Issue - meetings

The report proposes a process for the appointment to two posts :Assistant Director of Finance and Head of Legal Services.

The Committee were asked to agree the process for the recruitment of the Assistant Director of Finance and the Head of Legal Services.  The approach being adopted was including these posts in the internal jobs vacancy list and inviting applications from current council staff. A long list of applicants would be drawn up and a Member appointment process would follow.  If the internal advert was unsuccessful in attracting applicants or should an appointment not be possible, an external recruitment exercise would be undertaken. 

 RESOLVED

1. That the above outlined recruitment process for Assistant Director for Finance and Head of Legal Services be agreed on the understanding that this decision does not create a precedent and still allows similar recruitment decisions concerning senior officers to be considered by the Corporate Committee.

2. That should the  above outlined recruitment process prove unsuccessful  for  recruiting to these positions then a further  report on each or both posts return to the Committee for decision.