Agenda and draft minutes

Resolved: to elect Councillor Catherine Gibbons as Chairperson for the meeting.

Resolved: to defer the appointment of a Vice-Chairperson until the next full Employment Committee meeting.

A Member must declare any disclosable pecuniary interest where it relates to any matter being considered at the meeting. A declaration of a disclosable pecuniary interest should indicate the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. A Member is not permitted to participate in this agenda item by law and should immediately leave the meeting before the start of any debate.

If the Member leaves the meeting in respect of a declaration, he or she should ensure that the Chairperson is aware of this before he or she leaves to enable their exit from the meeting to be recorded in the minutes in accordance with Standing Order 37.

None declared.

20 July 2023 to approve as a correct record (attached)

Resolved: that the minutes be approved as a correct record.

The Committee will be invited to pass the following resolution –

“(1) That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972.”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

 “(2) That members of the Council who are not members of this Committee be

invited to remain.”

Resolved: that the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972

The Committee will conduct formal interviews with the shortlisted candidates.

Job pack (attached). Exempt applications/CVs to follow.

The Chief Executive updated members on the selection process and provided feedback from the various sessions with the candidates.  The Committee then interviewed the shortlisted candidate.

Resolved:

(1)      that the post of Director of Children’s Services be offered to Claire Shiels (or the second-choice candidate if necessary) with salary scale point and commencement date and terms being finalised by the Chief Executive and

(2)      that the Head of People Services be authorised to make all the necessary arrangements.

Any item of business which the Chairman is of the opinion should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances (to be specified in the Minutes).  For a matter to be considered as an urgent item, the following question must be addressed:

“What harm to the public interest would flow from leaving it until the next meeting?” If harm can be demonstrated, then it is open to the Chairman to rule that it be considered as urgent. Otherwise the matter cannot be considered urgent within the statutory provisions.

None.