Agenda and minutes

Joint Staff Committee - Thursday, 2 July 2020 1.00 pm

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Items
No. Item

27.

Apologies and notification of substitutes

To receive apologies for absence and notification of any substitutes.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Elaine Ware submitted an apology for absence with Councillor Bethia Thomas attending as her substitute.

 

28.

Declarations of interest

To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interest in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting.

 

Minutes:

None.

29.

Exclusion of the public

Purpose: to consider whether to exclude members of the press and public from the meeting for the following item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 and as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006 on the grounds that:

(i) it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and

(ii) the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED: to exclude members of the press and public from the meeting for the following item of business under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 and as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006 on the grounds that:

i.      it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1, 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and

ii.     the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

 

30.

Interviews for the interim head of corporate services post

To conduct interviews and make an appointment to the interim head of corporate services post.

 

Minutes:

Further to its meeting on 30 June and 1 July, the committee continued with the interviews for the vacant interim head of corporate services post.

 

The committee received presentations and conducted formal interviews, with Mark Stone, Chief Executive, and Adrianna Partridge, Acting Deputy Chief Executive – Transformation and Operations in attendance, for the interim head of corporate services post.

 

RESOLVED: To appoint James Carpenteras the interim head of corporate services, subject to confirmation that no members of the cabinets have raised any objections.