Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor Alan Hall be elected as Chair and Councillor Brenda Dacres be elected as Vice-Chair for the Municipal Year 2015-16.

None were made.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 2 December 2014 be

confirmed and signed as a correct record.

RESOLVED that under Section 100(A)(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 involve the likely disclosure of exempt

information as defined in paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) of the Act,

and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public

interest in disclosing the information.

5          Appointment to Senior Management Positions.

6.         Appointment of the Director of Adult Social Care.

Members received a confidential report updating them on the recruitment to

vacant senior manager positions. The report was introduced by the Head of

Personnel & Development who reported the council had 27 Executive

Director, Director and Heads of Service roles. He explained that whenever a

vacancy occurred he would in conjunction with the relevant Executive Director

consider secondments as an option to attract talented candidates. Currently

two senior positions were filled on a secondment basis.

In respect of three vacancies in the Children & Young People Directorate the

Head of Personnel & Development advised the Committee that search

consultants had been engaged to assist in identifying suitable candidates.

The Chair observed that the Committee would have to meet again before the

Summer recess and he believed that while sight of the candidate field for the

Executive Director of Children & Young People role would be of assistance,

officers should commence the appointment process for the other vacancies in

that Directorate.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

RESOLVED that Joan Hutton be appointed as Head of Adult Social Care.

The meeting closed at 4.30pm.