Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3 - Wallasey Town Hall. View directions

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chair

Minutes:

On a motion by Councillor George Davies, seconded by Councillor Janette Williamson, it was –

 

Resolved – That Councillor Adrian Jones be appointed Chair for this meeting.

2.

Members' Code of Conduct - Declarations of Interest

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

Minutes:

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.

 

Councillor George Davies raised the matter that he knew one of the candidates, as they had previously worked for the authority but that he was not acquainted in a social capacity.

3.

Exempt Information - Exclusion of the Press and Public

The public may 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.

 

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.

Minutes:

On a motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor George Davies 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.

4.

Appointment of Director of Finance and Investment

To consider the applications for this post.

Minutes:

The Chief Executive welcomed Amanda Riley from the recruitment consultants, Penna, and then gave an outline of the role.

 

Amanda Riley then introduced the report on the candidates and the Panel considered which of the eleven candidates should be long listed for the next stage of the selection process.

 

Resolved (unanimously) – That candidates 1, 2, 3 and 10 be put forward to the next stage of the selection process.

 

The Assistant Director: Human Resources and Organisational Development then informed the Panel of the next stage of the selection process, which would be for technical assessments, to be undertaken by Penna, the results of which would be circulated to Members by email. Members would then have an opportunity to feedback their comments and approve a final selection of a maximum of three candidates for interview. Shortlisting would therefore be undertaken by email circulation.