Agenda item
Options to replace the post of Chief Executive
- Meeting of Council, Wednesday, 22nd July, 2020 6.00 pm (Item 28/C)
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To consider the report of the Executive Head of Transformation and the recommendation from the Employment Committee (report to follow.)
Minutes:
The Council was informed that, at its meeting on 9 July 2020, the Employment Committee had considered a report on options for the replacement of the Chief Executive. The Committee had recommended that, in order to achieve the best outcome for the Council, the options to recruit a standalone Chief Executive and further explore a shared Chief Executive should be pursued in parallel.
Since the meeting of the Employment Committee, further information on the proposed approach had been sought. Members were advised of the different processes and the anticipated timescales for the options it was proposed to conduct in parallel.
It was moved by Councillor Colin Dougan and seconded by Councillor Cliff Betton that the options to recruit a standalone Chief Executive and to further explore a shared Chief Executive be pursued in parallel.
Members considered the proposal to pursue the two options in parallel. It was advised that there appeared not to be any precedent for this approach to recruiting a Chief Executive. The Head of Legal Services also advised on potential legal or procedural ramifications of this approach. Differing views were put forward by Members in respect of the potential benefits and implications of the proposed course of action.
The motion was put to the vote and carried.
RESOLVED that the options to recruit a standalone Chief Executive and to further explore a shared Chief Executive be pursued in parallel.
Note: in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.5, Councillors Peter Barnett, Rodney Bates, Richard Brooks, Charlotte Morley, and Victoria Wheeler recorded their vote against this decision.