Agenda and minutes

Venue: Members' Meeting Room - Civic. View directions

Contact: Lori Hughes 

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chair

The Panel is asked to elect a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that Councillor Chauhan be elected Chair for the duration of the meeting.

2.

Apologies For Absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

3.

Declarations of Interest

To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received.

4.

Urgent Business

Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business received.

5.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they contain exempt information under paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they contain exempt information under paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports.

6.

Interviews for the Post of Strategic Director of Joint Commissioning/Chief Operating Officer

Minutes:

RESOLVED that Mike Barker be appointed Strategic Director of Joint Commissioning / Chief Operating Officer, subject to Cabinet approval.

7.

Organisational Structure - Interim Arrangements

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report which requested appropriate interim arrangements were put into place in response to the resignation of the Director of Economy and Skills.  Consideration was also given to the request from a member of SMT for flexible retirement.  In addition, following the Selection Committee in January 2018 it was requested that contingency arrangements be put into place related to the statutory role of Director of Adult Services (DASS).

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1.         An interim arrangement for the Director of Education and Early Years to undertake responsibility for the skills portfolio be agreed.

2.         The request for flexible retirement by a member of SMT be agreed.

3.         Contingency arrangements be agreed related to the statutory role of Director of Adult Services as outlined in the report.

4.         Interim arrangements for the post of Director of Economy and Regeneration be agreed.