Agenda and minutes

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

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

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Panel;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

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

That the minutes of the meeting of the Chief Officer Employment Panel held on 3^rd July 2012 be taken as read and signed as correct records.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2012, be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

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 for the reason set out below:

Report of the Corporate Director Resources.

The meeting received a report of the Corporate Director Resources. Officers presented the report and recommendations and explained the reasons for the amendments to the job descriptions for the posts of Director of Legal and Governance Services and Director of Customer Services IT. Officers confirmed that the Trades’ Unions had been consulted on the restructure.

Officers advised that an independent technical adviser would be available to support Members in the selection process for the Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer).

RESOLVED:  That

(1)               the proposed senior management structure for the Resources Directorate be noted;

(2)               the draft job descriptions for the new statutory chief officer post of Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer) and the updated job descriptions for the Director of Legal and Governance Services and Director of Customer Services and IT be agreed;

(3)               authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Resources, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder and Chief Executive to make such further changes to chief officer job descriptions as are necessary to implement the proposed structure;

(4)               the process for appointment to the post of Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer) in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and its adopted Protocol for Managing Organisational Change (PMOC) be agreed;

(5)               the current Divisional Director Finance and Procurement be ‘ring fenced’ for interview for the new statutory chief officer post of Director of Finance and Assurance (Section 151 Officer).