Agenda and minutes

In the absence of the Chair for the Municipal Year, from the composition of the membership for this particular Chief Officer appointment process, Councillor O’Dell was appointed Chair for the Panel meeting held on 28 October and for this meeting also by resolution 56 (28.10.05).

FOR INFORMATION

Further to Minute 56 of the meeting held on 28 October 2005,

RESOLVED:  To note that, in the absence of the Chair appointed for the Municipal Year 2005/06, Councillor O’Dell had been appointed Chair of the Panel at the meeting on 28 October for the purposes of both that occasion and this current meeting on 9 November 2005.

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 67 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 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 had been no applicable declarations of interest by Members in relation to the business on the agenda for this Panel meeting.

of the previous meeting of the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel held on 28 October 2005 to be deferred until printed into the Council Minute Volume.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the Chief Officers' Employment Panel meeting held on 28 October 2005, be deferred until printed into the Council Minute Volume.

Upon interview of short-listed candidates to consider making an appointment to the post of Executive Director (Urban Living).

N.B. This supplemental agenda is now circulated to provide confirmatory documentation relating to the candidates and the interview timetable.

FOR CONSIDERATION

The Panel, having interviewed three external and one internal short-listed candidates for the post of Executive Director (Urban Living), it was

RESOLVED:  That Mr Andrew Trehern, Acting Executive Director (Urban Living), London Borough of Harrow, be appointed to the substantive post of Executive Director (Urban Living), London Borough of Harrow, with effect from a date to be determined and in accordance with terms and conditions governing Chief Officer posts.