Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chair of the Committee for the ensuing Municipal Year.

RESOLVED

  that Councillor S J Conboy be appointed Chair of the Committee.

Councillor Conboy in the Chair.

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 13th February 2023.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 13th February 2023 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

To receive from Members declarations as to disclosable pecuniary, other registerable and non registerable interests in relation to any Agenda Item. See Notes below.

No declarations were received.

To appoint a Vice-Chair of the Committee for the ensuing Municipal Year.

RESOLVED

  that Councillor M L Beuttell be appointed Vice-Chair of the Committee.

To resolve:-

that the press and public be excluded from the meeting because the business to be transacted contains exempt information relating to individuals and is likely to reveal the identify of an individual.

RESOLVED

  that the press and public be excluded from the meeting because the business to be transacted contains information relating to an individual and would be likely to reveal the identity of that individual.

To consider and interview candidates for the position of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer and the terms and conditions of service for the post.

To formulate a notification to the Cabinet and a recommendation to the Council.

(Details of candidates, together with further details relating to the post have been circulated separately to Members of the Committee only).

Following a briefing from SOLACE representatives, the Committee was acquainted with the procedures to be adopted to appoint to the post of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer. Details of the application forms and supporting material having been circulated in advance to Members, the Committee proceeded to interview the short-listed candidates. Following the conclusion of their interviews, Members were further acquainted with the outcome and views of the External Stakeholder Panel, Elected Member Panel and Staff Panel.

Following deliberation, it was

RESOLVED

that, subject to no objection being received from any Member of the Cabinet to the offer of employment, the Council be recommended to appoint Michelle Sacks as Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service, Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer.

The Elections and Democratic Services Manager to report.

Members confirmed that, subject to the acceptance of the role of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service, Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer by Michelle Sacks, it was

RESOLVED

  that Council be recommended to approve an extension to the appointment of Oliver Morley as the Council’s Managing Director and Head of Paid Service, Electoral Registration Officer and Returning Officer for a fixed term ending on the commencement of employment of Michelle Sacks.