Agenda

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

The Chairman to report on any requests to submit petitions or to address the meeting.

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

The following report(s) contain exempt information as defined in the following paragraph(s) of Part 1, Schedule 12A of Local Government Act 1972. 

1 – Information relating to any individual.

4 – Information relating to consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations , in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or officer holders, under the authority.

Members are reminded that whilst the following item(s) have been marked as exempt, it is for the meeting to decide whether or not to consider each of them in private or in public.  In making the decision, Members should balance the interests of individuals or the Council itself in having access to the information.  In considering their discretion Members should also be mindful of the advice of Council Officers.

Should Members decide not to make a decision in public, they are RECOMMENDED to pass the following recommendation:

            “That in accordance with Section 100A (4) of Local government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business, on the grounds that they could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) 1 and 4 of Schedule 12A of that Act”.

Summary

To ask the Committee to consider the results of the assessment centre for the post of Head of Finance and to compile a shortlist of applications for final interview.

Recommendation

The Committee is RECOMMENDED to resolve to approve a shortlist of candidates to go forward to final interview on 15 December.