The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Pat Cleary who was deputised by Councillor Jo Bird.

Members are asked to consider whether they have any disclosable pecuniary interests 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 Sub Committee were asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests, in connection with any item on the agenda and state the nature of the 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 Councillor Jean Robinson, seconded by Councillor Lesley Rennie, and agreed by assent, 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 items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act.

To interview the short-listed candidates for this post.

The Panel interviewed the short-listed candidates for the Director of Finance role.

On a motion by Councillor Jean Robinson, seconded by Councillor Lesley Rennie it was -

Resolved – That

(1)  Matthew Bennett be appointed to the post of Director of Finance.

(2)  Council be recommended to appoint Matthew Bennett as the Council’s Chief Finance Officer under Section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended with effect from their commencement of employment with the Council.

To interview the short-listed candidates for this post.

The Panel interviewed the short-listed candidates for the Director of Law and Governance role.

On a motion by Councillor Jean Robinson, seconded by Councillor Jo Bird, it was –

Resolved – That

(1)  Jill Travers be appointed to the post of Director of Law and Governance.

(2)  Council be recommended to appoint Jill Travers as the Council’s Monitoring Officer under Section 5 of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989 as amended with effect from their commencement of employment with the Council.