Agenda and draft minutes

Appointments Committee - Tuesday, 27th June, 2023 5.00 pm

Venue: Members' Meeting Room - Civic. View directions

Contact: Constitutional Services 

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 Shah be elected Chair for the duration of the meeting.

 

Councillor Shah in the Chair.

2.

Apologies For Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Mushtaq.

3.

Urgent Business

Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business received.

4.

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.

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 item of business on the grounds that it contains exempt information under paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the report.

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 item of business on the grounds it contains exempt information under paragraph 1 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.

Recruitment to the Post of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

Report to follow

Minutes:

Members received a report from the Assistant Director of Policy, Performance and Corporate Leadership which set out options for consideration in relation to the upcoming recruitment for the post of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service.

 

Resolved:

Members agreed to proceed with option 1 – a full external recruitment exercise to be undertaken to the post. Members also agreed to make a recommendation to Council to set the remuneration for the post at a salary level between £165-180k as a result of a benchmarking exercise that has been undertaken.