Members are asked to consider whether they have any disclosable pecuniary and / or any other relevant interest, in connection with any item(s) on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state the nature of the interest.

Members of the Panel were requested to declare whether they had any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or any other relevant interest in the item on this agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.

No such declarations were made.

The following item contains exempt information.

RECOMMENDATION – That in accordance with section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act. The public interest test has been applied and favours exclusion.

On a motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor Bernie Mooney it was -

Resolved - That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act.

Final selection process for the post of Assistant Director – Community Services.

Further to minute 8, 26 February, 2019, the Panel received feedback from the Chief Executive, the Director of Change and Organisational Design and from Amanda Riley of Penna on their one-to-ones with the four candidates. The Panel then received feedback from the three political group representatives,  who had also met the candidates that morning, the Panel considered which of the four candidates should be invited to attend for final interview.

On a motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor Bernie Mooney, it was –

Resolved – That candidates 1 and 2 be invited for final interview this afternoon.

The Panel interviewed the two short listed candidates for the post of Assistant Director – Community Services.

On a motion by Councillor Jeff Green, seconded by Councillor Paul Stuart, it was –

Resolved (unanimously) – That Colin Clayton, currently Wirral Council’s Senior Manager – Environmental Health and Trading Standards, be appointed to the post of Assistant Director – Community Services.