Minutes

Nominations were sought for the Chair of the Chief Officer Appointments Committee Pro-Tem.

The Mayor was nominated and seconded as Chair Pro Tem of the Chief Officer Appointments Committee.

AGREED that the Mayor be appointed as Chair Pro Tem of the Chief Officer Appointments Committee.

None declared

The minutes of the Chief Officer Appointments Committee held on 9 September 2019 were submitted and agreed as a correct record.

ORDERED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that, if present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

It was moved and seconded that the agenda item- Interim arrangements for the Director of Public Health be moved up the agenda before consideration of candidates for the post of Director of Legal and Governance.  There were no objections to the proposal and as a consequence the order of the agenda was amended.

The Head of Human Resources presented a report, the purpose of which was to advise that the current Director of Public Health had resigned to take up a post with an NHS Mental Health Trust and to advise Members with regard to the recruitment process for a new Director of Public Health.

The Committee interviewed three candidates for the role of Director of Legal and Governance Services.

The post was offered to Charlotte Benjamin.

There were no urgent items submitted for this meeting.