Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chairman for the meeting.

It was proposed, seconded and

RESOLVED that Councillor Alan McClafferty be appointed as Chairman for the meeting.

Members are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or non-pecuniary interests they may have with respect to matters which are to be considered at this meeting.  Members who consider they may have an interest are invited to consult the Monitoring Officer or the Democratic Services Officer prior to the meeting.

No Declarations of Interest were made.

The Sub Committee is advised to RESOLVE that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the ground that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule12A of the Act, as set out below:

In accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public, including the press representatives, was excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following items of business on the ground that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as set out below:

The Sub Committee interviewed candidates for the post of Interim Executive Head of Finance.

RESOLVED that the post of Interim Executive Head of Finance be offered to Simon Little subject to the requirements of Part 4 of the Constitution in respect to the offer of employment as a chief officer of the Council being satisfied.

RECOMMENDED that Simon Littlebe designated as the Council’s Section 151 Officer/Chief Finance Officer, to be effective upon commencement of his employment with the Council.

To review the item, or parts thereof, which can be released as information available to the public.

The Sub Committee reviewed the item which had been considered at the meeting following the exclusion of members of the press and public, as it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information.

RESOLVED that the decision be made public following

i)         confirmation that the requirements of Part 4 of the Constitution in respect to the offer of employment as a chief officer of the Council are satisfied; and

ii)        the acceptance of the appointment.