Agenda and minutes

Staffing and Remuneration Committee
Tuesday, 25th April, 2017 3.00 pm

Venue: Coldfall Wood Room, Podium North - River Park House. View directions

Contact: Helen Chapman, Principal Committee Co-ordinator

Items
No.	Item
92.	Apologies for absence and substitutions (if any) To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Vanier, for whom Cllr Weston was substituting, from Cllr Arthur and from Cllr McShane.
93.	Urgent Business The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. Please note that, it being a special meeting, under the Council’s Constitution, Part 4, Section B, Paragraph 17, no new items of business shall be considered at the meeting). Minutes: There were no items of urgent business.
94.	Declarations of interest A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered: (i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room. A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure. Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
95.	Appointment to the post of Assistant Director, Children's Social Care and Lead Practitioner PDF 174 KB Report of the Director of Children’s Services to appoint to the post of Assistant Director, Children’s Social Care and Lead Practitioner. Minutes: The Committee considered the report of the Director of Children’s Services on the appointment to the position of Assistant Director, Children’s Social Care and Lead Practitioner, in accordance with the Local Authorities Standing Orders (England) Regulations 2001 (as amended) and Part 4 Section K of the Council’s Constitution, and considered the recommendation of an interview panel which tool place prior to the Committee convening. RESOLVED a) That the Committee appoint Sarah Alexander to the post of Assistant Director, Children’s Social Care and Lead Practitioner, and approve the salary proposed. b) That this appointment will take effect if and when the appointed candidate accepts in writing the contract of employment offered by the Council.
96.	Exclusion of the Press and Public That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item as it contains exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985); paragraph 1, namely information relating to an individual. Minutes: That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item as it contained exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972, paragraph 1; namely information relating to an individual.
97.	Appointment to the post of Assistant Director, Children's Social Care and Lead Practitioner To consider exempt information in relation to agenda item 4. Minutes: The Committee considered exempt information pertaining to agenda item 4.