Agenda and minutes

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

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no Nominee Members in attendance at this meeting.

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.

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

That the minutes of the meeting of the Chief Officers’ Employment Panel held on 25 September 2014 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED:  That, subject to the following amendments, the minutes of the meeting held on 25 September 2014, be signed as a correct record:

(i)                 the apologies of absence from Councillor Susan Hall being recorded;

(ii)               Minute 3, ‘Chairman for the Meeting’, the minute to read:  Nominations for the Chairmanship were received from Councillors Keith Ferry and Paul Osborn. Upon a vote, it was:  

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Keith Ferry be appointed Chairman of the Panel for the meeting.

RESOLVED: That agenda item 6 ‘Flexible Retirement’ be considered prior to agenda item 5 ‘Appointment of Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service)’.

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence, or of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972:

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 items for the reasons set out below:

Report of the Corporate Director of Resources.

Members received a confidential report from the Corporate Director of Resources, which set out a proposal for flexible retirement of a postholder.

Some Members expressed concern at the proposal which involved a reduction in working hours and the resultant lack of continuity in the duties of the postholder.

RESOLVED:  That the proposal for the flexible retirement, as outlined in the Business Case set out in the report, be agreed.

Councillors Susan Hall and Barry Macleod-Cullinane wished to be recorded as having voted against the proposal.

To consider the report of Divisional Director of Human Resources, Development and Shared Services with regard to the post of Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service) and to agree the candidates to be invited to interview.

The Panel considered the applications from potential candidates for the role of Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service).

Following representations from some Members that the process at the meeting had been brief, whilst the time spent by individual Members studying the applications had been lengthy, including whether the criteria had been met by some applicants, it was

RESOLVED: That

(1)               four candidates be shortlisted for the next stage of the selection process;

(2)               theshortlisted candidates be invited for interviews by the Panel.