Terms of
Reference - Chief Officers Appointments Committee
The Committee has
3 Ex-Officio Members – as approved by Council. The Mayor and the Deputy Mayor
are permanent Members of the committee but the third Ex-Officio member will be
the Executive portfolio holder appointed on a post by post basis, where
appropriate.
The Committee
will have delegated powers to:
1. Shortlist, interview and make permanent
appointments to the posts of Directors.
2. Shortlist, interview and make
recommendations for the interim and permanent appointment of the Head of Paid
Service; Chief Finance Officer and the Council’s Monitoring Officer role,
subject to no objections being submitted by the Executive. The appointment of
the Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive) will be subject to Full Council
approval.
3. Establish a Joint Appointment Panel to
consider Joint Authority / Partner Organisation vacant posts at Director level
and above. Comprising of up to 4 members of the Chief Officer Appointments
Committee selected by Democratic Services on a post by post basis. The
selection will be politically balanced where reasonably practicable. The Chair
to be appointed at the joint meeting.
4. Interim appointments of Directors, for 6
months or less are delegated to the Head of Paid Service. Longer and permanent
appointments to be reserved to the Chief Officer Appointments Committee.
5. To undertake disciplinary procedures in
relation to statutory officer appointments: Head of Paid Service, Monitoring
Officer and Chief Finance Officer.
6. To undertake disciplinary and/or dismissal
procedures in relation to Chief Officers, other than the Head of Paid Service,
Monitoring Officer, and Chief Finance Officer. Dismissal of the statutory
officers is reserved to Full Council.
7.
To
consider grievances, submitted by Chief Officers, at stage 2 of the Council’s
grievance policy in circumstances where, in the opinion of the Monitoring
Officer/Director of Legal and Governance, following consultation with the Head
of Democratic Services and Head of Human Resources, it would be prejudicial to
the fair consideration of the grievance for it to be considered by an Executive
Director or the Chief Executive.
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