Issue - meetings

Appointment of the Chief Executive

 

 

Meeting: 06/03/2025 - Council (Item 3)

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Council to consider the recommendation of the Appointments Committee’s meeting on 25th February 2025, to appoint a permanent Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service and to designate the role of the Section 151 Officer.

Minutes:

Councillor Shah MOVED, Councillor Sykes SECONDED and Councillors Byrne and Wahid SUPPORTED the recommendations of a report of the Assistant Director for Strategy and Transformation, which sought to appoint  a Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service and to designate the role of the Section 151 Officer.

 

The Appointments Committee met on 25th February 2025 and that Committee had unanimously resolved to appoint Shelley Kipling as the permanent Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service with effect from 7th March 2025 and to note that Fiona Greenway had been appointed as the authority’s Interim Section 151 Officer/Director of Finance for a six month period.

 

A recorded vote, in line with the Regulations was then taken on the RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE SUBMITTED REPORT (to appoint Shelley Kipling as Chief Executive and head of Paid Service) as follows:

 

COUNCILLOR

 

COUNCILLOR

 

Adams Christine

APOLOGIES

Hussain Junaid

FOR

Akhtar Shoab

FOR

Hussain Sajed

FOR

Al-Hamdani Sam

FOR

Ibrahim Nyla

APOLOGIES

Ali Mohon

FOR

Iqbal Nadeem

FOR

Ali Zaheer

FOR

Islam Mohammed Nazrul

FOR

Arnott Dave

APOLOGIES

Jabbar Abdul

FOR

Aslam Naseem

FOR

Kenyon Mark

ABSENT

Azad Montaz Ali

APOLOGIES

Kouser Aisha

APOLOGIES

Ball Sandra

AGAINST

Lancaster Luke

FOR

Bishop Helen

FOR

Malik Abdul

FOR

Bashforth Marie

FOR

Marland Alicia

FOR

Brownridge Barbara

FOR

McLaren Colin

FOR

Byrne Pam

FOR

Moores Eddie (Deputy Mayor)

FOR

Charters Josh

FOR

Murphy Dave

ABSENT

Cosgrove Angela

FOR

Mushtaq Shaid

FOR

Chowhan Naveed

FOR

Nasheen Umar

FOR

Davis Peter

FOR

Navesey Lisa

FOR

Dean Peter

FOR

Quigg Lewis

AGAINST

Ghafoor Kamran

APOLOGIES

Rustidge Ken

FOR

Goodwin Chris

FOR

Shah Arooj

FOR

Hamblett Louie

FOR

Sharp Beth

FOR

Harkness Garth

FOR

Sheldon Graham

APOLOGIES

Harrison Holly

FOR

Shuttleworth Graham

FOR

Hince Marc

FOR

Sykes Howard

FOR

Hindle Neil

FOR

Taylor Elaine

FOR

Hobin Brian

FOR

Wahid Abdul

FOR

Hughes Jade

AGAINST

Wilkinson Mark

AGAINST

Hurley Maggie

AGAINST

Williamson Diane

ABSENT

Hussain Aftab

FOR

Woodvine Max

FOR

Hussain Fida

FOR

Chauhan Zahid (MAYOR)

FOR

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On a recorded VOTE being taken 45 VOTES were cast in FAVOUR of the RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE SUBMITTED REPORT with 5 VOTES cast AGAINST and there were 0 ABSTENTIONS. The RECOMMENDATIONS were therefore CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED:

1.    That Shelley Kipling be appointed as the permanent Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service with effect from 7th March 2025.

2.    That Shelley Kipling be appointed as the Place Lead, following a joint appointment with the Integrated Care Partnership Chief Executive, who was in attendance for the final interview, at the Appointments Committee meeting on 25th February 2025.

3.    That Shelley Kipling be appointed as Electoral Registration Officer for a constituency or part of a constituency coterminous with or contained in Oldham Metropolitan Borough under section 8 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and Returning Officer for Local Elections and Parish Council Elections, Acting Returning Officer for Parliamentary elections and local Returning Officer for Greater Manchester Combined Authority Mayoral elections and other elections or referenda.

4.    That authority be delegated to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3

Meeting: 16/03/2022 - Council (Item 15)

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Minutes:

Councillor Shah MOVED, Councillor C. Gloster SECONDED and Councillor Sheldon SUPPORTED a report of the Director of Workforce and Organisational Design, which asked Council to determine the recommendation of the authority’s Appointments Committee, which met on 10th January 2022, to appoint Mr. Harry Catherall as Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service on a three-year fixed term contract starting 1st April 2022.

 

RESOLVED - that Council confirm the recommendation of the Appointments Committee to appoint Harry Catherall as Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service (including as Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer) for a three year period from 1st April 2022.