Issue - meetings

The Director of Finance, Resources and Business Improvement introduced the report, outlining the selection and interview processes undertaken. Two references would be required before an appointment could be made, and as only one had been received the Committee was recommended to defer its consideration of the matter.

The Committee entered into closed session as it wished to discuss the information contained within the exempt appendix to the report.

RESOLVED: That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business due to the likely disclosure of exempt information for the reasons specified having applied the public interest test.

The Committee asked questions on whether Members from other Local Authorities could be chosen, the applicant’s previous work history and the quality of the references provided.

In response, the Director of Finance, Resources and Business Improvement outlined the reference process in further detail, in reassuring the Committee that a good level of information would be provided. The Head of Audit confirmed that Members from other authorities could not be appointed as Independent Members. 

The Committee supported deferring the matter and requested that an update be provided at the next meeting, returning to open session at 8.34 p.m.

RESOLVED: That the matter be deferred.