agree 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 48 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 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, in that it related to applicants to become an office holder with the Authority.

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 meeting of the Chief Officer Appointments Panel

(1)   held on 20 August and 15 September 2004, having been circulated, to be signed as correct records (these Minutes are attached for ease of reference);

(2)   held on 1 and 27 October 2004 to be deferred until printed into the next Council Minute Volume.

RESOLVED:  That (1) the minutes of the Chief Officer Appointments Panel meeting held on 20 August and 15 September 2004, having been circulated, be signed as correct records;

(2)  the minutes of the meetings held on 1 October and 27 October 2004 be deferred until they are printed into the relevant Minute Volume.

Upon interview of three short-listed candidates to consider making an appointment to the post of Director of Community Care Services (People First Directorate).

FOR CONSIDERATION

The Panel having interviewed three external short-listed candidates for the post of Director of Community Care, it was

RESOLVED:  That Ms Penny Furness-Smith, Director of Integrated Services, Southend Borough Council/Southend Primary Care Trust, be appointed to the post of Director of Community Care, London Borough of Harrow, with effect from a date to be determined and in accordance with the terms and conditions of service governing Chief Officer posts.