Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor Hallett, with Councillor Thomas attending as substitute, and Councillor Murphy.

None.

To adopt and sign as a correct record the minutes of the committee’s meetings held on 9 and 10 June 2021 and the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 10 June 2021.

RESOLVED: to approve the minutes of the meetings held 9 and 10 June 2021 and the confidential minutes of the meeting held on 10 June 2021 as correct records and agree that the Chair sign them as such.

Purpose:To consider whether to exclude members of the press and public from the meeting for the following items of business under Section 100A and 100I of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:

(i) It is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information as defined

     in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A, and

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

RESOLVED:to exclude members of the press and public from the meeting for the following items of business under Section 100A and 100I of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that:

(i) It is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information as defined

     in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A, and

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

To conduct interviews and make an appointment to the head of housing and environment post.

The committee received a presentation and conducted a formal interview, with Mark Stone, Chief Executive, and Suzanne Malcolm, Deputy Chief Executive – Place, present.

The committee agreed to adjourn the meeting with a reconvened meeting to take place at 1.20pm on 1 April 2022. The committee noted that a final decision on the appointment would be made at that meeting following the completion of all the candidate interviews.