Agenda item

Section 151 Officer

To consider the report of the Chief Executive (attached).

Minutes:

In accordance with Section 151 of the Local Government Act 1982 and Section 113 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 there was a statutory requirement on the Council to designate one of its officers as its Section 151 Officer/Chief Finance Officer.

 

Members were reminded that, at its meeting on 28 July 2021 the Council had resolved to appoint Joanne Moore as Section 151 Officer. Due to unforeseen circumstances Ms Moore had been unable to take up the appointment. The Council’s Chief Accountant, Mr Adrian Flynn, had consequently appointed as Section 151 Officer, by Urgent Action, pending the recruitment to the new post of Strategic Director of Finance & Customer Services. The Urgent Action authorisation form was noted.

 

At its meeting on 13 September 2021, an Appointments Sub Committee had agreed to appoint Bob Watson as Strategic Director of Finance & Customer Services and recommended that he be appointed as the Council’s Section 151 Officer.  The Sub Committee had also agreed to appoint Amanda Fahey as Interim Strategic Director of Finance & Customer Services and it was proposed that she be appointed as Section 151 Officer whilst she was in this role.

 

RESOLVED that

 

(i)        Mr Bob Watson be appointed as the Section 151 Officer, to be effective upon commencement of his employment with the Council; and

 

(ii)      Ms Amanda Fahey be appointed as the Section 151 Officer with immediate effect until Mr Watson commences his employment with the Council.

 

 

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