Agenda and draft minutes

To elect a chair of the committee for the 2024/25 municipal year.

Councillor Bethia Thomas was elected Chair of the committee for the 2024/25 municipal year.

To elect a vice-chair of the committee for the 2024/25 municipal year.

Councillor David Rouane was elected Vice-Chair of the committee for the 2024/25 municipal year.

None.

To adopt and sign as a correct record the minutes of the committee’s meeting held on 12 October 2023 - attached.

RESOLVED: to adopt and sign as a correct record the minutes of the committee’s meeting held on 12 October 2023.

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 Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that:

(i)     they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 Schedule 12A of the Act, 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 legal and democratic, and to make a recommendation to each Council that this person be confirmed as the Council’s monitoring officer, to be renumerated in compliance with the Councils approved Pay Policy Statement – report attached.

The committee received presentations and conducted formal interviews, with Mark Stone, Chief Executive, Adrianna Partridge, Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate and Communities and Abi Witting, People and Culture Manager present, for the head of legal and democratic and monitoring officer post.

The committee agreed an appointment to the head of legal and democratic post and a recommendation to the Councils on the appointment of a monitoring officer.

To adopt and sign as a correct record the confidential minutes of the committee’s meeting held on 12 October 2023 - attached.

RESOLVED: to adopt and sign as a correct record the confidential minutes of the committee’s meeting held on 12 October 2023.

To receive an update on the chief executive’s appraisal and targets.

The committee received and noted the confidential written update on the chief executive’s appraisal and targets.